HBO has announced a new deal with Bill Simmons: HBO AND BILL SIMMONS ANNOUNCE MAJOR NEW MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-PLATFORM EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT, ANCHORED BY AN ALL-NEW HBO SERIES TO LAUNCH IN 2016 LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2015 – Bill Simmons, one of the most influential figures in contemporary sports media and the founding editor of Grantland.com,