Charles Dolan, the pay-television pioneer who won the first cable-TV franchise in Manhattan, founded HBO and later built Cablevision Systems into the fifth-largest U.S. cable company, has died.

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 ...

Bobby Bank/WireImage Charles Dolan, a billionaire television pioneer, has died. He was 98. A family spokesperson told PEOPLE in a statement on Saturday, Dec. 28 that Dolan died "from natural ...

Charles Dolan, the billionaire founder of HBO and Cablevision whose family owns Madison Square Garden and AMC Networks, died Saturday from natural causes, the Dolan family announced in a statement.

Charles F. Dolan, a media and telecommunications pioneer who founded Cablevision Systems Corp. and spearheaded innovations that transformed the television industry, has died. He was 98.

NEW YORK -- Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including New York-based Cablevision and HBO, has died at age 98. Dolan died of natural causes, his family ...

Charles Dolan, the billionaire founder of HBO and Cablevision, whose family owns Madison Square Garden, has died at age 98, his family said Saturday. Dolan passed away of natural causes surrounded ...

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, 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.