Not according to todays NY Newsday: Cablevision disputes the presence of the two networks in the top 10 of cable networks. According to Nielsen, HGTV ranked No. 12 and the Food Network ranked No. 20 among 66 basic cable channels in 2009.

And guess who owns The NY Newsday? CABLEVISION! #1 Another stellar move by James Dolan. He pays over 500 million for a newspaper at a time when newspapers are almost all but dead! #2 these media companies own too many different parts of the media biz. Propaganda can be spread with all this over ownership. J.H.

Good point J.H. ..and look how good CV treats its workers at Newsday. Loose 1 week vacation, work an extra 5 hrs a week, and take a 10-15% pay cut..:mad:..http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/cablevision_to_cut_newsday_pay_vacations_SN2qQnHysQfLE4QUwnw 0nL

Yes I worked in the newspaper industry for 13 years almost and its a dead industry,trust me DEAD. I saw the papers shrink so fast so far it was scary. Not just one paper ALL the papers. They are thin and no ones buying. I'd say less than 20% of people under 40 buy the paper and its probably close to 10%. I'd say its about 2% of people under the age of 30 buy the paper. 20 year olds today DO NOT KNOW WHAT A PAPER IS! The paper will be all online within the next 5 years. Like I said another BRILLIANT move by Dolan to buy a newspaper now!

Cablevision strikes back against Scripps with updated website and their own email attack:

http://www.cablevision.com/scripps/

After dealing with Cablevision for far too long I KNOW it is Cablevision and so I will not sign their email bs.

Lot of hate around here for Cablevision... and as a long suffering Cablevision customer (only game in town for broadband) I agree they're very easy to hate!

I don't hate or love the Knicks. I feel sorry they got stuck with Isaiah for so long, as most in the Detroit area knew that was a train wreck waiting to happen.

My comment was about MSG. It's no longer considered a top venue. As fredfa noted, there are dozens of better NBA arenas.

This supposed renovation of MSG is supposed to make it up to snuff with the new NBA/NHL arenas.

It is very easy to hate Cablevision and whenever they are quick to add any new content astounds me but that doesn't seem all too often. The one thing I do give credit for is their internet service. Very fast and reliable. As for the rest of the operation, especially tv, is like hammering nails into your skull.

Even their internet service has started to degrade thanks to what appears to be congested nodes (at least during prime time hours)

And no amount of renovations to MSG is going to help the fact that they've run the Knicks and Rangers into the ground. Thanks goodness CV wasn't successful in purchasing the Yankees back in the late 90s.

Even their internet service has started to degrade thanks to what appears to be congested nodes (at least during prime time hours)

And no amount of renovations to MSG is going to help the fact that they've run the Knicks and Rangers into the ground.

Thanks goodness CV wasn't successful in purchasing the Yankees back in the late 90s.

I know all about it because in my apartment that is what I put up with every evening, everyone is hooked up to Optimum Online and the speed is cut in half.

You can say that again when it comes to the Yankees, thank lord they never were able to purchase the Yankees, they would have done what they have done to the Knicks and Rangers, through utter incompetence and stupidity. Anything they touch tends to turn to sh!t.

CV can pi$$ off, I detest them with every fiber of my being, only a lack of options for paid tv service keeps me around, the moment I move or have another paid tv alternative I will dump their sorry butts.

I am very happy with CV and love watching the NYR in HD on MSG.
Living in a small city in NJ I have very high average speeds close to the max!
I don't see why CV has to bail out a poorly run company like Scripps?

Say what you want about how badly they run their sports franchises, but the Dolans do know how to make money. I wish I could handle my business that bad. :rolleyes:

Even their internet service has started to degrade thanks to what appears to be congested nodes (at least during prime time hours)

I know all about it because in my apartment that is what I put up with every evening, everyone is hooked up to Optimum Online and the speed is cut in half.
I notice the same major slowdown during prime time residential hours at my home and prime time business hours at work.
If I do a speed test at home during the workday hours when most of my neighbors are at work and school I get 10-13+ Mbps downstream, once 6pm comes and people are home from work and school- my speed drops to 5Mbps. It's the exact opposite at work (we have Cablevision Boost)- we're situated in a commercial area so our speeds take a hit during business hours when all the neighboring businesses are online, once 6pm comes- our speeds jump back up again. Both classic cases of node over-saturation. It's very frustrating because there's nothing Cablevision can/will do other than break up the area into more nodes that aren't constantly 100% saturated..... and we know they won't do that.
If we had a FIOS provider in our area, there would be many frustrated residential and commercial Cablevision customers jumping ship.

Who said Dolan is not a compassionate man?..:D.. He's putting up Tiger Woods in his LI mansion while a shrink visits Tiger..::eek:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tiger_woods_hiding_out_at_dolan_hk9YcYrWTe3w3QBshW7GaM

Who said Dolan is not a compassionate man?..:D.. He's putting up Tiger Woods in his LI mansion while a shrink visits Tiger..::eek:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tiger_woods_hiding_out_at_dolan_hk9YcYrWTe3w3QBshW7GaM

Like I said what a joke he is. Is he ever concentrated on his businesses? or his customers? NO! I hate him on a personal level!

