Charles Dolan, Cable-TV Pioneer Behind HBO and AMC, Dies at 98
Charles Dolan, a pioneer of the cable-television industry who launched Home Box Office and AMC Networks has died at age 98. Dolan was the founder of Cablevision Systems which over four decades grew into a leading pay-TV operator in the New York metropolitan area. Over the course of his career, his holdings in media included AMC Networks, whose namesake channel aired “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad”; Madison Square Garden Co., including the famous venue and ownership of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers; Radio City Music Hall; and the newspaper Newsday.