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Altice adds Cablevision to its U.S. cable holdings

Sep 17, 2015
The European cable and telecommunications giant is expanding in the U.S. market.

Cablevision-Viacom suit could change the way you pay for cable TV

Feb 27, 2013
Cablevision is suing content provider Viacom. The cable company says it shouldn't have to pay for channels that aren't popular with subscribers.

Viacom and Cablevision make nice

Aug 11, 2011
Viacom and Cablevision were engaged in a legal battle over whether Cablevision had the rights to direct content to its customers to an iPad app...

Cable app flap goes to court

Apr 8, 2011
As expected, the stakes are being raised in the ongoing battle of whether cable companies can send cable channels to customers' iPads. Time Warner...

The Tablet TV Wars are upon us

Apr 4, 2011
You will be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the battles commenced. Last week we told you how Time Warner caved to pressure from...

Cable providers and iPad content delivery

Mar 29, 2011
So a cable company like Time Warner pays the owners of channels a huge amount of money for the right to deliver those channels to customers' homes....

For public good, not for profit.

Cable Blackout leaks into the Web

Oct 20, 2010
News Corporation and Cablevision are still in a contract fight, and around 3 million cable subscribers in the New York area still can't watch the...

Cablevision wins appeals court ruling on DVRs

Aug 4, 2008
Cable television companies have won a significant court victory with a ruling that will allow them to provide subscribers with "network DVR"...