HBO
Premium cable network
HBO is the cable television network Home Box Office, launched in 1972 as one of the first premium subscription channels in the United States.
The network became synonymous with prestige television through series like *The Sopranos*, *The Wire*, and *Game of Thrones*.
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The phrase It's not TV, it's HBO was a long-running advertising slogan emphasizing the network's cinematic ambitions.
Dragons and intrigue
- WestworldSci-fi frontier resort
- EuphoriaIntense feeling of wellbeing
- The WireCovert listening device
- True DetectiveHBO crime anthology series
Sex and the City · Barry · Chernobyl · Watchmen · Big Little Lies · Curb Your Enthusiasm · Silicon Valley · True Blood
First or inventive
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
episodes · seasons · showrunner · budget · casting · premiere · finale · renewal
Added cost for better
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- channelPassage for transmission
- programmingWriting software instructions
broadcast · telecast · ratings · viewership · subscribers · Cinemax · Max · Warner
Game of Thrones
Dragons and intrigue
True Detective · Sex and the City · Barry · Chernobyl · Watchmen · Big Little Lies · Curb Your Enthusiasm · Silicon Valley · True Blood · Band of Brothers
original
First or inventive
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- documentaryFactual film about reality
pilot · episodes · seasons · showrunner · budget · casting · premiere · finale · renewal · cancellation
premium
Added cost for better
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- channelPassage for transmission
programming · broadcast · telecast · ratings · viewership · subscribers · Cinemax · Max · Warner · prestige
Showtime
Paramount's premium cable network
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- HuluVideo streaming platform
- Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
Starz · Peacock · AMC · FX · streaming · cord-cutting · binge · on-demand
- TV industryNBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CNN
- cable TVESPN, CNN, cable TV, MTV, TNT
- ChannelsTV channels, TV channel, cable channels, radio station, news channels
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom
- Media CreatorsNetflix, YouTube, Disney, Hulu, Amazon Prime
- pay TVcable TV, satellite TV, subscription, subscriber, monthly fee
HBObasic cable
Minimal channel package
broadcast television · NBC · CBS · ABC · Fox
Cable channel featuring feel-good programming
network television · The CW · reality TV · infomercials · daytime television
Major channel broadcasting
Disney Channel · Nickelodeon · broadcast standards · basic cable · daytime television