Charles Dolan Steps Down As AMC Networks Chair
Charles Dolan has stepped down as executive chairman of AMC Networks, marking the end of an era for the cable industry. Dolan, 93, ranks …
Dolans Sue Altice Over 2016 Merger
The $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision by France-based telecom giant Altice marked the end of an era for the New York media world in …
Charter Invests In 605 For Advanced Adv.
Charter Communications has made an undisclosed investment in the advertising data and analytics company 605, which is run by former …
FCC: Cablevision Discriminated Against GSN
More than a year after closing arguments were heard in GSN’s FCC program carriage complaint against Cablevision, an administrative law …
FCC OKs Altice Purchase Of Cablevision
The FCC said late on Tuesday it had approved European telecom group Altice NV's acquisition of U.S. cable company Cablevision Systems …
Cablevision To Live Stream CBS Programs
CBS has made a first-ever deal with Cablevision Systems, in which the cable operator will provide live streaming of CBS programming. The …
Cablevision Drops Viacom TV Bundle Suit
The companies said in a joint statement Friday they had resolved the legal fight over carriage of channels and were "entering into mutually …
Altice Has Aggressive Plans For Cablevision
Founder Patrick Drahi's strategy in Europe is to turn his company into an essential household utility by offering consumers a “quad …
Altice In Deal To Buy Cablevision For $17.7B
France’s Altice has set a rich cash acquisition agreement for Cablevision that promises to make the European telecom conglomorate a …
Cablevision, Tribune Reach Retrans Deal
The new pact covers carriage of local broadcast stations including New York’s WPIX, Gracenote TV listings, a new agreement for …
CBS, Cablevision Deal Includes All Access
CBS has made a wide-ranging content cable carriage agreement with Cablevision Systems Corp. — including a first-ever distribution deal …
Cablevision Ordered To Drop Anti-Verizon Ads
A New York federal judge gunned down Cablevision’s anti-Verizon commercials and issued a temporary injunction against the cable firm. …
Inside Cablevision’s War With Big Labor
n June 23, James Dolan’s cable giant finally answers allegations that it strong-armed employees during a bruising, three-year tangle …
Dolan: 25% May Cut Cord Over Next 5 Years
Maybe it’s time to stop calling them “cable TV” companies. “Connectivity is our No. 1 product now; it is no longer …
Cablevision CEO Wants New York Cable Deal
Cablevision CEO James Dolan said Wednesday that consolidation of local marketplaces would benefit cable companies. It "would provide a great …
Cablevision To Launch Ad Sales Data Tool
Cablevision Media Sales, a unit of MSO Cablevision Systems, has announced Total Audience Application (TAPP), a data-driven tool that …
Cable Giants Partner For Set-Top Box Data
Time Warner Cable and Cablevision are partnering to provide advertisers with set-top box data that reveals granular viewing trends in the …
Will Court Clear Way For Unbundled Pay TV?
Investors and consumer groups will be watching for just such a possibility following the U.S. District Court decision on Friday to let …
WFSB, Cablevision Settle Retrans Dispute
Meredith-owned CBS affiliate WFSB Hartford-New Haven, Conn., announced on its website and through social media that it hadsreached a deal …
WFSB-Cablevision Retrans Deal Down To Wire
Cablevision's contract to carry Meredith's CBS affiliate WFSB Hartford, Conn.,on its cable system will expire at midnight on Dec. 31 and if …
SCOTUS Denies Cablevision NLRB Request
The National Labor Relations Board can go ahead with its administrative trial this month on charges that Cablevision resorted to …
With Malone Circling, TWC Plots Acquisitions
Time Warner Cable would rather grow through acquisitions than be bought by billionaire John Malone, and has been eyeing Cablevision, its …
Wall Street Wants Charter’s Rutledge To Merge
Wall Street is fired up about consolidation in the cable industry and is betting on Charter Communications chief Tom Rutledge to lead the …
Cablevision Revs Dip, Total Subscribers Rise
Cablevision Sues Viacom For Antitrust
Cablevision says it has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Viacom for allegedly forcing the cable company to carry and pay for 14 …
Charter Buys Optimum West For $1.6B
Cablevision Systems is selling its Optimum West systems, which pass more than 660,000 homes and serve 304,000 video subscribers and 366,000 …
Witching-Hour Deal For Cablevision, Viacom
Cablevision and Viacom finally reached a deal, and not a moment too soon. With about an hour to go before Times Square was set to usher in …
NBCU, Cablevision Sign Carriage Deal
The new multi-year agreement covers retransmission consent for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations and provides sports, news and entertainment …
Cablevision, AMC Settle Lawsuit For $700M
In addition to the $700 million cash settlement, Dish has also reached a new carriage agreement with AMC that saw the AMC back on Dish …
Dish Exec Berates Cablevision Lawyer
Dish Network programming boss Carolyn Crawford yesterday stormed out of the courtroom sobbing after being insulted by the judge — only …
Disney, Cablevision Do Distribution Deal
A new multi-year agreement will provide sports, news and entertainment to Cablevision customers in and out of the home. It also reups …
WPIX News Ratings Plunge During Blackout
Tribune surely knew the ratings for its New York CW affiliate would drop due to the carriage blackout to some 3 million area Cablevision …
Cablevision Weighs In Against Aereo
Cablevision is frequently at odds with broadcasters, but this is a case where they're on the same side. The cable MSO tells a federal court …
Tribune Pressured By CBS-Cablevision Deal?
The new Cablevision deal with CBS could set a financial framework for a deal with Tribune, where WPIX in New York has been off homes in a …
CBS, Cablevision Strike All-Net Carriage Deal
The omnibus pact includes the CBS O&Os as well as Showtime, the Smithsonian Channel and the CBS Sports Network. It also covers …
Tribune Stations Go Dark On Cablevision
Affected are WPIX New York; WPHL Philadelphia; KWGN Denver; and WCCT Hartford, Conn. The cable operator accuses Tribune of demanding fees …
Cablevision 2Q Profit Tops Estimates
Cablevision Revs Up 7%, Gains In Telco Unit
Cablevision Could Be In Play After COO Quits
The surprise resignation of Cablevision System Corp.'s top cable executive Tom Rutledge sparked Wall Street and investor speculation on …
Cablevision Sues Verizon Over Ad Campaign
(RTTNews) — Cable television provider Cablevision Systems Corp. said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking to end an advertising …
Viacom, Cablevision Settle Streaming Fight
Cablevision and Viacom have resolved a dispute over streaming rights, the media companies said on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the two …
AMC Networks Trends Lower in Stock Debut
The cable networks group has completed its spin-off from cable operator Cablevision, and its stock, which many analysts recommend with "buy" …
Analysts: AMC A ‘Buy’ Ahead Of Spinoff
With Cablevision Systems set to spin off its cable channel unit AMC Networks on Thursday and the stock scheduled to start trading on Friday, …