Cablevision Systems Corporation
News and overview for Cablevision Systems Corporation
Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 5 hours 8 minutes ago
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.
Cablevision Elevates Lisa Rosenblum to Executive Vice President, Government and Public Affairs [Press Release]
Business Wire | 11 days 3 hours 58 minutes ago
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced that Lisa Rosenblum has been named executive vice president, government and public affairs. In this new position, Ms. Rosenblum will continue to serve as Cablevision’s chief government affairs executive and strategist overseeing all legislative, regulatory and public affairs matters companywide. Ms. Rosenblum reports to Cablevision Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge.
Cablevision Statement on ABC Disney Pulling WABC from Cablevision Customers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today issued the following statement after ABC Disney pulled WABC from Cablevision customers, calling on Disney CEO Bob Iger to return WABC immediately while the negotiations continue. Cablevision pays ABC Disney $200 million for programming, more than any other company, and ABC Disney is demanding $40 million more in new fees for the same channels.
Cablevision Will Accept Binding Arbitration With ABC Disney, Calls for Return of ABC to Viewers In Time for Oscars [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 21 hours 58 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today said it would agree to government calls for binding arbitration with ABC Disney in order to immediately return ABC to Cablevision customers. ABC Disney pulled ABC off Cablevision last night at midnight as negotiations continued on a new agreement, removing the channel from more than 3 million New York area homes.
Cablevision Issues New Statement on ABC Disney [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 13 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced that it has begun to notify customers of threats by ABC Disney to pull WABC (Channel 7) off Cablevision at midnight on Saturday, March 6. Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, issued the following statement on ABC Disney:
Cablevision Issues Updated Statement On ABC Disney [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 14 days 19 hours 56 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today continued to urge ABC Disney to listen to government officials and consumers and not pull the plug on WABC at midnight on Saturday, March 6, 2010 while the negotiations continue. Cablevision has announced that it will leave the WABC Channel position open and available and that the switch is in Disney President and CEO Bob Iger's hands.
Cablevision Alerts Customers to Movies On Demand Offer and Other Alternatives for Coverage of the Oscars [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 19 hours 54 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following ABC Disney's decision to pull WABC off Cablevision at midnight Saturday, Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) alerted its iO® TV customers that today it would provide Video On Demand (VOD) movies at no charge, including access to Academy Award nominated films. Cablevision has also enlisted former New York Post "Page Six" Deputy Editor Paula Froelich to blog live coverage of tonight's Oscars and has communicated additional ways...
Cablevision Announces Return of WABC [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 16 hours 22 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) announced the immediate return of WABC to Cablevision.
More Than 50 Elected Officials at the Federal, State and Local Level Agree: ABC Disney Should Keep WABC on Cablevision While the Companies Negotiate in Good Faith to Reach a Fair Deal [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 15 days 20 hours 54 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today again urged ABC Disney not to pull WABC off Cablevision at midnight Saturday night, and echoed calls by more than 50 federal, state and local officials to keep the channel available to Cablevision customers while the companies work productively on a fair agreement.
Cablevision Introduces Optimum Business Benefits to Help Customers Save Big [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 19 days 3 hours 57 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) announced today the creation of the Optimum Business Benefits program which is designed to deliver enhanced value for Optimum Business customers, who subscribe to both Optimum Voice and Optimum Online, in the form of discounted pricing and other valuable benefits from a variety of companies. Anchor tenants of the program include FedEx, Automated Data Processing, Inc, CardWorks and US Business Technology. Ad...
Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 137 days 5 hours 10 minutes ago
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Cablevision Board Approves Madison Square Garden Spin-off [Press Release]
Business Wire | 66 days 20 hours 12 minutes ago
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced that its board of directors has approved the spin off of its Madison Square Garden business to Cablevision shareholders.
Cablevision Elevates Charles Schueler to Executive Vice President, Communications and Community Relations [Press Release]
Business Wire | 46 days 3 hours 14 minutes ago
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced the appointment of Charles R. Schueler to executive vice president, communications and community relations. In this new position, Mr. Schueler will continue to serve as Cablevision’s chief communications officer and strategist as well as primary spokesperson with oversight for all communications, media relations, community affairs and philanthropic activities companywide. Mr. Schueler reports to Cablevision Chief Operating Officer To...
Cablevision Statement on ABC Disney [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 15 hours 34 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Schueler, Executive Vice President, Communications and Community Relations, Cablevision Systems Corp., issued the following statement on ABC Disney:
Cablevision Announces First-of-its-Kind Service That Will Seamlessly Connect Computer and Television Screens With the Press of a Button [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 24 days 4 hours 57 minutes ago
BETHPAGE, N.Y., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today announced the development of a new, first-of-its-kind service, called PC to TV Media Relay, that will allow its digital cable customers to relay whatever information or images currently appear on their computer screen to their television in real-time, without any additional equipment in the home, using only the company's advanced fiber-rich network.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Cablevision Systems Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Cable TV System Operators |
| Website: | http://www.cablevision.com |
There's no business like show business for Cablevision. Through its main operating subsidiary CSC Holdings, the company provides basic cable television to about 3 million customers in the New York City area. Another nearly 3 million viewers subscribe to its iO digital video service. Through subsidiary Lightpath, Cablevision serves about 2 million commerical broadband internet users and another nearly 2 million VoIP telephony subscribers. Cablevision owns nationwide and regional cable programming networks through Rainbow Media. The family of founder and chairman Charles Dolan controls 70% of the company.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 7,773.3 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 7.5 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 285.3 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 27,940 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 39.0 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
