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Inside the rise of HBO, a personal history of the company that transformed television, Bill Mesce, Jr

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Inside the rise of HBO, a personal history of the company that transformed television, Bill Mesce, Jr

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inside the rise of HBO

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bill Mesce, Jr

Sub title

a personal history of the company that transformed television

Table Of Contents

Part I. Empire of the air. Towards Felix the Cat -- Baby steps -- In the beginning was the word : radio -- The numbers racket -- The wasteland -- Greener grass -- Part II. Wired. Walson's mountain -- The green channel -- Into the skies, junior birdmen! -- Part III. The company. Title fights : the king of pay TV -- The movie duels -- Fallout -- The wall -- A voice all its own -- Hard on old eyes -- Expanding the brand -- Golden age -- Fall and rise -- Road signs -- Appendix A: On the HBO front lines : film evaluator Youssef Kdiry -- Appendix B: Putting the puzzle together : scheduler Jeff Kagan -- Appendix C: HBO Home Entertainment's Henry McGee

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