Charles Dolan, cable and sports mogul who started HBO, dies

Charles Dolan, cable and sports mogul who started HBO, dies at 98
The Cablevision founder helped usher in a new era for television. He also acquired sports and entertainment properties including MSG and the New York Knicks.
Charles Dolan, creator of HBO, is dead at 98
Dec. 29 (UPI) -- HBO creator and billionaire Charles Dolan has died at the age of 98. A long-time media entrepreneur, Dolan was selling special programming to hotels through his Teleguide service as cable television was beginning to emerge as an entertainment option in rural areas in the 1960s.
Charles Dolan Dies at 98: How HBO, Cablevision Founder Changed Media
Charles Dolan, a trailblazer in the American media industry and the founder of Home Box Office ( HBO) and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at the age of 98, according to Newsday. Newsweek has reached out to HBO via email for comment on Sunday afternoon.
Charles Dolan Dies: Media Pioneer Who Founded HBO & Cablevision Was 98
Charles Dolan, a cable pioneer and patriarch of the Dolan media family, died Dec. 28 of natural causes, Newsday reported. He was 98.
Charles Dolan, HBO Founder and Pioneering Cable TV Mogul, Dies at 98
Charles Dolan, the astute businessman who created HBO in the early 1970s before transforming a small cable TV business on Long Island into a multibillion-dollar entertainment, sports and telecom empire, has died. He was 98.
HBO, Cablevision founder Charles Dolan pioneered sports broadcasting before ESPN
HBO — then a fledgling cable network primarily focused on movie broadcasts — took a bold step into the world of live sports coverage, marking the begin
HBO And Cablevision Founder Charles Dolan Remembered As “Visionary” And “Fearless Entrepreneur”
Salutes and remembrances are continuing for Charles Dolan, a media pioneer who founded HBO and Cablevision, in the wake of news of his death.
How Charles Dolan changed TV forever, from HBO to Cablevision and beyond
"Sometimes A Great Notion" was the first movie ever shown on HBO, then known as Home Box Office Inc., the premium cable service that would change television forever. It was the brainchild of Charles Dolan.
Charles Dolan, founder of HBO and Cablevision, dies at 98
Charles F. Dolan, the media pioneer and businessman who founded HBO in the early 1970s, merged a group of Long Island cable TV systems into Cablevision, and later created the channel AMC, has died. He was 98.
Charles Dolan, billionaire founder of HBO and Cablevision, dead at 98
Dolan — the father of New York Knicks Executive Chairman James Dolan — founded Sterling Manhattan Cable in 1962, which had exclusive agreements with New York pro-sports teams,
Charles Dolan, WWII veteran and founder of HBO, AMC dies
Charles Dolan, known for founding Home Box Office, aka HBO, passed on Dec 28, 2024. He leaves behind a life of entrepreneurship and service. HBO has become a mainstay in Hollywood
Charles Dolan Remembered: John Malone, Brian Roberts and More Pay Tribute to the Cable Trailblazer
John Malone, Brian Roberts and more pay tribute to visionary cable titan Charles Dolan: 'A better human being does not exist, ...
Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision ...