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HBO

English translation: Home Box Office

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English term or phrase:HBO
Selected answer:Home Box Office
Entered by: boostrer

22:56 Sep 16, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / TV
English term or phrase: HBO
"No one can offer you more HBO in HD!"
" HBO blows out your entertainment options with the hottest original programming, the biggest hit movies, ..."
(from a marketing scripting)
Is this the name of a company/channel or an acronym of some technology?

Thank you in advance
boostrer
United States
Local time: 13:12
Home Box Office
Explanation:
an acronym
Selected response from:

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 13:12
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +12Home Box Office
Judith Hehir


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
hbo
Home Box Office


Explanation:
an acronym

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 13:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eng-Rus/Rus-Eng: http://www.hbo.com/ a network of television channels
22 mins
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agree  airmailrpl: -
44 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  rir: name of company/tvchannel though, world known by HBO
1 hr
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
1 hr
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agree  humbird
2 hrs
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agree  Jack Doughty
3 hrs
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agree  Phong Le
5 hrs
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agree  Marie Scarano
6 hrs
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agree  George C.
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agree  Rolf Keiser
8 hrs
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agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
8 hrs
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agree  Polangmar
13 hrs
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