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BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today issued the following statement regarding News Corp.'s response. Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, said: "On behalf of our customers, we are very disappointed that we offered News Corp. what they asked to be paid for Fox 5 and Fox 29 and News Corp. has said no. It is now clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that News Corp. is operating in bad faith. We call on...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today issued the following statement regarding a new offer for Fox 5. "In the interest of Cablevision's 3 million households and our mutual viewers, today we have made a new offer to News Corp. Simply put: we agree to pay the rate Fox charges Time Warner Cable for carriage of WNYW-Fox 5 New York and WTXF-Fox 29 Philadelphia for a period of one year. This is higher than the rate we pay any other New York...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today issued the following statement regarding News Corp., Fox Programming and the FCC. Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, said: "Cablevision has and will continue to negotiate in good faith. We are trying to reach a deal that is fair for everyone, including our customers, but there has been absolutely no movement by Fox in their attempts to gain massive fee...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Letter from James L. Dolan to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. October 26, 2010 The Honorable Julius Genachowski Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Genachowski, In the interest of ending the impasse with News Corp. and ensuring that our customers are not deprived of the World Series, I am writing to reconfirm our commitment to a mediation...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today filed a response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documenting bad faith negotiations by News Corp. related to Cablevision's continued carriage of Fox 5 and My9. Cablevision urged the federal agency to assert its authority to immediately restore the broadcast stations and order the companies to submit to binding arbitration to reach a fair agreement and prevent a blackout of the World Series in...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, said: "When broadcasters like News Corp. remove their signals, they hurt viewers in an attempt to gain business leverage. Cablevision agrees to submit to binding arbitration, as called for by more than 50 elected officials from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as the fastest and fairest way to return Fox programming to Cablevision viewers. We call on News Corp. to do the...

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is reaching out to elected officials and others on Long Island and around the state to seek their support for the company's efforts to broadcast the first gubernatorial debate leading up to the 2010 election. The debate will be held at Hofstra University on Monday (Oct. 18) and is sponsored by Cablevision. "Verizon FiOS TV customers and millions of other viewers served by other providers across the state have essentially been blacked out of the...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- At midnight on October 16, News Corp. pulled the plug on Cablevision customers, blacking out Fox 5 and My9 in more than 3 million NY-area households. Cablevision is calling on News Corp. to immediately put Fox 5 and My9 back on Cablevision and submit to binding arbitration under a neutral third party to reach a fair agreement. Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, said: "News Corp.'s decision to remove Fox...

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today agreed to submit to bipartisan calls from Reps. Steve Israel, Peter King and others for binding arbitration to ensure a new agreement with News Corp. is reached with no disruption of programming for Cablevision customers, and urged News Corp. not to pull the plug on Fox 5 and My9. Charles Schueler, Cablevision's executive vice president of communications, issued the following statement on News Corp.:...

JERICHO, N.Y., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey schools are eager to continue advancing teaching and learning in the classroom, despite ongoing budget challenges. Optimum Lightpath(®), a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today announced that it has established a technology-focused event and educational grant program specifically for New Jersey schools to help continue expanding the use of technology in the classroom. The...