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When was HBO first launched?

  • November 8, 1972

  • January 1, 1980

  • April 15, 1965

  • July 4, 1976

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HBO, the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service in the United States, was first launched on November 8, 1972. It pioneered modern pay television and was the first television service to be directly transmitted and distributed to individual cable television systems.
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