Ratings for most HBO shows are relatively low and shows like Game of Thrones cost a lot to make. That said, HBO still turns a tidy profit. Find out how.

HBO, Home Box Office, revolutionized television by providing ad-free movie content, setting a high standard for quality storytelling and production. The Max platform offers a broader range of ...

In 1971, he launched Home Box Office (HBO), working closely with Hollywood studios to distribute movies for subscription home viewing, and two years later he founded Cablevision, a multi-system ...

Charles F. Dolan, the pioneer and businessman who founded HBO in the early 1970s, merged a group of Long Island cable TV ...

Dolan was a Cleveland native who launched Home Box Office, later renamed HBO, in 1972. In 1973, he founded Cablevision, which was sold to the European telecommunications company Altice in 2016.