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.

Dolan, father of James L. Dolan, founded Home Box Office and Cablevision, and later bought Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks. By Associated Press Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of ...

By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer Charles Dolan, the astute businessman who created HBO in the early 1970s before transforming a small cable TV business on Long Island into a multibillion ...

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.

By Richard Goldstein Charles F. Dolan, who founded HBO, merged a group of small Long Island cable TV systems into a network he called Cablevision and amassed a fortune building an innovative ...

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, has died at age 98, his family said Saturday. Dolan passed away of natural causes surrounded ...

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

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 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. A statement ...