Joseph J. Collins Courtesy Collins Family Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment 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.