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HBO

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Home Box Office, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), provides two 24-hour premium TV services, HBO and Cinemax, to subscribers across the United States via cable, C-band satellite, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and microwave (MMDS). HBO is also available to guests in hotels and motels across the country.

Each month, HBO offers more than 90 theatrical motion pictures–ranging from top box office hits to a broad spectrum of popular films–as well as exclusive programming, including original movies, series, comedy, documentaries, family shows, and world-class sporting events.

HBO was launched in November of 1972.

Recent Milestones

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  HBO invested in Quickflix. (2/7/12)
  Posted 2/7/12 at 8:30pm via venturebeat.com
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  HBO invested in Funny Or Die. (6/10/08)
  Posted 6/17/08 at 9:40am via paidcontent.org
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  HBO added Jamyn Edis as VP Emerging Technology R&D. (7/1/07)
  Posted 10/24/12 at 2:03pm
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  HBO added David Polakoff as Director, HBO International. (1/1/07)
  Posted 7/2/10 at 11:22am
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  HBO added David Polakoff as Director, HBO Financial Operations. (1/1/04)
  Posted 7/2/10 at 11:22am
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  HBO added Jason Kay as Consultant at Large. (1/1/02)
  Posted 10/19/10 at 6:09am
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  HBO added Jeff Bewkes as CEO. (5/1/95)
  Posted 5/7/13 at 3:13am
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  HBO added Jeff Bewkes as President and COO. (9/1/91)
  Posted 5/7/13 at 3:13am
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  HBO added Sean Atkins as Senior Vice President.
  Posted 6/20/08 at 4:47pm
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  HBO added Robert Kyncl as Manager, International.
  Posted 12/17/10 at 2:46pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: HBO Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 3/22/13

Sources

1. HBO drops $10M on Australian rental service Quickflix (venturebeat.com) [edit]
2. HBO Buying Small Stake in FunnyOrDie; Less Than 10 Percent (paidcontent.org) [edit]