Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision and News 12, has passed away at the age of 98. Charles Dolan is considered to be a visionary and pioneer of the cable television world. He created HBO ...

He later expanded the Channel 12 concept to stations serving Brooklyn, the Bronx, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey. In 1994, Cablevision joined with the conglomerate ITT in ...

a 24-hour local television news service launched by Cablevision in 1986. News 12 began on Long Island and eventually spread to New Jersey and other parts of the New York City region. Its TV ...

The new deal immediately returned local news, sports and entertainment programming to about 2 million Optimum viewers.

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.

Cablevision grew into one of the top U.S. cable operators, with service in 19 states, but ultimately refocused on the greater New York area, with systems in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and a ...

Charles Dolan, the television innovator who founded Cablevision and HBO, died Saturday. He was 98. Dolan died of natural causes and was surrounded by loved ones, his family told Newsday.

“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, the visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the statement said. Dolan’s legacy ...