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Launched | November 8, 1972 |
Owned by | Home Box Office, Inc. |
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | New York, NY, United States |
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Website | www |
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Available on all U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
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AT&T U-verse | 1802–1815 (HD) 802–815 (SD) |
CenturyLink Prism |
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TalkTalk TV (UK) | On Demand – Buy & Keep |
Zazeen (Canada) | 172–173 (HD/SD) |
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HBO Go |
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HBO Now |
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PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | November 8, 1972 |
Headquarters | New York City, United States |
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Worldwide |
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Products | Pay television, television production |
Revenue | US$5.615 billion (2015) |
Parent | Time Warner |
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Website | www |
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office, Inc. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches, and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials.
HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States, having been in operation since November 8, 1972. In 2014, HBO had an adjusted operating income of US$1.79 billion, compared to the US$1.68 billion it accrued in 2013. HBO has 49 million subscribers in the United States and 130 million worldwide as of 2016. The network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO Now in April 2015 and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017.
As of July 2015, HBO's programming is available to approximately 36,493,000 households with at least one television set (31.3% of all cable, satellite and telco customers) in the United States (36,013,000 subscribers or 30.9% of all households with pay television service receive at least HBO's primary channel), making it the second largest premium channel in the United States (Encore, owned by Starz Inc., reaches 40.54 million pay television households as of July 2015[update]). In addition to its U.S. subscriber base, HBO distributes content in at least 151 countries, with approximately 130 million subscribers worldwide.