Programming on HBO Video initially consisted of theatrical films and event programming, arranged in the form of a double feature, or a single movie presentation paired with either a sports or special event ; by 1974, when the service began offering programming during the l concert specials and other music programs, daytime children's programs and various instructional series were added to the schedule.
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Originally headquartered from the Time-Life Building on Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, HBO Video initially relayed its programming via a network of microwave relay towers throughout the Northeastern United States to participating cable systems carrying the channel;.
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HBO Video began continuously transmitting via satellite on September 30,1975, for the broadcast of the "Thrilla in Manila" heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier from the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Philippines.
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HBO Video sought Telemation to extend the channel's distribution to the 180,000 subscribers to which the company provided content distribution; theoretically, this would allow Telemation to accommodate a custom feed of HBO Video to a system owner that declined to offer the service .
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The decision gave free rein for Home Box Office and other pay cable services to acquire movie and sports rights without restriction, opening the door for services like HBO Video to engage in library content agreements for older films and, more broadly, the ability of cable-originated services to acquire a broad spectrum of sporting events .
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Cinemax was designed to complement HBO Video, and avoid difficulties associated with bundling multiple "foundation" pay services.
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HBO Video traditionally marketed Cinemax to cable operators for sale to subscribers as part of a singular premium bundle with HBO Video, available at a discount if electing to subscribe to both channels.
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In 1982, HBO Video entered into a joint venture with Columbia Pictures and CBS Theatrical Films to form Tri-Star Pictures, to pool resources to split the ever-growing costs of making feature films.
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HBO Video transferred its venture shares to Columbia Pictures, which integrated Columbia and Tri-Star into the umbrella company Columbia Pictures Entertainment.
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Differing from most television films produced for cable television, most of the original movies produced by HBO Video have featured major film actors over the years, ranging from James Stewart to Michael Douglas.
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Secondary internal film production unit, HBO Video Showcase, was created in 1986 to focus primarily on high-quality drama productions.
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On February 21,1984, HBO launched its own home video unit, either as a subsidiary or joint venture, with options considering included either Vestron Video or Thorn EMI Video as its own joint venture prospects.
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That year, the company made a complicated situation that they would release the initial editions of two of the most popular Hemdale Film Corporation titles from 1986, including Hoosiers and Platoon, which was sued by Vestron Video for allegedly claiming it, and decided that the judge ordered HBO to recall all rental video cassettes of Hoosiers that was to be on the market since September 1987.
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Festival ceased operations on December 31,1988; HBO Video cited headend channel capacity limitations for the closure, as it prevented Festival from expanding its distribution.
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The announcement came as HBO Video secured an agreement with promoter Dan Duva to broadcast then-heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield's pay-cable and pay-per-view matches, which had been airing on Showtime since 1986.
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In 1993, HBO purchased post-theatrical distribution rights for 48 films in development from upstart production company Savoy Pictures .
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The service is similar to HBO Video Go, a TV Everywhere streaming platform that launched on February 18,2010, and is marketed exclusively to existing HBO Video linear subscribers through a television provider.
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