Like I said what a joke he is. Is he ever concentrated on his businesses? or his customers? NO! I hate him on a personal level!

Very much so, that's why he always turns a huge profit!

The internet is SOOOOO slow too. I get 10,000 MBPS and at my moms who has Fios its at 25,000 MBPS! Fios internet is major fast. dm145 is either a relative of this dimwit Dolan or an employee of crappy CV.

The internet is SOOOOO slow too. I get 10,000 MBPS and at my moms who has Fios its at 25,000 MBPS! Fios internet is major fast. dm145 is either a relative of this dimwit Dolan or an employee of crappy CV.

nope, just a happy customer :)
if you don't like the service you are getting from cv you can simply canel

nope, just a happy customer :)
if you don't like the service you are getting from cv you can simply canel

Can't just yet but when I can I will. And its cancel not canel.

Can't just yet but when I can I will.

Of course you can cancel right now, you just don't want to. You keep spewing how much you "hate" them yet you continue to send them money every month. You have no credibility.

Can't just yet but when I can I will. And its cancel not canel.

so now we are correcting spelling?

The internet is SOOOOO slow too. I get 10,000 MBPS and at my moms who has Fios its at 25,000 MBPS! Fios internet is major fast. dm145 is either a relative of this dimwit Dolan or an employee of crappy CV.

mom's not moms
10 Mbps
25 Mbps

Like RemyM said, why wait?
Because talk is cheap and internet tough talk is even cheaper!

Of course you can cancel right now, you just don't want to. You keep spewing how much you "hate" them yet you continue to send them money every month. You have no credibility.

He'll say what they all say:

I have no other choice where I live.

Last time I checked, no tv was still a choice!

Thank God for FREE OTA TV and streaming Netflix. Cablevision remains my dumb pipe provider only. No ClearQAM = No Deal. I do love Cablevision Salespeople blatantly lying about the government mandating digital expanded basic cable.

Like RemyM said, cancel. Cablevision won't care.

Cablevision has removed HGTV and the Food Network from the channel guide.... not a good sign. Scripps Networks also launched some more salvo at Cablevision.

http://www.scrippsnetworks.com/newsitem.aspx?id=392

If the channels are not restored by the end of the month, I'm switching to FIOS. I already spoke to Verizon and they can have me up and running in a few days for about the same price and no contracts.

Make certain you read everything thoroughly. I never trust sales people.

Cablevision has removed HGTV and the Food Network from the channel guide.... not a good sign. Scripps Networks also launched some more salvo at Cablevision.

http://www.scrippsnetworks.com/newsitem.aspx?id=392

If the channels are not restored by the end of the month, I'm switching to FIOS. I already spoke to Verizon and they can have me up and running in a few days for about the same price and no contracts.

I can't get Fios just yet because my condo complex hasn't been wired yet but I will when it is. I didn't want to get Fios because they don't carry MSNBC or of coarse MSNBC HD but now that I lost 2 channels I love it makes it an easy call. I get 2 channel I love but lose one PLUS I LOSE DOLAN!

I didn't want to get Fios because they don't carry MSNBC or of coarse MSNBC HD but now that I lost 2 channels I love it makes it an easy call. I get 2 channel I love but lose one PLUS I LOSE DOLAN!

Actually, FIOS does carry MSNBC. Itr is just the MSNBC-HD feed that they are prevented from carrying. (However, they do carry CNBC in HD.)

Actually, FIOS does carry MSNBC. Itr is just the MSNBC-HD feed that they are prevented from carrying. (However, they do carry CNBC in HD.)

Really its just MSNBC HD? Now that is weird. Thanks for the info I had no idea. J.H.

Really its just MSNBC HD? Now that is weird. Thanks for the info I had no idea. J.H.


Yep, and as you probably know, they are trying hard in the legal arena to get MSNBC-HD. Sometime around Jan 17th, there is supposed to be some sort of announcement about some additional channels being added. I've heard rumors that E!-HD and G4-HD are two of them. Be a nice surprise if MSNBC-HD is one of them...but not holding my breath.

Yep, and as you probably know, they are trying hard in the legal arena to get MSNBC-HD. Sometime around Jan 17th, there is supposed to be some sort of announcement about some additional channels being added. I've heard rumors that E!-HD and G4-HD are two of them. Be a nice surprise if MSNBC-HD is one of them...but not holding my breath.

Yeah a Verizon install guy told me they were in court over a few channels,some of them being the sports channels Cablevision owns. We'll see what comes of it. J.H.

Yeah a Verizon install guy told me they were in court over a few channels,some of them being the sports channels Cablevision owns. We'll see what comes of it. J.H.

Yes, MSG-HD are one of the channels also being kept from them.

Actually, FIOS does carry MSNBC. Itr is just the MSNBC-HD feed that they are prevented from carrying. (However, they do carry CNBC in HD.)

MSNBC and MSNBC-HD are not carried by FIOS or UVerse within the Cablevision footprint, even if they are carried elsewhere nationally. The reason being that Cablevision has an exclusive deal prohibiting the telco's from carrying it in their markets.

