About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation is a leading telecommunications, media and entertainment company. Our portfolio of operations includes a full suite of advanced digital television, voice and high-speed Internet services, world-renowned entertainment showplaces, professional sports teams, and popular national and regional programming networks.

Founded in 1973 as a cable television operator with 1,500 Long Island customers, today, Cablevision operates the nation's single largest cable cluster, passing more than 4.5 million households and 600,000 businesses in the New York metropolitan area with our state-of-the-art fiber-rich network. This world-class system connects residential and business customers in the country’s top market to Cablevision’s Optimum®-branded communications services: iO Interactive Optimum® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet and Optimum Voice® digital voice. The company’s telecommunications system also delivers the award-winning News 12 Networks, a local-news leader and iO exclusive.

Cablevision’s signature New York assets include some of the nation’s most popular entertainment and sports properties. Chief among these is Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and the backdrop for the biggest names in music. The Garden is also home to three professional sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. Cablevision’s other celebrated showplaces include both Radio City Music Hall, which features stage productions, concerts and the renowned Radio City Rockettes; and the legendary Beacon Theatre, which provides an intimate setting for musical artists and comedians. MSG Entertainment, another arm of the Garden, produces live exhibitions and events nationwide. In addition, MSG oversees two award-winning regional sports and entertainment television networks, as well as fuse, a national music network.

Through its Rainbow Media Holdings subsidiary, Cablevision delivers quality programming and original content to hundreds of millions of consumers. Rainbow Media's national program networks - AMC, IFC and WE tv - are among the country's most watched and recognized cable channels. Through its IFC brand, Rainbow Media also operates one of the first multi-faceted entertainment programming businesses featuring film distribution, production and exhibition divisions. As a leading producer of targeted programming, Rainbow Media creates and manages compelling content for multiple platforms, including innovative on-demand and high-definition networks.

Cablevision’s entertainment assets also include Clearview Cinemas, one of the largest exhibitors in the tri-state area and owner of the famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a popular and historic site for film premieres.

Cablevision continues to expand and advance our industry-leading products, programs and entertainment offerings to meet the needs of our valued customers.