Subject:

Cablevision Systems Corporation

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Amid the Usual Media Circus That is New York, Jeremy Lin Shares Post-Surgery Photo

    He may be pretty much done for the season, but Jeremy Lin is still the center of attention in the New York sports world. Yesterday, The Daily News' Frank Isola accused the Knicks of withholding news of Lin's surgery until after the playoff tickets purchase deadline, for regular season ticket holde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2010

    Fox and Cablevision Strike a Deal, Bring Television Back to New York

    ​The standoff between Fox parent company News Corp. and Cablevision has ended after a two-week blackout, with local Fox affiliates restored to local television sets just prior to Saturday night's World Series game three. Today, New Yorkers can watch the Jets vs. Packers. Life is sports.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2010

    Sunday Evening Link Dump: R.I.P. to Barbara Billingsley and Bad News in Iraq

    Sundog​It feels a little like Fall outside in New York City and the news wires are mostly calm this Sunday evening. Football is dominating, as it tends to do this time of year, with the Jets on in Denver and the Giants holding on to beat Detroit, though Cablevision customers in the area missed all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2010

    Amid Cablevision Confusion, News Corp. Pulls Fox From Hulu, Then Puts It Back

    ​We told you this morning about the dispute between Cablevision and Fox parent company News Corp., which resulted in three million homes in the New York area losing access to the television stations Fox 5 and My9. As Saturday progressed, the battle got uglier, with News Corp. blocking Cablevis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Media Mogul James Dolan Elects to Use 'Nuclear Option' on Village Voice, Yet Again Pulling More Advertising Than Ever!

    ​Back in March, a blog post we published regarding a potential media acquisition by Cablevision, MSG Entertainment, and Rainbow Media owner James Dolan -- compounded by a vaguely worded, ominous legal threat from Dolan's corporate office, which was ignored and then published in a naive showing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    MSG Reno to Exile Liberty ... to Newark?

    ​Proving the old line that the best way to find real news in the Times is to read the stories end-to-beginning, the Paper of Record offers up a classic buried lede in its article today about the upcoming renovations to Madison Square Garden. Round about the sixth paragraph, sportswriter Richar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Notoriously Litigious Sexual Harrasser Cablevision CEO Jimmy Dolan Would Rather Us Not Discuss His Penis

    ​So, you're in the corporate communications department of a very big company whose chairman has a reputation for being so aggressive with the press as to invoke comparisons to swatting flies with hammers. Something not nice is written about your boss in a very concise, if generally cheeky and/ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    BlogBeat: Gothamist Sells Out to Cablevision, James Dolan Presumably Excited to Ruin Another News Outlet

    ​Gothamist -- the New York City metro news blog and subsequent locally-based "Ist" properties -- long a punchline among bloggers who poked at its overly excitable tones about the varying news minutiae it covered, finally gave themselves something to giggle over: a long-rumored multi-million do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Food Network Back on Cablevision; Brooklyn Gets a Gay Cookbook

    ​A week after losing its high-profile chef, Fabio Trabocchi, who had only been in the position for three months, The Four Seasons restaurant is also saying farewell its dining room manager, James Olson, who will be the general manager at the new Tavern on the Green. [NY Post] The Cablevision- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Forget Food Network. Watch Your Gastro-Programming Online.

    How about a little cycle with that bake?​Cablevision customers may not be able to get their Food Network, but with the proliferation of quality online culinary programs, they might no longer need it. There's Liza de Guia's delightful mini documentaries about the city's chefs, farmers, and othe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Food Network Fans Start a Facebook Page; A Vegetarian Author Gets Meaty

    ​Mollie Katzen, author of vegetarian bibles The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, started eating meat again recently, and so has included several recipes in her latest cookbook for vegetarians that incorporate meat. [Newsweek] Muslim immigrants who own small businesses lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Cablevision Drops Food Network; Quarter Pounder Inventor Dies

    ​Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is up in arms about Cablevision dropping HGTV and Food Network. He recently twittered: "Bang away at Cablevision... can't believe there [sic] not showing Food Network," after the channels were dropped in a fee dispute with owner Scripps Network. [NY Post] An upstate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2010

    Michelle Obama hosts Iron Chef America tonight

    ​First Lady Michelle Obama is promoting her signature healthy eating initiative on Iron Chef tonight with a fresh vegetable challenge. The secret ingredient is anything the contestants can gather from the White House garden. White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, a holdover from the Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2010

