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Charles Dolan, Patriarch of Family That Owns MSG Entertainment and Sphere, Dies at 98
Charles Dolan, the HBO and Cablevision founder whose family now owns Madison Square Garden, Sphere and several sports franchises, is dead at 98.
Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, the visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the statement said. Dolan’s legacy in cable broadcasting includes the 1972 launch of Home Box Office, later known as HBO, and founding Cablevision in 1973 and the American Movie Classics television station in 1984.
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