Container List
Series VI. Home Box Office Records, 1972-1987. 5.425 Linear feet in 8 record cartons and 1 flat box
Scope and ContentsThe Home Box Office Records cover the period of 1972 to 1987 and focus on the launch of Home Box Office (HBO) and early efforts to promote the new cable television channel.
ArrangementThe Home Box Office Records series contains three subseries: |
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Subseries VI.A. Chairman Gerald Levin Files, 1972-1981. 3.775 Linear feet in 7 record cartons and 1 flat box
Biographical NoteGerald Levin began working at Time Inc. in 1972 when he was hired as vice president of programing at Home Box Office (HBO). In 1974, he was promoted to chairman of HBO and remained in this position until 1980 when he left HBO to work as vice president of Time Inc.'s Video Group. Levin returned to HBO as chairman in 1982. While resuming his previous position at HBO, he did not leave the Video Group and remained the group vice president. Between 1982 and 1983, Levin continued to serve as HBO chairman and Video Group vice president but left both of these positions in 1984 when he joined Time Inc.'s board of directors and became vice president of strategic planning at the corporate level. Citations: Lewis, Mark. "Levin's Legacy At AOL Time Warner." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, June 6, 2013. https://www.forbes.com/2002/05/17/0517levin.html#6f13ad7d43bb. Personnel and Organization: Department Head Lists. Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3), New-York Historical Society.
Scope and ContentsThe Chairman Gerald Levin Files cover the period of 1972 to 1981. The materials in this subseries focus Home Box Office's (HBO) finances as well as early promotional efforts for the new cable television channel. While the majority of materials come from the period that Levin was chairman of HBO's board, there are a few items from the time that Levin was vice president of the Video group. Since the majority of materials are related to his time as HBO chair, the materials have been included in the HBO series. Included in this subseries are cassette tapes, Home Box Office (HBO) channel guides and newsletters, production rate cards, ad drafts, press releases, satellite network maps, clippings, issues of American Way magazine, press kits, preliminary budgets, notes, agreements, staff lists, project proposals, meeting agendas, cable television industry convention guides and pamphlets, Sterling Manhattan television maps, Sterling Communications annual and shareholders reports, employee manuals, re-estimates, two-year and five-year plans, executive meeting summaries, sales volume budgets, cable television booklets, NCTA (National Cable and Telecommunications Association) convention daily magazine and newsletter, VUE magazines, CATV directories, reports, and correspondence. The reports included discuss the status of projects, subscription sales, task force meetings, budgets, the impact of new rules and regulations, new business acquisitions, Video Group planning conferences, and consumer cable choices. The correspondence discusses budget plans, travel plans, video group performance, via cable work, 5-year plans, Home Box Office (HBO) status updates, lunch meeting agenda, news channel concepts, and HBO News. HBO News was a proposed project that would either be a new cable channel or news show that would broadcast news to HBO subscribers.
ArrangementArranged alphabetically. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 8 | Ad Drafts Sheets |
1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 9 | Advance Program Schedules |
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| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 10 | Board Presentation Research |
1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 11 | Budget |
1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 12 | Budget Presentation |
1974-1975 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 13 | Cable Television Information Sources and Fact Sheet |
1972 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 14-15 | Cable Television Magazines and Digests |
1972-1974 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 16 | CATV Magazine and Directory |
1972, 1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 17 | Cool in August with HBO Marketing Tri-fold Stand |
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| Offsite-Box: 3349 | Folder : 18 | Financial Analysis |
1974-1975 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3325 | Folder : 7 | George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award: Presented to HBO and Ms. Magazine |
1981 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 1 | Five Year Plans |
1976-1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 2 | From HBO Pamphlets |
1979 | |
| Offsite-Box: 2940 | Item : 7 | HBO (Home Box Office)
Scope and ContentsIncludes audiovisual material: 1 audiotape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips; 8 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape. Written on box: "W.O. 5476 7 1/2 ips Home Box Office Produced by: Cox and Pare". |
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| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 3 | HBO II |
1978-1979 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | HBO II [RESTRICTED] |
1979 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3350 | HBO Binders |
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| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 4 | HBO Cassettes
Scope and ContentsIncludes audiovisual material: 2 audiocassettes: analog; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. On label: "Home Box Office" |
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| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 5-6 | HBO Channel Guide |
1979-1980 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 7 | HBO Entertainment Guide |
1975 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 8-9 | HBO Historical File |
1975-1981 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | HBO Historical File [RESTRICTED] |
1975 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 10-11 | HBO Historical Materials |
1972-1973 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 12 | HBO On Air Guide |
1975-1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 13 | HBO Pay TV Projections through 1990 |
1979 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 14-17 | HBO Program Guides |
1972-1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 18 | HBO Studio Production Rate Card Pamphlets |
1974-1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 19 | HBO/Cinemax Guide |
1980 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3351 | Folder : 20 | Magazine and Newspaper Issues |
1975-1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 1-4 | NCTA Conference Booklets |
1972-1979 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 5-6 | NCTA Conference Magazines and Pamphlets |
1972-1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 7 | New Acquisitions |
1972-1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 8 | News Plus: News Service |
1978-1980 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | News Plus: News Service [RESTRICTED] |
1978 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 9 | News Plus II |
1978-1979 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 10 | Pay Cable Information Kit |
