Home Box Office

Home Box Office, Inc.
Type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	November 8, 1972
Headquarters	New York City, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Richard Plepler (CEO); John K. Billock; (President of HBO U.S. Group); Casey Bloys; (President of HBO Programing);
Products	Pay television, television production
Revenue	US$5.615 billion (2015)
Parent	Time Warner; (sale to AT&T pending)
Divisions	HBO; Cinemax; RED by HBO; HBO Latin America Group;
Subsidiaries	HBO Original Productions; HBO Films;
Website	www.homeboxoffice.com

HBO
Launched	November 8, 1972; 47 years ago
Owned by	Home Box Office, Inc. (Time Warner)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV); 480i (SDTV);
Slogan	"It's Not TV. 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
Sister channel(s)	Cinemax (subsidiary); Boomerang; Cartoon Network; CNN; HLN; TBS; TNT; TruTV; Turner Classic Movies; The CW;
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	www.hbogo.com; (U.S. cable Internet subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content);
HBO Now	play.hbonow.com; (requires subscription to access content);
PlayStation Vue	Internet Protocol television
Sling TV	Internet Protocol television
DirecTV Now	Internet Protocol television
Amazon Video

The Home Box Office (HBO) is an American cable television network. HBO show movies made for theaters as well as television. The also show many original television programs, including The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and Big Love. Other popular series include Oz, True Blood, Carnivàle, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, The Wire, Entourage, and Deadwood. HBO is owned by WarnerMedia (formerly TimeWarner).

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↑ "HBO: About: Frequently Asked Questions: HBO HD". HBO. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
↑ Visnji, Margaret (24 January 2019). "How Time Warner Makes Money? Understanding Time Warner Business Model".
↑ "Annual Report - Time Warner" (PDF).

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[hbohd-1] "HBO: About: Frequently Asked Questions: HBO HD". HBO. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

[2] Visnji, Margaret (24 January 2019). "How Time Warner Makes Money? Understanding Time Warner Business Model".

[3] "Annual Report - Time Warner" (PDF).

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Board of directors	Jim Barksdale · Steve Bollenbach · Frank Caufield · Robert Clark · Mathias Döpfner · Jessica Einhorn · Reuben Mark · Michael Miles · Ken Novack · Richard Parsons · Francis Vincent · Deborah Wright · Ed Zander
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Annual Revenue: $43.6 billion USD (4% FY 2005) · Employees: 87,850 (2,950 FY 2005) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: TWX · Website: timewarner.com

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HBO

Launched	November 8, 1972; 47 years ago (1972-11-08)
Owned by	Home Box Office, Inc. (Time Warner)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)^[1] 480i (SDTV)
Slogan	"It's Not TV. 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
Sister channel(s)	Cinemax (subsidiary) Boomerang Cartoon Network CNN HLN TBS TNT TruTV Turner Classic Movies The CW
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	www.hbogo.com (U.S. cable Internet subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)
HBO Now	play.hbonow.com (requires subscription to access content)
PlayStation Vue	Internet Protocol television
Sling TV	Internet Protocol television
DirecTV Now	Internet Protocol television
Amazon Video


Type	Division^[2]
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) Casey Bloys (President of HBO Programing)
Products	Pay television, television production
Revenue	US$5.615 billion (2015)^[3]
Parent	Time Warner (sale to AT&T pending)
Divisions	HBO Cinemax RED by HBO HBO Latin America Group
Subsidiaries	HBO Original Productions HBO Films
Website	www.homeboxoffice.com