Yes, the CT attorney general isn't pleased about it and was "looking into it" but so far much hasn't been done on that front.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/89137-Cablevision_Keeps_MSNBC_From_Telcos.php

http://www.multichannel.com/article/314754-Connecticut_AG_Wants_FCC_Investigation_Into_Cablevision_MSNB C_Deal.php

Because people actually watch ESPN. Check out Nielsen's recent Cable TV Network Weekly Ratings and you'll find out why very few will notice Food and HGTV missing. The channels aren't even in the top 20. On the other hand, ESPN (and USA) dominate the ratings. This is why DirecTV feared little turnover for dropping Versus and Time Warner feared little turnover for dropping HDNet. It reminds me of the saying, "If a tree falls in a forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Really?

How about actually looking at the most recent week of cable network TV ratings -- a week where ESPN does about its best annually because of all its bowl games:

Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD)
Week of Dec 28, 2009 – Jan 3, 2010
(in thousands)
Network
1. ESPN 6,393
2. USA 3,323
3. DISNEY 2,662
4. TNT 2,329
5. A&E 1,842
6. NICK AT NITE 1,614
7. TBS 1,599
8. FAMILY 1,585
9. FX 1,488
10. FOOD 1,480
11. HGTV 1,475
12. FOX NEWS 1,401
13. CARTOON 1,334
14. HISTORY 1,320
15. TRU 1,317
16. SYFY 1,280
17. LIFETIME 1,179
18. DISCOVERY 1,148
19. AMC 1,121
20. HALLMARK 1,100
21. SPIKE 1,090
22. LMN 1,022
23. TLC 1,014
24. E! 908
25. BET 884

Adults 18-49 Primetime Average (Live+SD)
1. ESPN 2,646
2. USA 1,262
3. TNT 1,043
4. TBS 958
5. A&E 881
6. FX 783
7. FOOD 708
8. TRU 676
9. FAMILY 647
10. DISNEY 638
11. DISCOVERY 635
12. HISTORY 611
13. E! 570
14. SPIKE 553
15. SYFY 543
16. HGTV 527
17. LIFETIME 501
18. AMC 485
19. MTV 484
20. TLC 455
21. COMEDY 443
22. BET 440
23. VH1 420
24. NICK AT NITE 414
25. BRAVO 364


• Source: Nielsen Media Research data and TVByTheNumbers.com
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/05/college-bowl-games-give-espn-big-primetime-ratings-win/37754#more-37754


Not even in the top 20? What Nielsen ratings do you subscribe to? (There are weeks during the year, by the way, where Food actually finishes ahead of ESPN in prime time viewership.)

And here, according to SNL Kagan is what networks get on average per subscriber per month, from cable/satellite and telco providers:

What Cable Networks Get From Carriers
(Per Subscriber, Per Month)

ESPN $4.58
Fox Sports Net $2.57
RSNs: $0.20-$2.15
TNT $ 0.96
Disney Channel $0.88 (commercial free)
ESPN2 $ 0.59
NFL Network $0.56
USA $ 0.55
NHL Network $0.54
Fox News Channel $ 0.49 - $ 0.75
CNN & Headline News $ 0.48
TBS $ 0.47
Nickleodeon/Nick at Nite $0.45
Big Ten Network $0.40
FX $0.38
Discovery $ 0.35
MTV $ 0.34
Sundance $ 0.29
Versus $ 0.29
A&E $ 0.25
Golf $ 0.26
Lifetime $0.26
AMC $ 0.24
TLC $ 0.23
E! $ 0.23
Family $0.22
History Channel $0.21
National Geographic $ 0.20
SyFy $ 0.20
Spike $0.20
Speed $ 0.19
CNBC $ 0.18
Bravo $ 0.17
ESPN Classic $ 0.17
ESPN News $ 0.16
BET $ 0.15
MSNBC $ 0.15
Tennis $0.15
Soap $ 0.14
Style $ 0.14
VH1 $ 0.14
Comedy Central $0.12
Fox Business Network $0.12
Hallmark Channel $ 0.12
WGN $ 0.12
BBC America $ 0.11
Game Show Network $ 0. 11
HGTV $0.13
Weather Channel $ 0.11
Biography $ 0.10
Travel $0.10
TV Land $0.10
Oxygen $ 0.09
Lifetime Movie Net $ 0.09
truTV $ 0.09
CMT $ 0.08
Food Network $ 0.08
Fuse $ 0.08
G4 $ 0.08
Animal Planet $ 0.07
Military $ 0.07
VH1 Classic $ 0.06
Great American Country $ 0.02

ESPN’s Rise in Sub Fees:
1997 $0.73
2006 $2.91
2007: $3.26
2008: $3.65
2009: $4.09
2010: $4.58 (Kagen estimate)
2011: $5.08 (Kagen estimate)

Main Source: SNL Kagan Research

These numbers are why CV does not worry about HGTV/Food:

10. FOOD 1,480
11. HGTV 1,475

If there are 1.5 million average viewers of HGTV/Food accross all providers, how many of them could actualy be from CV?


