[the-cable-guy]

i know im late in saying this but HBO is Home Box Office an american production studio & they have various premium subscription packages which offer a number of channels on both satellite & cable. there are also a few european HBO channels although currently none in the UK. you could compare their packages & channels to Sky Movies (although HBO make & release alot more films then Sky Movies do), however they also make & air series's such as Curb Your Enthusiasm. most of their broadcasts are copy protected using Macrovision so unless you have suitable hardware programs can not be recorded. im quite surprised that no one else on here seems to of heard of HBO. i have family in america & have watched their channels when visiting them, however id heard of HBO long before then.