Cablevision

Free WiFi If You Subscribe To One Of These Cable Companies

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.21.2012

Five major U.S. cable companies have joined forces to create a giant WiFi network with more than 50,000 hotspots across the nation. The joint effort h...

Beyond May Day

Camille Rivera | Posted 05.18.2012

Camille Rivera

May Day, the Occupy movement and the 99 percent narrative have raised the voices of low-wage workers in this city who have joined together under the banner "Organize, Legalize, and Unionize."

Did Knicks Use Jeremy Lin To Mislead Fans?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.03.2012

Did the New York Knicks cover up information about an injured Jeremy Lin to mislead ticket buyers? Frank Isola, a New York Daily News beat writer f...

The Worst Performing Stocks Of The Year

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.30.2011

What can we learn by looking at the year's 10 worst performers among the S&P 500? That it's not an opportune moment for alternative energy. Some finan...

Cablevision Settles Suit Against Verizon

Reuters | Jessica Dye | Posted 02.18.2012

By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp said Monday that it would dismiss a lawsuit it filed earlier this month aga...

How to Settle the Viacom iPad Lawsuits Now

Jonathan Handel | Posted 09.07.2011

Jonathan Handel

Back in April, Viacom and Time Warner Cable sued each other; then last month Viacom sued Cablevision. Interestingly, that came just a day after Viacom...

Viacom Sues Cablevision Over IPad Video App

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 08.23.2011

LOS ANGELES — Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and other television channels, accused cable TV distributor Cablevision Systems Corp...

It's Time for the FCC to Step Up for Sports Fans

Brian Frederick | Posted 08.14.2011

Brian Frederick

The FCC has leveled the playing field and the Courts have upheld their authority. Now it's time for the FCC to actually enforce its own ruling

A New Brave Soul Attempts to Bring Your TV to You: Bon Chance, Bamboom

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.16.2011

Art Brodsky

Here we go again. People who aren't "broadcasters" are messing around with the broadcast signal, all to make it more convenient to "watch TV." You know what that means -- lawsuits.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Len Berman

I've often said that while New York is basically a baseball town, the Knicks are a close second. You all got riled up pretty good over the Carmelo Anthony trade.

Sat Dishes and Revolution: Why Al Jazeera Matters There -- and Here

Tom Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Watson

You won't find it on Time Warner or Cablevision, but Al Jazeera's English language television service is laying claim to the viewing loyalty of news-hungry, media-obsessed Westerners.

Content Is King? Broadcasters Keep Upper Hand In TV Disputes

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — A recent spate of TV blackouts and the lack of government intervention suggests that broadcasters have the upper hand over TV sign...

Fox, Cablevision Reach Deal To End NY Blackout

AP | TOM McELROY | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Fox and Cablevision reached an agreement Saturday that will restore programming to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers who have...

What Fox vs. Cablevision Was Really About

David Nassar | Posted 05.25.2011

David Nassar

Fights we see now are an attempt to maintain the networks' predominant position at the top of the pyramid. By using their most valuable content to leverage fees they want, the networks are being smart.

Free Glee!

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Jarvis

TV should be simple. We want to watch the shows we want to watch whenever and wherever we want to watch them. Channels that stop us from watching them [Fox, are you listening?] are hastening their own deaths.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Len Berman

Still ticking: 39-year-old pitcher Pedro Martinez is thinking about pitching next season after taking the year off.

Disputes Over More Money Should Not Hurt the Fans

George Atallah | Posted 05.25.2011

George Atallah

The result of corporate interests attempting to hold fans hostage during labor disputes will likely cause significant damage to the loyalty and dedication of millions of Americans who watch football every week

The Fox TV/Cablevision Fight, and How The FCC Can Find Its 'Man Pants.'

Harold Feld | Posted 05.25.2011

Harold Feld

How on Earth did the FCC get reduced from the consumer protection "cop on the beat" to pathetically tweeting the playoffs?

Free Web TV Could Take A Hit From Cable Disputes

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online thi...

WATCH: Cablevision's News Corp Ad Parodied

Posted 05.25.2011

The heated standoff between News Corp and Cablevision just got funny. A contract dispute between the two companies has forced more than 3 million cus...

FOX BLACKOUT CONTINUES

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Some 3 million cable TV subscribers in the New York area were without Fox programming for a fifth day. The dispute over how much Cab...

It's Time to End All Blackouts

Brian Frederick | Posted 05.25.2011

Brian Frederick

It's time to put and end to the practice of using blackouts as leverage once and for all. But that's why it's all the more important to have someone representing the interests of sports fans here in Washington.

Fox Steps Over the Internet Line; But There's Nothing To Be Done

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Art Brodsky

Over the weekend, Fox committed what should be considered one of the grossest violations of the open Internet committed by a U.S. company. Unfortunately, there was no one to call them on it.

News Corp. Shuts Off Hulu Access To Cablevision Customers – And Turns It Back On

All Things D | Posted 05.25.2011

One new twist to the Cablevision/News Corp. fight: News Corp. has cut off Cablevision subscribers' access to its shows on Hulu, the video site joint v...

Fox Blackout May Prevent MLB Playoff Broadcasts

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Cablevision, the service provider for 3 million customers in the New York area, and Fox parent News Corp. failed to solve a dispute o...