Private company

HBO

American pay television network

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network and service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent Home Box Office, Inc., a subsidiary of Skydance Corporation. Programming featured on the service consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy, and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs (consisting of short films and making-of documentaries).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Nov 8, 1972Founded1
  • Industrysubscription television1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitehbo.com
  • Slogan“It's More Than You Imagined. It's HBO”1

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The story

Founded by Charles Dolan on Nov 8, 1972.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Warner Bros. Discovery

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Cinemax
  • HBO España
  • HBO Films
  • HBO Latino
  • HBO Portugal

Also owns

  • HBO Asia
  • HBO Go
  • HBO Now
  • Red by HBO

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Acquisitions

  1. 1982Cinemax became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. 1990Acquired Acquired by WarnerMedia1
  2. Nov 8, 1972Founded Founded1

Sources

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