1974 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 11 | Pay Cable Pamphlets |
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| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 12 | Planning and Policy Committee |
1974 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 13 | Play the "Movie Memory Game" with HBO This Summer: Tri-Fold Marketing Stand |
1975 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 14 | Preliminary Budget |
1974 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 15 | Press Kit |
1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 16 | Press Releases and Newsletters |
1976 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 17 | Satellite Network Map |
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| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 18 | Satellite Programming and Network (SPAN) Executive Summary |
1973 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 19 | Status Reports and Financial Projections |
1974 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 20 | Sterling Communications: Cable Television and the Impact of Regulations Report |
1971 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3352 | Folder : 21 | Sterling Communications Pamphlets and Booklets |
1971-1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 1 | Television and Films Group: Strategic Direction Conference |
1976-1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 2 | Three-Year Plan |
1973 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 3 | Video Group Planning Conference |
1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 4 | Visions Leather Bi-Fold |
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| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 5 | Your Partner in Pay TV Broadcasting Marketing Kit |
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Subseries VI.B. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Glenn Britt Files, 1984-1987. 0.5 Linear feet in 2 records cartons
Biographical / HistoricalIn 1984, Britt was senior vice president of finance for the Video Group. In 1985, he served in the Video Group as senior vice president of finance and senior vice president of finance and planning as well as chief financial officer for Home Box Office (HBO). In 1987, Britt left the Video Group and became corporate treasurer under Time Inc. chief financial officer Thayer Biglow. Charlene Bitzas was administrative assistant to Britt from 1984 to 1987. Citation: Personnel and Organization: Department Head Lists. Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3), New-York Historical Society.
Scope and ContentsThe Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Glenn Britt Files cover the period of 1984 to 1987 and contains mainly correspondence. While the majority of materials are from the period where Britt served as vice president at Home Box Office (HBO), there are also materials from when he served as Time Inc. treasurer. In addition to correspondence sent to Britt, there is also correspondence sent to Charlene Bitzas, Britt's assistant. The correspondence included in this subseries discuss guarantees, background research, lunches, reports, meetings, project updates, meeting notes, invoices, schedule, account signatories, budget allotments, reimbursements, operating review, and technology and equipment. In addition to correspondence, there is a small amount of financial ledgers, invoices, document retention lists, call books, press releases, employee goals, and department goals.
ArrangementArranged alphabetically. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 6-10 | Bitzas, Charlene: Chronological Correspondence Files |
1984-1987 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | Bitzas, Charlene: Chronological Correspondence Files [RESTRICTED] |
1985-1986 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 11-14 | Britt, Glenn: Chronological Correspondence Files |
1984-1987 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | Britt, Glenn: Chronological Correspondence Files [RESTRICTED] |
1984-1987 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 15 | Hill, Janine |
1983-1984 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | Hill, Janine [RESTRICTED] |
1983 | ||
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 16 | Incoming/Outgoing Call Registers |
1985-1986 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 17 | Uebelhoer, Urban (Pete): Goals and Comps |
1984-1985 | |
| Offsite-Box: R57 | Uebelhoer, Urban (Pete): Goals and Comps [RESTRICTED] |
1985-1986 | ||
Subseries VI.C. Advertising and Sales Training Materials, 1972-1984. 1.15 Linear feet in 3 record carton and 1 flat box
Scope and ContentsThe Advertising and Sales Training Materials cover the period of 1972 to 1984 and mainly contains materials from the launch Home Box Office (HBO) that were used to train new sales staff as well as materials related to early ad campaigns. Additionally, there a group of materials that were sent to the archive in 1984 that contain copies of ads from 1972 when HBO was launched. Included in this subseries are phone books of HBO staff, HBO ad pamphlets, HBO how to sell guide, HBO sales representative Q and A workbooks, notes, sales and financial analysis reports, HBO media handbooks, HBO binder with press kit, packaged HBO sales training cassettes, and sales training manuals. There is also a limited amount of correspondence which discuss pay cable network proposals.
ArrangementArranged alphabetically. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Offsite-Box: 3325 | Folder : 8 | First Ad Campaign Materials
Scope and ContentsThe First Ad Campaign Materials consist of scrapbook pages. These materials were assembled and sent to the archives in 1984 as per the note included with the materials. While the materials were assembled in 1984, the materials on each page were created when HBO was launched in 1972. |
1984 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 18 | Financial Projections and Analysis |
1972 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3350 | HBO Binder |
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| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 19 | Pamphlets |
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| Offsite-Box: 3353 | Folder : 20 | Phonebook of Contacts: Eastern United States: A-L |
1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 1 | Phonebook of Contacts: Eastern United States: M-Z |
1977 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 2 | Press/Media Handbook |
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| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 3 | Sales Manager Training Guide |
1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 4 | Sales Presentation and Press Kit |
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| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 5 | Sales Representative's Question and Answer Workbook |
1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 6-7 | Sales Representative Training Manual |
1978 | |
| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 8 | Sales Training Cassettes
Scope and ContentsIncludes audiovisual material: 6 audiocassette : analog; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. On label: "HBO Sell-A-Customer Field Sales Training Program". |
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| Offsite-Box: 3354 | Folder : 9 | Telephone Sales Program Guidebook |
1976 | |
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