Joseph J. Collins, the former HBO, Time Warner Cable and Comcast executive who helped reposition cable as much more than a delivery system for television, has died. He was 81.
Collins died Thursday at his home in Weekapaug, Rhode Island, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Long before broadband became ubiquitous, Collins was among the industry leaders who realized that the networks that carried premium programming could one day power high-speed data and transform how Americans lived, worked and consumed content.
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As president of HBO from 1984-88, he helped establish the premium network as a dominant brand in entertainment. He then returned to Time Inc. subsidiary American Television and Communications, where he had risen through the ranks, as chairman and CEO.
Next, he served as chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable from 1989-2001, a stint that included
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