    Fox and Time Warner cut a deal

    ​After weeks of high-stakes brinksmanship and a last-minute extension, Time Warner Cable cut a deal Friday night to pay an unspecified per-viewer fee to transmit Fox programming from News Corporation-0wned stations broadcasting in New York, Los Angeles, and a number of other major cities. Fox ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2009

    How New York City's Seven Newspapers Are (Nearly) Surviving

    Print is undead—and NYC is the only city where you can still read all about it

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    On track: Barack Obama's conjunction junction

    Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    MSG Renovations Delayed?

    Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    Hold That 'Sweetheart' Verizon Cable Franchise, Advocates Warn

    Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Newsday to Line Dolans' Bird Cage

    Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>

  • Film

    August 21, 2007

    Crowded House

    More movies, fewer screens, and a new game in town means cutthroat competition for indie-film distributors

  • News

    January 2, 2007

    A Crashing Bore

    What's so fun about 22 guys in spandex slamming into one another? Along for the ride with Jets and Giants fans

  • Film

    January 2, 2007

    I Spy a Corny Thriller

    Attempting to say something about our voyeuristic culture, first-person flick can't see past genre clichés

  • Film

    July 19, 2005

    Reel News

    Celebrities get involved as IFC Center union protests continue

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2005

    Saving NYC's Liberties from America

    Celebrities get involved as IFC Center union protests continue

  • Film

    June 7, 2005

    New Waverly

    IFC indahouse: A Village theater reopens, but not without controversy

  • Film

    June 7, 2005

    Brighter Summer Days

    IFC indahouse: A Village theater reopens, but not without controversy

  • News

    June 7, 2005

    Stopping a Stadium

    Heroes had different motives, but they shared scorn for the Jets deal

  • News

    March 29, 2005

    Win One for the Gyppers

    With a strong push from city hall, MTA moves the ball for the Jets

  • News

    February 22, 2005

    If They Build It, You'll Pay

    Whether a stadium is built, the Olympics may get off at another stop

  • News

    February 22, 2005

    Giving Away the Store

    A costly, developing problem for New York City that's three decades old

  • News

    November 16, 2004

    The Times' Sweetheart Deal

    The paper gets huge subsidy, then sells old headquarters building for a huge profit

  • News

    June 8, 2004

    Jets Zoom in on New York

    Details of stadium financing as an 'investment' seep into public view

  • News

    April 6, 2004

    A Billion Here, A Billion There

    New York City heads for a stadium overdose. Guess who will be paying.

  • Film

    January 13, 2004

    Risky Business

    Young executives keep cinephilia alive in the indie film industry's post-bust recovery

  • News

    June 17, 2003

    Sports

    Young executives keep cinephilia alive in the indie film industry's post-bust recovery

  • Dance

    April 22, 2003

    Dancers Make Movies

    Recent Releases and Upcoming Events

  • News

    April 15, 2003

    Another Roll of the McDyess

    The Blurry Vision Thing

  • Music

    August 27, 2002

    Music

    The Blurry Vision Thing

  • News

    August 13, 2002

    The Cable Guy

    Win or Lose, Steinbrenner Wins

  • News

    July 23, 2002

    Sports

    Win or Lose, Steinbrenner Wins

  • NYC Life

    April 30, 2002

    Strike-Out

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • News

    April 30, 2002

    Sports

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • News

    March 26, 2002

    Sports

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • Music

    September 19, 2000

    Music

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • News

    March 28, 2000

    Sports

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • News

    January 18, 2000

    Sports

    A Feud Between Cablevision and the Yankees' New YES Network Has Left Fans in the Dark. Upset?

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    Winners Take All

    The Seventh Annual Village Voice Sportswriters Poll

  • News

    November 3, 1998

    Jersey Move for Yanks Swamped

    The Seventh Annual Village Voice Sportswriters Poll

  • News

    September 29, 1998

    Cable-Ready or Not

    Giuliani and the City Council Fight for Control Over Franchises

  • News

    December 2, 1997

    Serial Mom

    Lucky Seven Pays Off Big When You're Corn-Fed and White

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for Village Voice | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | Village Voice Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map | L.I. Voice
© 2012 Village Voice, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy