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Cablevision May Spin Off Madison Square Garden; Revenue Rises in First Quarter

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...

Published Thu, May 7 2009 12:56 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, AMC, Cablevision, Madison Square Garden, Economy, Revenues

Disney Slates ‘Jonas’ Debut for May 2

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...

Published Thu, Apr 2 2009 5:52 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, iTunes, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, MobiTV, Disney Channel, Sprint TV, Comspan, It’s a Laugh Production, Jonas, Wide Open West, Ntelo, AT&T CV, Verizon Vcast, Blueridge, DisneyChannel.com, Knology/Prairiewave, RCN, NetflixDisney Channel on Demand

Cablevision Promotes Frey to EVP

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...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2009 7:56 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, Barry Frey, David Kline

Comcast Tops Cable MSOs in Subscribers, Report Says

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...

Published Thu, Mar 19 2009 2:45 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, SNL Kagan, Subscribers, Market Share

Rainbow Promises Interactive Ads in Upfront

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...

Published Tue, Mar 3 2009 11:13 AM by News

Filed under: Cable, Advertising, Cablevision, Rainbow Media, Arlene Manos

Michalchyshyn Confirmed as Planet Green President/GM

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...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 10:43 AM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, David Zaslav, Planet Green, Sundance Channel, Discovery, Laura Michalchyshyn

Cablevision’s iO Adding 15 HD Channels

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...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 6:00 AM by News

Filed under: Cable, Digital, Showtime, HBO, HD, Cablevision, Starz, iO TV, Cinemax, Encore

Comedy Central Launches HD Channel

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...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2009 12:59 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, HD, Cablevision, DirecTV, Comedy Central, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Cox, The Colbert Report, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, The Sarah Silverman Program, South Park, Comedy Central HD, Reno 911!

Cablevision, Lustgarten Foundation Plan curePC VOD Channel

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...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 12:23 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, VOD, Lustgarten Foundation, curePC, Marc Lustgarten, iO TV

Cablevision Profit Lags Estimates

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...

Published Thu, Nov 6 2008 2:41 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, AMC, Cablevision, Earnings, IFC, Rainbow

Cablevision Raises 2009 TV Rates by 3.5%

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...

Published Wed, Oct 29 2008 7:00 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision

Cablevision Adding Five HD Channels

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...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2008 4:09 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, HD, Cablevision

Cablevision, Lustgarten Foundation Launch ‘curePC’ Campaign

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...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 1:33 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, Lustgarten Foundation, curePC

Cablevision Declares Dividend

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...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2008 11:28 AM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, James Dolan, Harbinger Capital, Rainbow Media, Madison Square Garden

Hedge Fund Gobbles Up Cablevision Stock

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...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2008 12:28 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, James Dolan, Harbinger Capital

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