First subscription cable television service (Home Box Office) established

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Domains

Television

Dates

Date of occurrence 1972

Places

United States (Location)

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In 1972, Time Incorporated, founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, moved into the cable television business. It founded Home Box Office (HBO), which became a leading premium cable station. HBO has recently been acclaimed for such shows as The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire et cetera.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "First subscription cable television service (Home Box Office) established". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3560, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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