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Cablevision Systems said it exploring a spinoff of its Madison Square Garden business, a move that was praised by securities analysts. “Even taken at face value, a spin off could release huge value,” said Craig Moffett, senior analyst at Sanford J. Bernstein, who notes MSG includes the New York Knicks...
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Disney Channel will debut the new Jonas Brothers series “Jonas” on May 2. Full-episode previews of “Jonas” will be available April 25 on Disney Channel on Demand through Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Verizon, RCN, Blueridge, Wide Open West, Comspan, Knology/Prairiewave and Ntelos affiliates. The premiere...
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Cablevision Systems Corporation has promoted Barry Frey to executive VP of advanced platform sales. Mr. Frey previously served as a senior VP. He will continue to manage the advanced platform sales division while also working with advertisers to help drive sales for interactive TV products and video...
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Comcast has the most cable MSO subscribers in the U.S.' top 40 markets, according to SNL Kagan’s “Cable MSO Ownership: A Geographic Analysis” report. Comcast’s MSO has more than 20 million subscribers, representing 49.7% of the market share in the top 40 markets. Time Warner and Cablevision trail...
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Rainbow Media said it will be offering interactive advertising during this year’s upfront. The interactive elements will be available to subscribers on cable systems owned by Rainbow parent Cablevision Systems. “The interactive elements available to advertisers on Rainbow networks including AMC, WE tv...
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As expected, Discovery Communications on Thursday officially announced the appointment of Laura Michalchyshyn as president and general manager of its Planet Green network. The network will have offices in New York and Silver Spring, Md., where Discovery is based. Ms. Michalchyshyn had been executive...
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Cablevision is adding 15 premium channels to its iO TV high-definition lineup, including HD channels from HBO, Showtime, Encore, Cinemax and Starz, the company announced Wednesday. The new channels arrive hot on the heels of the removal of Voom HD’s 15 channels from the cable system in late January....
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Comedy Central is going high-definition. Comedy Central HD will launch on Cablevision over a three-day period beginning today and on Cox and DirecTV later this month. More HD launches are expected throughout the year. As part of its programming, Comedy Central HD will make available 30 past episodes...
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Cablevision Systems and the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research will launch an interactive VOD channel as part of their curePC campaign . The Lustgarten channel will offer information about pancreatic cancer and the fight against the disease to iO TV digital cable customers in the New...
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Cablevision Systems, the New York-area cable company, said today that it turned a third-quarter profit as it increased revenue per subscriber by boosting the number of digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone subscribers. Shares fell today as the company lost subscribers and earnings lagged analyst...
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Cablevision announced it will increase its cable TV rates by 3.5% in 2009, below the current rate of inflation. The telecommunications company also will leave pricing for its Optimum Online high-speed Internet and Optimum Voice digital phone service unchanged for the sixth year in a row. Over the last...
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Cablevision Systems Corp. will be adding five new HD channels to its iO TV digital cable roster, including MTV HD, VH1 HD, CMT HD, Fuse HD and NHL Network HD. The latest additions, scheduled to be rolled out between today and Thursday, bring the cable service’s high-def offerings to 65 channels. “As...
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Cablevision and the Lustgarten Foundation are partnering for “curePC,” a public awareness campaign to cure pancreatic cancer. Cablevision will underwrite all of Lustgarten’s expenses, ensuring that 100% of the money donated will go toward researching a cure. The company also will use all of its media...
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Cablevision Systems, which has been talking about doing something nice for its investors, on Friday declared a dividend of 10 cents per share of its Class A and Class B stock. “Our strong performance and cash flow enable us to return value to shareholders through dividends," said Cablevision President...
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Hedge Fund manager Harbinger Capital said it acquired 11.45 million shares of Cablevision Systems during the second quarter, making it the fifth-largest outside shareholder in the cable operator. Analyst Richard Greenfield said he believes that the Harbinger investment may be one reason why the Dolan...