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The company was founded by future Pennsylvania governor Milton Jerrold Shapp (the company name was derived from his middle name) in 1948. [2] The company was one of the earliest pioneers of community antenna television systems (cable television).
HBO was the first true premium cable (or "pay-cable") network as well as the first television network intended for cable distribution on a regional or national basis; however, there were notable precursors to premium cable in the pay-television industry that operated during the 1950s and 1960s (with a few systems lingering until 1980), as well ...
Most cable companies require a set-top box (cable converter box) or a slot on one's TV set for conditional access module cards [2] to view their cable channels, even on newer televisions with digital cable QAM tuners, because most digital cable channels are now encrypted, or scrambled, to reduce cable service theft. A cable from the jack in the ...
Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision, launched HBO and AMC Network and later branched out into iconic New York venues and sports teams, has died. He was 98.
ON TV was an American subscription television (STV) service that operated in eight markets between 1977 and 1985. Originally established by National Subscription Television, a joint venture of Oak Industries and Chartwell Communications, ON TV was part of a new breed of STV operations that broadcast premium programming—including movies, sporting events, and concerts—over an encrypted ...
HBO is an American premium television network that is the flagship property of Home Box Office, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.The network primarily broadcasts theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs (consisting of ...
The antennas were licensed due to their height of 100' and to stay legal with taxes due to the original business which required the better reception that got it all started in the first place. The freeze had no effect on the cable service at all. Only real FCC license he had was for the 2 way communication radios between the service trucks and ...
Moving from a cable box to Xumo will save cable customers money. Beginning January 30, Spectrum’s cable box rental fee will rise to $12.50 per month, from $10.99. A Xumo streaming box costs $5 a ...