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Jul 27, 2023
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Home Box Office Investments
4 Investments
Home Box Office has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was in The Ringer as part of their Corporate Minority on June 6, 2016.

Home Box Office Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/9/2016 | Corporate Minority | The Ringer | Yes | 1 | ||
4/19/2016 | Series D - II | |||||
6/15/2015 | Series A - II | |||||
7/10/2013 | Series A |
Date | 6/9/2016 | 4/19/2016 | 6/15/2015 | 7/10/2013 |
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Round | Corporate Minority | Series D - II | Series A - II | Series A |
Company | The Ringer | |||
Amount | ||||
New? | Yes | |||
Co-Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Home Box Office Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Home Box Office has 10 strategic partners and customers. Home Box Office recently partnered with Foxtel on March 3, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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3/1/2023 | Licensee | Australia | Foxtel boss shrugs off cost concerns after HBO extension Warner Discovery launching a standalone service rather than keeping some form of partnership with Foxtel would eat away at its subscription base . | 1 | |
11/3/2022 | Partner | United States | Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO to launch NFTs based on ‘Game of Thrones’ soon Game of Thrones NFT 's coming this Winter with HBO and Discovery partnership -- Nifty ’s | 1 | |
5/23/2022 | Partner | United States | Television 's most acclaimed sports reality franchise HARD KNOCKS , which expanded its programming platform last fall with the introduction of a multi-episode , in-season edition , will debut a second presentation when HBO Max and NFL FILMS team up for HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON : THE ARIZONA CARDINALS this fall for an all-access primetime docuseries on the NFC West contender . | 1 | |
3/28/2022 | Partner | ||||
1/13/2022 | Partner |
Date | 3/1/2023 | 11/3/2022 | 5/23/2022 | 3/28/2022 | 1/13/2022 |
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Type | Licensee | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Australia | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Foxtel boss shrugs off cost concerns after HBO extension Warner Discovery launching a standalone service rather than keeping some form of partnership with Foxtel would eat away at its subscription base . | Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO to launch NFTs based on ‘Game of Thrones’ soon Game of Thrones NFT 's coming this Winter with HBO and Discovery partnership -- Nifty ’s | Television 's most acclaimed sports reality franchise HARD KNOCKS , which expanded its programming platform last fall with the introduction of a multi-episode , in-season edition , will debut a second presentation when HBO Max and NFL FILMS team up for HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON : THE ARIZONA CARDINALS this fall for an all-access primetime docuseries on the NFC West contender . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Home Box Office Team
24 Team Members
Home Box Office has 24 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Richard Plepler.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Richard Plepler | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Richard Plepler | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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