For example:
100,000,000 (potential US viewers)
3,000,000 (potential CV viewers) = 3%

3% x 1.5 M (average total HGTV/Food viewers) = 45,000 (CV viewers)

Question is how many will switch over this dispute?
What number is CV willing to lose?

The real numbers are that CV has to deal with Disney/ESPN and NBCU and Time Warner and NewsCorp and its Fox Channels. And using your argument, there are many higher-priced channels CV could lose without offending many viewers -- although the corporations which own those channels simply wouldn't allow CV to do such a thing. They would, of course, withhold all their channels.

Fighting Scripps allows CV to seem pious about looking out for the consumer, while still acquiescing to the increasing demands of the big boys. But the fact s that the Scripps channels, compared to so many others ARE severely underpriced based on their ratings. (Versus, as another example, clearly is NOT underpriced)

Hopefully this all will lead to a law allowing a la carte -- then people can simply pay for the channels they want -- although I am sure the price per channel will rise fairly dramatically. But then at least we can support the channels we watch with our dollars, instead of being forced to pay for so many we never watch.

let's keep the lid closed on that can of worms called "a la carte"

MSNBC and MSNBC-HD are not carried by FIOS or UVerse within the Cablevision footprint, even if they are carried elsewhere nationally. The reason being that Cablevision has an exclusive deal prohibiting the telco's from carrying it in their markets.

Well, Cablevision operates in NJ and I'm in NJ. And FIOS does carry MSNBC-SD and CNBC-HD here.

Well, Cablevision operates in NJ and I'm in NJ. And FIOS does carry MSNBC-SD and CNBC-HD here.

Cablevision has exclusive carriage rights in northern NJ and parts of Manhattan I believe to. What ever the case ESPN is stupid for entering into this agreement but I'm sure it was more of Cablevision being sneaky bastards.. In any case a news channel should not be held hostage and the FCC should step in and end this BS.

Cablevision has exclusive carriage rights in northern NJ and parts of Manhattan I believe to. What ever the case ESPN is stupid for entering into this agreement but I'm sure it was more of Cablevision being sneaky bastards.. In any case a news channel should not be held hostage and the FCC should step in and end this BS.

What does ESPN have to do with it?

....but I'm sure it was more of Cablevision being sneaky bastards.. In any case a news channel should not be held hostage and the FCC should step in and end this BS.

So is it OK that Direct TV enters into exclusive contracts like Sunday Ticket?

So is it OK that Direct TV enters into exclusive contracts like Sunday Ticket?

Just like Bobcat on the DSL forum you should ignore J.H.

Cablevision has exclusive carriage rights in northern NJ and parts of Manhattan I believe to. What ever the case ESPN is stupid for entering into this agreement but I'm sure it was more of Cablevision being sneaky bastards.. In any case a news channel should not be held hostage and the FCC should step in and end this BS.

What is odd is that it is just the HD feed that is being held hostage. We do get the standard-def channel...not sure why we can get one and not the other. One would think that we should not even have the standard channel, yet we do.

What does ESPN have to do with it?

First sorry I meant MSNBC. Second its ok because in local markets you are not missing out on your local team or teams. MSNBC is news and the FCC could step in and take care of this but it doesn't matter anyway. With the way CV is doing things they will just continue to lose customers and not just to Fios. Its to Fios,Direct TV,Dish and other providers. I wish I could get Comcast that my friend has 2 towns down but due to Governments sanctioned monopolies we can't choose the cable company we want. Sunday ticket is an extra expense niche thing and is not comparable to a 24 hour news channel. I hate Dolan and I hate cablevision and I HATE optimum.

What is odd is that it is just the HD feed that is being held hostage. We do get the standard-def channel...not sure why we can get one and not the other. One would think that we should not even have the standard channel, yet we do.

You get MSNBC-SD because you are not in the Cablevision service footprint. You do not get MSNBC-HD becuase Verizon is not willing to add the HD unless they get to carry MSNBC SD & HD in their entire FiOS footprint.

You get MSNBC-SD because you are not in the Cablevision service footprint. You do not get MSNBC-HD becuase Verizon is not willing to add the HD unless they get to carry MSNBC SD & HD in their entire FiOS footprint.

You're missing what I'm saying...Cablevision has exclusive rights in North NJ. And I AM in North NJ. And we DO have MSNBC-SD via FIOS. And, as I said, CNBC-HD as well.

So is it OK that Direct TV enters into exclusive contracts like Sunday Ticket?
The "NFL Sunday Ticket" exclusive package argument is specious. Cable MSOs were offered the rights to carry the package, and refused to match or beat DirecTV's bid. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts stated as much in a too often forgotten Multichannel News article.

I have no issues with MVPDs seeking exclusive agreements with networks. As long as the MVPD shares no ownership stake in a network, it's not a matter of antitrust. MSNBC is fair game.

HD RSN exclusivity OTOH, *should* be challenged under anti-trust. In my opinion, the entire "Terrestrial Loophole" portion of the 1992 Cable Act should be challenged under the Sherman AntiTrust Act. This is an area where MVPD purposely withhold owned/controlled programming to stifle competition.

