HBO's unique model has enabled the network to produce signature programs such as Oz, The Sopranos, and Sex in the City. Unlike other sponsor-regulated networks, HBO maintains its original cinematic visions, as it can explicitly show more taboo materials-including sex, drugs, language, and violence. In contrast to narrative fragmentation of commercials apparent in programs of other networks, HBO programs can feature more fluid, Hollywood-like cinematic viewing for its television audience HBO can create a higher level of art that casts it as a premium channel. Dependent on viewer subscriptions rather than corporate sponsors, HBO's programming lack commercials.
Even in its beginning, HBO innovatively incorporated various media to make more than just television they made art.ĭue to the network’s unique subscription-based financial model, HBO created a tradition of original, critically-acclaimed programming in the 1990s. By 1983, HBO transmitted its first made-for-pay-TV movie, The Terry Fox Story the network released its first miniseries, All the Rivers Run. Viewing HBO’s accomplishment of using communication satellites, many niche channels followed suit. Proving itself a success during America's great cable era, HBO started profiting in 1977 with over 600,000 subscriptions. On October 1, 1975, HBO initially flourished by internationally broadcasting “Thrilla in Manila”, a heavyweight boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
Additionally, HBO purchased access to Satcom 1, an RCA-owned communication satellite, in 1975. With HBO’s sluggish start and failure to retain subscribers, Gerald Levin replaced Dolan as president. On November 8, 1972, HBO debuted with Sometimes a Great Nation and a National Hockey League game. to create the “Green Channel.” However, as a pay-television channel featuring home-entertainment programming such as premiere movies and sporting events, Dolin fittingly renamed the channel “Home Box Office Inc.” (HBO). In 1971, Sterling Communications owner Charles Dolan parlayed money from Time Inc. 1.5 Signature Programming and Genre Trends.1.3 Branding and Advertising Strategies.1.2 Role in Production, Distribution, and Transmission.
Ti mentions book Born to be Bad which you can buy here. Steve mentions this video from Brady HaranĪndrew mentions this companion episode of The Cosmic Shed You could also win the Blu Ray box set of the miniseries by following us on Twitter and/or Facebook and entering the competition. Tom Adams and Ti Singh in The Cosmic Shed We also hear Andrew's interviews with Alan Bean and Fred Haise.
Our Andrew with Fred Haise, Apollo 13 Astronaut who you'll hear in this episodeĪndrew, Ti and Steve gather in the shed to discuss the series ans are joined by Tom Adams who also performs a song about Apollo 11 astronaut Mike Collins. Paul (Robocop, 24, Fame) plays Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon and Graham (Speed, Band of Brothers, The Pacific) was the series producer and writer of more than one episode of the wonderful miniseries.
Our Ti with Graham Yost, guest for this episode, also wrote Speed. We speak to two Apollo Astronauts and two people heavily involved with the wonderful HBO miniseries Graham Yost and Paul McCrane. We're going back to the Moon as we talk all things From The Earth to the Moon.