U.S. court backs ban on some cable TV program deals

2010-03-12T15:00:42Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Friday a Federal Communications Commission ban that prevents cable companies like Comcast Corp from cutting exclusive deals ...

Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision

2010-03-12T13:16:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal court upholds FCC access rules for cable programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed</div><div><p>A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as s...

Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes

2010-03-09T14:45:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters.</p><p>The group, which includes rival TV distributors suc...

Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars

2010-03-08T06:45:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp customers were able to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars on Sunday after the cable company reached a last-minute deal to return WABC-TV to air in a dispute over ...

3.1M customers face Oscar night without broadcast

2010-03-07T15:15:34Z

<div id="subtitle">3.1M Cablevision customers face Oscar night without broadcast amid unyielding feud with ABC</div><div><p>Cablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company

Disney Cablevision

2010-03-06T22:15:59Z

FILE - Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, delivers a keynote speech during the TelecomNEXT convention in Las Vegas on in this March 20, 2006 file photo. Cablevision Systems Corp. said early Sunday March 7, 2010 the stall in negotiations should be blamed on Disney CEO Bob Iger. (A...

Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu

2010-03-04T10:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Reuters) - Cablevision Systems chief executive Jim Dolan on Tuesday blasted Walt Disney's "bullying" threat to pull ABC from its cable...

Disney: ABC may go dark on Cablevision in New York

2010-03-02T04:30:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney says WABC-TV signal may go dark on Cablevision in New York area in dispute over fees</div><div><p>The Walt Disney Co. on Monday began warning Cablevision subscribers in New York that...

Cablevision posts 4Q profit, revenue rises 5 pct

2010-02-25T13:01:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision has 4Q profit; customers spend more on digital cable, phone and Internet services</div><div><p>Cablevision Systems Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable TV operator, posted a profit for the fourth quarter as more customers signed up for digital cable TV, phone and Internet services.</p><p>The only money-losing division was its

Cablevision to roll out network-DVR in April

2010-02-25T11:15:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp said it will roll out its controversial remote storage digital video recorder in April, doing away with the need to buy and install DVR boxes in subscribers' homes.</p><p>The RS-DVR technology enables subscribers to store TV programs on the cable operator's comp...

Cablevision results at a glance

2010-02-25T09:15:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision 4Q earnings results at a glance</div><div><p>Cablevision Systems Corp. recorded a profit for the fourth quarter, reversing a year-ago loss. Here is a breakdown of the quarter's report:</p><p>EARNINGS: $78.4 million, or 26 cents per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares with a loss of $323.2 million, or $1.11 per share, in th...

TechBits package

2010-02-24T14:46:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Watching PC activity on your TV; Tweeting from Yahoo; new tech/media investment bank</div><div><p>Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV

2010-02-24T14:45:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision service lets customers watch Internet, computer content through cable TV channel</div><div><p>Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider ...

Earnings preview: Cablevision

2010-02-24T13:18:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Earnings preview: Cablevision 4Q earnings, revenue seen rising</div><div><p>Cablevision Systems Corp., the nation's fifth largest cable TV operator, reports fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday.</p><p>WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Cable operators have been losing subscribers to satellite TV and phone companies. Cablevision, based in

MSG shares fall after split from Cablevision

2010-02-22T10:20:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Madison Square Garden shares fall after split from Cablevision</div><div><p>Investors gave a lackluster reception to Madison Square Garden Inc. on its first day of regular t...

Spinoff enables direct stake in NY teams, arena

2010-02-22T10:43:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Investors getting a chance to see whether Madison Square Garden stock can score</div><div><p>Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square ...

Wall Street

2010-01-26T08:31:14Z

Specialist Robert Tuccillo, right, directs trades at the post that handles Cablevision Systems Corp. and Madison Square Garden, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 26, 20...

Televisa to boost broadband speed in Internet race

2010-02-22T15:13:46Z

<div><p>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cablevision, the cable unit of media giant Televisa, will boost its broadband speed, following the lead of rival Telmex, owned by tycoon

Cablevision, Scripps reach deal over fee dispute

2010-02-22T16:50:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision, Scripps reach deal over fee dispute, Food Network, HGTV return in NY region</div><div><p>Cablevision customers in the New Yo...

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