Cablevision Systems Corp.

John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013

2013-05-09 11:39:00

Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....

McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business

2013-05-09 04:30:00

The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...

Cablevision to give kids network Sprout a boost

2013-05-03 06:36:00

Sprout is spreading its roots. The kids network aimed at children ages 2 to 5 has landed a distribution deal with Cablevision Systems Corp., a large pay-TV operator in the New York City area. Getting access to Cablevision subscribers is key for Sprout...

Ignoring doomsayers, CBS and News Corp. keep betting on cable TV

2013-03-29 13:43:00

CBS and News Corp. apparently aren't worried about cord cutters. Both companies are making investments in pay-television channels at a time when the very business model on which the industry is built faces challenges from changing consumer habits and...

'Oz' poised to find box-office gold. Horn has cool hand at Disney.

2013-03-08 08:26:00

After the coffee. Before deciding if I'll see 'Oz' this weekend. The Skinny: After seeing "Being Flynn" on HBO last night, I've decided that "Silver Linings Playbook" was over-hyped. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office, a look...

Moving, slowly, toward a la carte cable

2013-02-28 15:16:00

The cable company Cablevision says it's just looking out for consumers in its lawsuit against Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, over bundled programming packages that drive monthly bills higher. And the company is correct — to a point. ------...

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes defends cable-business status quo

2013-03-04 10:08:00

This story has been corrected. See below for details. Don't look for HBO to take a page from Netflix and make an entire season of one of its hit series, like "Game of Thrones," available to its subscribers in a single instant. Speaking at the Deutsche...

'Giant Slayer' not so big. Tension expected at Disney annual meeting.

2013-03-01 06:19:00

After the coffee. Before trying to beat D.C. traffic. The Skinny: I just realized that I haven't seen a movie since "Silver Linings Playbook" in December. Either Hollywood's getting lazy or I have. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box...

Cablevision-Viacom battle echoes Malone-Redstone fight

2013-02-27 12:41:00

The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, Viacom, parent of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, was accused in a lawsuit filed by New York-based cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. of engaging in anti-competitive and...

Time Warner Cable and DirecTV support Cablevison in Viacom fight

2013-02-26 12:14:00

Pay-TV distributors Time Warner Cable and DirecTV have come out in support of Cablevision Systems Corp.'s lawsuit against Viacom Inc. The battle is over how Viacom, parent of more than 20 cable channels including MTV and Nickelodeon, sells its...

Cablevision sues Viacom over bundling of programming

2013-02-26 10:16:00

Cablevision Systems Corp., one of the nation's biggest pay-TV distributors, has filed a lawsuit against Viacom, parent of popular cable channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. At issue is how Viacom sells its cable networks to pay-TV...

A cable TV operator goes to bat against costly channel bundles

2013-02-26 15:03:00

Consumers don't ordinarily think of cable TV companies as friends of the little guy. But Cablevision, which won an extremely pro-consumer court ruling on digital video recording in 2008, is waging another legal battle that could be a boon to pay-TV...

Cablevision says it is forced to carry many Viacom channels including Logo, home of 'RuPaul's' Drag Race.'

2013-02-26 10:46:00

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2013-02-26 00:00:00

Cablevision and Disney reach deal.

2012-10-04 10:03:00