HBO founder Charles Dolan has died at the age of 98

In the United States, the founder of the American network of pay TV Home Box Office (HBO) Charles Dolan died at the age of 98. This was reported on December 29 by the Wall Street Journal with reference to a statement by a representative of the businessman's family.

"Charles Dolan, a pioneer of the cable TV industry, who launched Home Box Office and AMC Networks, passed away at the age of 98," - noted in the message.

It is added that the businessman died a natural death surrounded by his family.

Dolan was born in Cleveland in 1926. In 1972, he founded the company HBO. In addition, Charles Dolan also founded Cablevision, which is a leading pay-TV operator in New York. According to Forbes, the businessman's family has a net worth of about $5.4 billion.