Wilen Group: Big Data, Bigger Profits

Founded as a publishing firm in his basement by Richard Wilen in 1972, the company has endured repeated paradigm shifts. The firm acted as a publisher for the cable television industry and had the distinction of producing the first HBO guide in 1973, topping the 12 million booklet mark at its apex. In the 1980s, Wilen produced programming booklets during the height of the pay-per-view phenomenon.