Charles F. Dolan, a cable TV pioneer who founded multiple media companies, including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at the age of 98.

Charles Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98.

Charles Dolan, a media pioneer who founded Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died. He was 98. Dolan’s family confirmed in a statement to Newsday that he died of natural causes, surrounded by loved ones.