Maybe Verizon should acquire Lifetime and refuse to sell it to Cablevision. Let's see how fast they cry foul. (I would be against this too.)

You're missing what I'm saying...Cablevision has exclusive rights in North NJ. And I AM in North NJ. And we DO have MSNBC-SD via FIOS. And, as I said, CNBC-HD as well.

You probably live in a Comcast-served area, since Comcast also serves much of North Jersey (I should know, I have Comcast in NNJ).

You're missing what I'm saying...Cablevision has exclusive rights in North NJ. And I AM in North NJ. And we DO have MSNBC-SD via FIOS. And, as I said, CNBC-HD as well.

I believe there is one FiOS Video Hub Office in Jersey area. It serves the same areas as Cablevision as well as Comcast. There isn't any way for them to turn it off in just the Cablevision areas. CNBC is not party to the same deal as MSNBC. It was only MSNBC that entered into the exclusivity deal in order to gain carriage.

I believe there is one FiOS Video Hub Office in Jersey area. It serves the same areas as Cablevision as well as Comcast. There isn't any way for them to turn it off in just the Cablevision areas. CNBC is not party to the same deal as MSNBC. It was only MSNBC that entered into the exclusivity deal in order to gain carriage.

This makes sense. SO FIOS can indeed carry the standard MSNBC channel, even if they are in the cablevision area, dependent on whether or not other cable companies are within the FIOS "video hub." Since most states have more than one cable company, that would explain how FIOS is able to carry MSNBC. Do any FIOS subscribers out there NOT have MSNBC Standard Def on their system?

This makes sense. SO FIOS can indeed carry the standard MSNBC channel, even if they are in the cablevision area, dependent on whether or not other cable companies are within the FIOS "video hub." Since most states have more than one cable company, that would explain how FIOS is able to carry MSNBC. Do any FIOS subscribers out there NOT have MSNBC Standard Def on their system?

Yes. The entire Long Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, and parts of CT Cablevision serves do not get to see MSNBC SD on FiOS.

Maybe Verizon should acquire Lifetime and refuse to sell it to Cablevision. Let's see how fast they cry foul.

LOL.....Something tells me Cablevision and the majority of its customers won't miss Lifetime.

LOL.....Something tells me Cablevision and the majority of its customers won't miss Lifetime.

Tell that to all the middle aged women customers in Cablevision's territory.

TV Land HD coming to Cablevision.

http://www.cvadsales.com/networks.html

TV Land HD coming to Cablevision.

http://www.cvadsales.com/networks.html

If you basing this on the fact that TV Land has a /HD next to it, not very convincing.

Many known HD channels they carry don't have this distinction?

Then the following are no longer going to be carried? :

A&E HD
Bio HD
Toon HD
CMT HD
E! HD
G4 HD
Hallmark Movie HD
History HD
MSNBC HD
New 12 HD
Planet Green HD
SyFy HD
Style HD
Travel HD
truTV HD

I may have missed a few.

Cablevision And Scripps Strike New Carriage Deal

Food Network and HGTV to Return to New York market

By Claire Atkinson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/21/2010 5:13:38 PM

Cablevision and Scripps Networks Interactive have a deal to return the Food Network and HGTV to viewers in the New York region. The two companies issued a joint statement today, saying that service would be restored.

Cablevision did not say what the terms of the deal were. Two separate executives suggested Cablevision had been exploring launching its own TV services in the food realm and had looked at a separate food-oriented video on demand service and considered the launch of a food oriented channel. It is unclear whether this latest agreement would end those ambitions. Earlier this week, Scripps expanded the amount of content airing on the Tribune-owned broadcast station in the New York market.

In a statement, John Lansing, executive vice president of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and president of the company's Scripps Networks operating division said: "This is the resolution everyone wanted. Cablevision has been a valued distribution partner and we're gratified that together we were able to reach a successful conclusion that will benefit their customers and viewers of our networks."

John Bickham, Cablevision's President of Cable & Communications, said: "Food Network and HGTV have strong and loyal followings and we are pleased that both channels are back where they belong on Cablevision and available to our customers in both standard-definition and free HD."

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/445369-Cablevision_And_Scripps_Strike_New_Carriage_Deal.php

TV Land HD coming to Cablevision.

http://www.cvadsales.com/networks.html

Haven't seen this announced anywhere?
Do you think you were mistaking?

You're missing what I'm saying...Cablevision has exclusive rights in North NJ. And I AM in North NJ. And we DO have MSNBC-SD via FIOS. And, as I said, CNBC-HD as well.
Cablevision does not have Exclusive in the areas of North Jersey / NY Not SERVED by Cablevision.
You are apparently NOT in a Cablevision town (meaning you can't shut off Fios & get Cablevision at your address).
I'm in North Jersey, & Can't get MSNBC SD or HD on Fios because I'm in a 'CableVision' served town. Fios was originally shutting off MSNBC is all NNJ areas for technical/hub reasons, but now has been able to selectively turn on MSNBC in most "Non cablevision" only portions of NY / NNJ.

