NYC News Coverage Of The HBO Captain Midnight Incident - April 28, 1986

On the evening of April 27, 1986, an engineer commandeered HBO's satellite feed to protest the new subscription fees they were introducing, interrupting their showing of "The Falcon and The Snowman". This is how the incident was covered on the NYC Local News the next day. Definitely made for some interesting water cooler discussions! You can read more about the incident HERE: en.wikipedia.o...