Cablevision Systems Corp. has launched Fox Business Network in high-definition in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Thursday, November 19, 2009 on channel 106.
Cablevision now offers Fox Business Network to its three million plus iO TV digital cable subscribers.
Cablevision spokesperson said in a statement, “We are pleased to make Fox Business Network available to our iO TV digital cable customers in both standard definition and HD.”
Fox Business Network said: “We’re pleased to welcome Cablevision as our newest Fox Business affiliate and look forward to providing the essential and up-to-the-minute breaking business news to the greater New York area.”
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that it has struck carriage deals with Cablevision Systems Corp, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable to carry NBA TV.
This agreement will allow operators to carry NBA TV and will reach 45 million United States homes.
The NBA has already struck similar deals with DirecTV, Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications and Verizon Communications earlier this year.
Cablevision will launch NBA TV on iO digital package, Dish Network will offer the sports network on Classic Silver 200 Package and Time Warner Cable to deliver NBA TV on its digital basic tier.
NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver in a statement, said: “We are pleased to announce that our new agreements with Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, and Dish Network will bring NBA TV to 45 million U.S. homes. NBA TV remains the ultimate basketball destination, and we’re excited to welcome the millions of new fans who will be able to experience the network’s original programming, live games, and Emmy award-winning on-air talent.”
Cablevision Systems has announced that that its Optimum Rewards program has exceeded more than 500,000 registered members. Cablevision Systems’ Optimum Rewards offers subscribers who qualify for all the three Optimum services with bottom of the bill discount monthly. Customers will have more benefits like free movies at all Clearview Cinemas locations every Tuesday, discounts at a variety of top area attractions and can also save money with various discounts from participating retailers.
“Optimum Rewards is a unique program that extends valuable and compelling benefits to our three-product customers, and we are thrilled to announce that we have already exceeded more than 500,000 registered members,” said Gemma Toner, Cablevision’s senior vice president of marketing and business development. “Not only do our customers enjoy the value and superiority of our award winning Optimum television, phone and high-speed Internet services, but they also receive the added perks and benefits that come with the Optimum Rewards program.”
Verizon Communications said in a press release on Monday, July 28 that the cable operator offers 100 High-Definition channels in the New York area. Verizon further stated that the service will offer 100 HD channels, giving customers more HD than Cablevision or Time Warner Cable. These new HD channels offered are to existing FiOS TV markets in the New York metropolitan area, including parts of Long Island, the suburbs just north of the city, and northern New Jersey.
List of Verizon’s HD Channels Available in New York City :
ABC Family HD
A&E HD
ABC HD
Action Max
Action Max West
Animal Planet HD
At Max
Big Ten Network HD
Bio. The Biography Channel HD
Bravo HD
CBS HD
Cinemax HDTV
Cinemax West HD
CNBC HD
CNN HD
CW HD
Discovery Channel HD
Disney Channel HD
ESPN HDTV
ESPN2 HDTV
ESPNews HD
Five Star Max
Food HD
Fox Business Network HD
FOX HD
Fox News Channel HD
FX HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD
HBO 2 HD
HBO 2 HD (West)
HBO Comedy
HBO Comedy West
HBO Family
HBO Family West
HBO HDTV
HBO Latino
HBO Latino West
HBO Signature
HBO Signature (West)
HBO West HD
HBO Zone
HBO Zone (West)
HD Net
HD Net Movies
HD Theater
HGTV HD
Lifetime HD East
Lifetime Movie Network HD
Mav TV
MGM Channel HD
MHD
More Max
More Max West
MY NETWORK HD
National Geographic Channel HD
NBC HD
NFL Network HDTV
Outdoor Channel 2 HD
Outer Max
PBS HD
Planet Green
QVC HD
SCI FI HD
Sho2 HD
Sho2 HD West
Showcase HD East
Showcase HD West
Showtime Extreme East
Showtime Extreme West
Showtime HD West
Showtime HDTV
Smithsonian HD
Speed HD
SportsNet NY HD
Starz Comedy HD
Starz Edge HD
Starz HDTV
Starz Kids & Family HD
Superstation WGN HD
TBS HD
The History Channel HD
The Learning Channel HD
The Movie Channel HDTV
The Science Channel HD
The Travel Channel HD
The Weather Channel HD
Thriller Max
Thriller Max West
TMC HD – West
TMC Xtra East
TMC Xtra West
TNT HDTV
Toon Disney HD
Universal HDTV
USA HD
Versus / Golf HD
Wealth TV HD
Wmax
World Fishing Network HD and
YES HD
Cablevision Systems Corporation has added 15 new high-definition channels to its iO TV HD line-up on Monday, July 28. Cablevision now offers 60 high-definition channels for its iO TV subscribers for no extra programming fees or equipment. Cablevision’s new addition of 15 new high-definition channels will be completed on August 1, 2008. The new HD channels comes to Cablevision customers before the DISH Networks scheduled launch of 17 new HD channels, which starts from August 1. Cablevision started adding following HD channels from Monday :
AMC HD
Animal Planet HD
Discovery Channel HD
Fox News HD
FX HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD
IFC HD
Nickelodeon HD
Science Channel HD
Speed Channel HD
Spike HD
The Weather Channel HD
TLC HD
Travel Channel HD and
WE HD
The Cable operator uses fiber optic network and advanced technology to deliver HD programming has announced that the high-definition expansion will continue and to ultimately deliver all of the channels it carries in HD.