If anyone here would care to know about Cablevision's treatment of Turner Classic Movies HD in the New York, New Jersey area, please begin reading at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in HDTV! (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17224328#post17224328) At this very moment Foul Play (1978) (Aspect Ratio 1.78:1) is airing without the typical audio problems however, it appears the HD image first appeared stretched and is now in the zoom mode.

Watched three or so movies over last few days and heard no audio issues on TCM-HD! Hopefully I never will again. :)

TV Land HD coming to Cablevision.

http://www.cvadsales.com/networks.html

You posted this in the AVS Official National HD Channels Lineups thread and now they INCORRECTLY have it marked as Announced.

Other than a typo from a cv sales web page do you have any other info on this channel?

You posted this in the AVS Official National HD Channels Lineups thread and now they INCORRECTLY have it marked as Announced.

Other than a typo from a cv sales web page do you have any other info on this channel?

I don't think TV Land HD has launched yet so it is possible they will carry it at launch. But we know not to believe anything until we see the notice on the CT DPUC site.

Cablevision To Roll Out RS-DVR In April
Will Stop Buying New DVR Boxes By Year-End
Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News, 2/25/2010 11:24:18 AM
Cablevision Systems said it will begin rolling out its controversial Remote Server-Digital Video Recorder in April, and plans to have the service available throughout its 3-million subscriber footprint by year-end.
Speaking on a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter results, chief operating officer Tom Rutledge said that the roll-out of the RS-DVR would begin in three phases: the ability to pause live TV, which is currently in employee homes. In April, a limited function DVR will be available.
"By year-end we intend to cease buying physical DVRs as we begin deploying our network-based DVR solution throughout our footprint," Rutledge said.
Cablevision was the first MSO to attempt to rollout a remote DVR, which most cable operators believe is a more efficient technology than physical DVR set-top boxes. The company attempted to trial the service in 2006, but was blocked by programmers who claimed the service constituted copyright infringement.

The programmers initially won the first round, when U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin ruled the RS-DVR did infringe on copyrights. But that was overturned in appeals court in 2008. Since then, Cablevision has kept quiet on the service, opting to confine trials of the service to its Long Island corporate campus and select employee homes.
Rutledge also said that the company is investigating offering a wireless telephone service, and has begun testing a phone that would switch between Wi-Fi networks and cellular telephone networks.
"The testing is so far proving to be good and consistent with our view of what is possible and gives us some hope that we will be able to launch additional products using the Wi-Fi network that will look like what some people think of as cellular telephone," Rutledge said.
On the financial front, Cablevision Systems outpaced analysts' estimates for the fourth quarter, reporting revenue of $2.2 billion (up 5%) and adjusted operating cash flow of $682.8 million, an increase of 13.5%.
The Bethpage, N.Y-based MSO lost about 2,800 basic customers in the period, but grew digital subscribers (up 4,800); high-speed data customers (45,700) and telephony subscribers (51,400).

WABC-TV May Pull Its Signal From Cablevision On March 7

Retransmission-Consent Dispute Could Cause Service Disruption

John Eggerton & Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 3/1/2010 8:27:49PM

ABC says that it may pull its WABC-TV New York signal from Cablevision at 12:01 a.m. on March 7 unless the cable operator agrees to pay for the channel in a retransmission-consent dispute.

Broadcasters are increasingly pushing for cash in their retransmission-consent negotiations for their channels given the size of their audiences relative to cable channels that receive higher per-sub fees.

WABC-TV said that it has extended its contract month-to-month over the past two years as a show of good faith, while the parties tried to reach an agreement.

"Having tried to negotiate for the past two years, we simply can no longer extend our ABC content with Cablevision beyond March 6th unless we receive appropriate cash compensation," ABC said.

Sources familiar with the situation said that WABC-TV had intensified its negotiations over the past couple of months, and is likely seeking between 50 and 60 cents monthly subscriber fee.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/449438-WABC_TV_May_Pull_Its_Signal_From_Cablevision_On_March_7.php

Another money squabble involving CV and (fill in the blank) _____.. thought ch 7 was part of out basic package? Here's the latest news article: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/03/01/2010-03-01_cablevision_may_ditch_wabc.html
As usual the consumer is caught in the middle..:mad:

pure money grab for ABC to pay execs since advertisers are not

FCC asked to intercede in Cablevision, Disney fight

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/fcc-asked-to-intercede-in-cablevision-disney-fight-1.1791859

FCC asked to intercede in Cablevision, Disney fight

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/fcc-asked-to-intercede-in-cablevision-disney-fight-1.1791859
If non NY area readers don't know.... Cablevision owns Newsday.
Not saying that the article is slanted in any way, but it's good to know who pays the writer of the article...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1143/95584157052unclescrooge.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/i/95584157052unclescrooge.jpg/)New owner of Cablevison after settling dispute with Disney.. Scrooge McDuck

Well, now that ABC7 (http://www.saveabc7.com/) has pulled their feed off Cablevision (http://www.cablevision.com/abc/index.jsp?ftrack=abc), I just happened to Google this picture of Chuck Dolan. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dolan)

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/files/images/Henry_Potter.jpg

pure money grab for ABC to pay execs since advertisers are not
On the other hand, you could also say it's a pure money grab on Cablevision's part to not be willing pay for a channel they make a large amount of money off carrying.

