Charles Dolan, who helped pioneer pay television with the founding of Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at 98, according to a spokesperson for the Dolan family.

Charles F. Dolan, the media pioneer and businessman who founded HBO in the early 1970s, merged a group of Long Island cable TV systems into Cablevision, and later created the channel AMC ...

Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98, according to a news report.

Charles F Dolan, the founder of HBO and Cablevision, passed away at 98. He revolutionized the TV industry with innovations such as launching HBO in 1972 and founding Cablevision in 1973.