:Alternate meanings in HBO (disambiguation)HBO (Home Box Office) is a pay cable television network in the United States and other countries which airs Hollywood movies, self-produced full-length feature films, and various weekly series. Some of its popular series past and present include The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. HBO broadcasts boxing matches under the banner name HBO Boxing.
HBO was the first cable network to originate as a non-terrestrial broadcast TV network. HBO went on the air in 1972 after Time Inc. formed the network in 1971. Originally, the network transmitted via terrestrial microwave towers. In 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i, HBO became the first TV network to broadcast its signals via satelliteA communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications using radio at microwave frequencies. Most communications satellites use geosynchronous orbits or near- geosta when it showed the " Thrilla in ManilaThe Thrilla In Manila was a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought in the capital of The Philippines on October 1, 1975. Produced by Don King and broadcast to many countries worldwide with HBO's antenna, The Thrilla in Manila had a trem" boxing match between Muhammad AliOther people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. is an American boxer. He was one of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers, as well as one of the world's most f and Joe FrazierJoseph William Frazier (born January 12, 1944), better known as Joe Frazier is a world famous former boxer and world Heavyweight champion. Among other things, Frazier is famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali, of which their third bout, the Th. In 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa, HBO also became the first satellite network to encryptCryptography (from Greek kryptos "hidden", and graphein "to write") is, traditionally, the study of means of converting information from its normal, comprehensible form into an incomprehensible format, rendering it unreadable without secret knowledge — th its signal from unauthorized viewing. Later, HBO was one of the first cable TV networks to broadcast an HDTV version of its channel. Time Inc. merged with Warner Communications and the current owner of HBO is Time Warner.
HBO has also developed a reputation for offering very high quality original programming. HBO is a subscription-only service and does not carry normal commercials; both of these factors relieve HBO from pressures to tone down controversial aspects in their programs, thus allowing for explicit themes, such as graphic violence, explicit sex and profanity.
HBO has several companion digital cable and satellite television channels such as HBO 2, HBO Comedy, HBO Family, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Zone. HBO also owns the Cinemax channels.