I know my parents wouldn't bother subscribing to cable if they couldn't get the local stations through it in their area. In their case, cable keeps them from having to put up a giant antenna on their roof to be able to get a signal from the local stations in their relatively obstructed location.

I wonder how many Neilsen rating points will ABC lose with 3.1 million Cablevision customers not being able to watch WABC for the Oscars telecast. I can see losses as high as 0.5 Nielsen rating points, and that could cut the ad revenue by several million dollars.

I wonder how many Neilsen rating points will ABC lose with 3.1 million Cablevision customers not being able to watch WABC for the Oscars telecast. I can see losses as high as 0.5 Nielsen rating points, and that could cut the ad revenue by several million dollars.
It depends.

How many of those subscribers:

A) are rated households

and

B) have no other options to watch WABC.

and

C) how fast they can get a satellite install from an eager company wanting to catch some defectors (which is what happened with the TW situation not long ago).

If I were a company that D* or E* outsourced to, I would be planning to schedule every warm body to work on the deadline to go out and rip through as many installs as I can. "Today? Sure! What time is good for you...?"

On the other hand, you could also say it's a pure money grab on Cablevision's part to not be willing pay for a channel they make a large amount of money off carrying.



Bingo!

Not that it's a sporting event, but I typically root for the localaffiliate in these disputes. Can't really root for a winner/loser since typically both sides end up winners to differing degrees and the consumer is the only real loser. However, in this case, I'm rooting for Cablevision to come out of this in a better position for the following three reasons:

1) WABC is an O&O.
2) The O&O's were leveraged to force carriage of additional channels with increasing carriage fees.
3) Cablevision has been consistently pro-a la carte.

I still feel network television deserves its fair share of the profit generated by MSOs off the backs of their programming, but I view that fair share as paid in full by the contracts signed for the other Disney properties - back when the only reason it was done was to maintain carriage of that broadcast network programming.

Free On-Demand today:

We invite you to enjoy our entire slate of on demand movies at no charge today, Sunday March 7th. To order, go to the iO TV main menu, select On Demand, then Movies On Demand, then choose your movie. (Customer's Bills will show a credit for Movies On Demand ordered on Sunday, March 7th)

http://www.optimum.net/VOD/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand

Free On-Demand today:

We invite you to enjoy our entire slate of on demand movies at no charge today, Sunday March 7th. To order, go to the iO TV main menu, select On Demand, then Movies On Demand, then choose your movie. (Customer's Bills will show a credit for Movies On Demand ordered on Sunday, March 7th)

http://www.optimum.net/VOD/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand

Brilliant.

Not that it's a sporting event, but I typically root for the localaffiliate in these disputes. Can't really root for a winner/loser since typically both sides end up winners to differing degrees and the consumer is the only real loser. However, in this case, I'm rooting for Cablevision to come out of this in a better position for the following three reasons:

1) WABC is an O&O.
2) The O&O's were leveraged to force carriage of additional channels with increasing carriage fees.
3) Cablevision has been consistently pro-a la carte.

I still feel network television deserves its fair share of the profit generated by MSOs off the backs of their programming, but I view that fair share as paid in full by the contracts signed for the other Disney properties - back when the only reason it was done was to maintain carriage of that broadcast network programming.

I'm not sure how anyone can defend Cablevision in any their practices. They overcharge for anything and everything.

Free On-Demand today:

We invite you to enjoy our entire slate of on demand movies at no charge today, Sunday March 7th. To order, go to the iO TV main menu, select On Demand, then Movies On Demand, then choose your movie. (Customer's Bills will show a credit for Movies On Demand ordered on Sunday, March 7th)

http://www.optimum.net/VOD/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand

does that include HD?

does that include HD?

It says the "entire slate".

Free On-Demand today:
It can't hurt to try and soothe the savage breast.

Having said that, if I were a CV sub, I'd be tweaking my antenna right now.

From the Hot Off The Press topic, at the top of the forum:

WABC, Cablevision make offers to end Oscar stalemate

By James Hibberd in the The Hollywood Reporter LiveFeed blog, March 7, 2010

With the Oscars telecast mere hours away, WABC has sent Cablevision a new offer to end the stalemate between the companies while the cable operator has endorsed a government call for arbitration.

The moves give the parties two ways to potentially end the standoff so New York City-area Cablevision customers can watch the Academy Awards.

"We have sent Cablevision a new proposal, and are awaiting their response," said Rebecca Campbell, president and GM, WABC-TV. "If Cablevision is serious about doing right by their customers and returning ABC7 and its programming to them, then they need to act now. The ball is in their court."

No other details about the offer were provided.

Meanwhile, Cablevision said it would agree to Sen. John Kerry and other government officials' call for arbitration in exchange for WABC restoring service. Kerry has called the dispute a "game of chicken being played again and again" and argued that broadcasters should not be allowed to pull their signals unless a cable company is negotiating in bad faith.

