Billionaire HBO creator Charles Dolan dies aged 98
Source: BBC
At the time, he was selling special programming to hotels through his Teleguide service, while cable television was taking off in rural areas.In 1964 Dolan made a deal with New York to wire some Manhattan buildings with cable and a few years later, hoping to attract viewers, he made a deal to show the Knicks and Rangers play-offs on cable, according to Variety.He then went on to create Home Box Office for movies,…
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