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This article details the history of HBO tracing to its founding by Sterling Communications (founded in 1950 as Sterling Movies U.S.A; then controlled by Time Inc.) in July 1971, and its operational history from the channel's November 1972 launch to its current ownership by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
HBO pioneered modern pay television upon its launch on November 8, 1972: it was the first television service to be directly transmitted and distributed to individual cable television systems, and was the conceptual blueprint for the "premium channel", pay television services sold to subscribers for an extra monthly fee that do not accept traditi...
3 days ago · HBO is an American cable television company founded in 1972 that arguably became the leading premium cable network for its mix of movies and innovative original programming. Its notable shows include The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Game of Thrones, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
HBO, Inc.'s origins trace to December 1, 1965, when Charles Dolan —who had already done pioneering work in the commercial use of cables —was granted a franchise permit by the New York City Council to build a cable television system encompassing the Lower Manhattan section of New York City (traversing southward from 79th Street on the Upper East ...
Nov 12, 2022 · This week recognises the 50th anniversary of the American premium television channel HBO. When HBO was launched in 1972, television was the inferior artform to film.
The company, which started life as a cable channel in 1972 – the dark days of television – by transmitting a National Hockey League game, is now one of the most culturally significant forces on...
Dec 10, 2021 · James Andrew Miller has written a series of oral histories about some our biggest cultural institutions: “Saturday Night Live,” Creative Artists Agency and ESPN. His new book, “Tinderbox ...
