Get the latest gossip
Charles Dolan, Cable Industry Pioneer and Founder of HBO, Dies at 98
Charles Dolan, a titan of cable who launched HBO and owned Cablevision as well as iconic New York sports teams and venues, has died. He was 98.
Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision, launched HBO and AMC Network and later branched out into iconic New York venues and sports teams, has died. A decade later, in 1971, he had the vision to launch Home Box Office as a service that would work with Hollywood studios to distribute movies. Cablevision’s programming arm eventually transformed into AMC Networks, home to the channel that was founded as American Movie Classics.
Or read this on Variety
