"Sometimes a Great Notion" was the first movie 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 F. Dolan, who founded HBO, merged a group of small Long Island cable TV systems into a network he called Cablevision and amassed a fortune building an innovative communications, entertainment ...

Charles Dolan, a cable pioneer and patriarch of the Dolan family that controls media companies, entertainment venues and sports teams, died December 28 of natural causes, Newsday reported. He was 98. ...

Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision, launched HBO and AMC Network and later branched out into iconic New York venues and sports teams, has died. He was 98. Dolan’s ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable is eyeing expansion in the Los Angeles and New York markets, two stronghold territories it currently shares with Cablevision Systems Corp. and Charter ...

Amid swirling investigations into its stock-option practices, Cablevision Systems Corp. showed a narrower loss for its second-quarter results--and big-time ad gains for its cable networks. Cablevision ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of Cablevision said he wants deals with New York cable operators. Cablevision Systems Corp. is focused in the greater New York City area and has 3.1 million customers. New York ...

(AP) — 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, according to a news report. A ...

Charles Dolan, a pioneer in cable television who founded HBO and Cablevision, has died of natural causes at age 98, his family said Saturday. "It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of ...