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Time Warner Cable Partners with Cablevision To offer Free WiFi in The New York City Area

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:48:41 +0000

Time Warner Cable has partnered with Cablevision to deliver high-speed wireless Internet connection at in the New York City area. This partnership will benifit one million local Road Runner Time Warner Cable residential customers.

Subscribers will have unlimited access to a fast and free wireless Internet connection at several locations in the NYC area. Time Warner Cable Wi-Fi is now available at several Wi-Fi zones in Manhattan and Queens, including several parks and some Long Island Railroad platforms and their respective parking lots in the company’s service area.

Time Warner Cable and Cablevision subscribers in the New York City area will have access to free, unlimited Wi-Fi services allowing for a fast Internet connection at designated Wi-Fi zones.

Time Warner Cable Road Runner customers will have access to Cablevision’s Optimum WiFi network, and Cablevision’s Optimum Online customers will have access to Time Warner Cable Wi-Fi zones when they travel out of their service area. Time Warner Cable’s New York City service area includes Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, western Brooklyn, Mt. Vernon, parts of the Hudson Valley region, and Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey. Cablevision’s coverage area includes Long Island, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, Westchester, Rockland, Northern Hudson Valley, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

Howard Szarfarc, Executive Vice President of the company’s New York City Region, said “Our sophisticated network is a combination of wireless and wireline services, bringing a wide spectrum of products and services to our customers. This free new Wi-Fi option adds another dimension for Road Runner customers, bringing even more convenience. Road Runner customers can experience a fast, simple and easy connection from their laptops or portable Wi-Fi-enabled devices in Time Warner Cable Wi-Fi zones, meeting their growing need for mobility.”

Cablevision Launches Fox Business Network in HD

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:41 +0000

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.”

NBA TV Struck Carriage Deals With Cablevision, Dish Network And Time Warner Cable To Reach 45 million U.S. Homes

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:29:02 +0000

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’s Optimum Rewards Program Reaches 500,000 Registered Members

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:56:29 +0000

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 Offers 100 HD Channels in New York Area

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:54:20 +0000

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 delivers 15 New HD Channels Starting From Monday

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:44:42 +0000

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.