Background

• Cablevision is a cable television provider in the New York metropolitan area, established in 1973 in Bethpage, Long Island, New York. In addition to cable television, it provides broadband Internet and VoIP phone service.
• A subsidiary, Madison Square Garden LP, controls the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City and the sports teams that play there.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Structure

Cablevision is a for-profit publicly traded corporation.

Recent Developments

Accomplishments

• iO digital cable service: Interactive Television Emmy Award, 2005 (Source: Press Release, 24 August 2005)
• Power to Learn technology-education initiative: Beacon Award, 2005 (Source: Press Release, 18 May 2005)
• Optimum Online: Reader's Choice Award, 2004; Highest rating, PC Magazine Reader Satisfaction Survey of Internet Service Providers, 2004 (Source: Press Release, 16 December 2004)

Criticism

Additional Information

• In 2004-05, Cablevision supported an advertising campaign against the proposed construction of the New York Jets stadium on the West Side of Manhattan. (Source: Wikipedia)