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HBO
Launched	November 8, 1972; 44 years ago (1972-11-08)
Owned by	Home Box Office, Inc.
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed)
Slogan	It's HBO. It's What Connects Us.
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish (HBO Latino only and via SAP audio track on primary HBO channel and all other multiplex channels; some films may be distributed in their native language and subtitled into English)
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	New York, NY, United States
Formerly called	The Green Channel (proposed name)
Sister channel(s)	TNT CNN Cartoon Network Adult Swim Boomerang HLN TCM truTV TBS The CW Cinemax
Timeshift service	HBO East HBO West HBO2 East HBO2 West HBO Comedy East HBO Comedy West HBO Family East HBO Family West HBO Latino East HBO Latino West HBO Signature East HBO Signature West HBO Zone East HBO Zone West
Website	www.hbo.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	HBO: East: 501 (HD/SD) West: 504 (HD/SD) HBO2: East: 502 (HD/SD) West: 505 (HD/SD) HBO Signature: 503 (HD/SD) HBO Comedy: 506 (HD) HBO Family: East: 507 (HD/SD) West: 508 (SD) HBO Zone: 509 (HD) HBO Latino: 511 (HD) HBO On Demand: 1501
Dish Network	HBO: East: 300 (HD/SD) West: 303 (HD/SD) HBO2: East: 301 (HD/SD) West: 304 (SD) HBO Signature: 302 (HD/SD) HBO Family: 305 (HD/SD) HBO Comedy: 307 (HD/SD) HBO Zone: 308 (HD only) HBO Latino: 309 (HD/SD)
Cable
Available on all U.S. cable systems	Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability
Verizon FiOS	899–913 (HD) 400–413 (SD)
IPTV
AT&T U-verse	1802–1815 (HD) 802–815 (SD)
CenturyLink Prism	1802–1815 (HD) 802–815 (SD)
TalkTalk TV (UK)	On Demand – Buy & Keep
Zazeen (Canada)	172–173 (HD/SD)
Streaming media
HBO Go	play.hbogo.com (U.S. cable Internet subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)
HBO Now	www.hbonow.com (requires subscription to access content)
PlayStation Vue	Internet Protocol television
Sling TV	Internet Protocol television
DirecTV Now	Internet Protocol television
Amazon Video

Home Box Office, Inc.

Type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	November 8, 1972 (1972-11-08)
Headquarters	New York City, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Richard Plepler (CEO) John K. Billock (President of HBO U.S. Group) Sue Naegle (President of Entertainment)
Products	Pay television, television production
Revenue	US$5.615 billion (2015)
Parent	Time Warner
Divisions	HBO Cinemax RED by HBO HBO Latin America Group
Subsidiaries	HBO Original Productions HBO Films
Website	www.homeboxoffice.com

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.

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