“We remain deeply disappointed that ABC Disney has put their own financial interests above their viewers and pulled the plug on ABC," said Cablevision in a statement. "Given the extraordinary public interest in this matter, Sen. Kerry and other public officials have suggested that arbitration is appropriate in this highly unusual situation. Thus, Cablevision will agree to binding arbitration and calls upon Disney CEO Bob Iger to immediately return ABC to New York area viewers, and join us in binding arbitration to resolve this matter fairly. We have communicated our position to the highest levels of the FCC and urged the agency to appropriately involve itself in this process.”

Neither party has yet responded to either offer. During December dispute between Time Warner and Fox, the cable operator likewise agreed to government arbitration and Fox rejected the offer.

About 3.3. million Cablevision customers lost their ABC signal just after midnight on Saturday due to a retransmission contract dispute between the companies.

The last thing Cablevision subscribers tuned to WABC (ABC7) saw was the following message from the station: "Cablevision betrayed you again. First HGTV and Food Network, now they lost ABC7," it read, referencing Cablevision's recent dispute with Scripps that kept the two cable networks off the cable operator for 20 days. "Enough is enough. Go to ABC7.com to switch now."

-- Nellie Andreeva contributed to this report

It can't hurt to try and soothe the savage breast.

Having said that, if I were a CV sub, I'd be tweaking my antenna right now.

I had my parents go to radio shack and buy a $12 antenna....

unfortunately WABC is going to be the hardest channel to pick up with its low VHF frequency (i don't understand why they let any network have its digital channel on VHF) - but with some perfect rabbit ear placement they were able to pick it up.
(talking them thru the tv menu settings to change the coax default from cable to antenna was an adventure...)

I had my parents go to radio shack and buy a $12 antenna....

unfortunately WABC is going to be the hardest channel to pick up with its low VHF frequency (i don't understand why they let any network have its digital channel on VHF) - but with some perfect rabbit ear placement they were able to pick it up.
(talking them thru the tv menu settings to change the coax default from cable to antenna was an adventure...)

Good son/daughter that you are.

Ken: just tried to order " Inglorious Bastards", and was told to try again later.. CV must be swamped with free orders.. Anyone else having problems?, 2nd time same message..

Ken: just tried to order " Inglorious Bastards", and was told to try again later.. CV must be swamped with free orders.. Anyone else having problems?, 2nd time same message..

offering free on demand was a very poorly thought out idea......

Ken: just tried to order " Inglorious Bastards", and was told to try again later.. CV must be swamped with free orders.. Anyone else having problems?, 2nd time same message..

Others in the CV topic for NYC in the HDTV Locals Forum are reporting the same issue.

Too many requests at the same time.

I'm not sure how anyone can defend Cablevision in any their practices. They overcharge for anything and everything.

It's all relative. Disney hasn't exactly been offering bargain basement prices for their cablenets either.

offering free on demand was a very poorly thought out idea......

Unless they fully expected a significant percentage to be barred from ordering due to a backlog. ;)

WABC is back.

Confirmed in the local topic.

It's all relative. Disney hasn't exactly been offering bargain basement prices for their cablenets either.

Well this is a situation where both sides are at fault to some extent...

But I can never think of a time when I went "Cablevision is right! All praise the Dolans!"

(Cablevision... The Knicks and Rangers of the last 10 years or so....)

Well a big benefit for us from the ABC dispute. We are getting the rest of the Disney owned HD channels on 3/25 per the guide channel.
ABC Family HD 749
Disney HD 731
To Family Cable
Disney XD HD 750
ESPNNEWS HD 796
ESPNU HD 144/794
To iO

well a big benefit for us from the abc dispute. We are getting the rest of the abc hd channels on 3/25 per the guide channel.
Abc family hd 749
disney hd 731
to family cable
disney xd hd 750
espnnews hd 796
espnu hd 794
to io

Yes!

any word on when CV will dump the 8300HD-DVR? or at least offer a better more modern version with more then 25hr's of HD capacity built-in?

sidenote -- anyone here have a Moxi with 3 tuners? Does the multi stream Cable Card support 3 tuners with CV? Any issues?

any word on when CV will dump the 8300HD-DVR? or at least offer a better more modern version with more then 25hr's of HD capacity built-in?

sidenote -- anyone here have a Moxi with 3 tuners? Does the multi stream Cable Card support 3 tuners with CV? Any issues?

They are actually moving towards a remote dvr system (as well as new boxes are being tested right now). See http://www.multichannel.com/article/449386-Cablevision_to_Launch_RS_DVR_Service_in_April.php

Wow I never would have thought CV would get ESPNU HD before D*.

sidenote -- anyone here have a Moxi with 3 tuners? Does the multi stream Cable Card support 3 tuners with CV? Any issues?

Here is the Moxi thread.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1095015
The multi stream card works fine for three tuners, however, if you use the SA tuning adaptor then only two of the three tuners will work.

Wow I never would have thought CV would get ESPNU HD before D*.

LOL, same here. Thank goodness for contract renewals.

Might do the TiVo thing -- but I don't want to deal with the SDV adapter (which
is why I sold my old tivo's and went to DirecTV)

BUT

in my market (Litchfield - CT) it seems only sport packages and some premium
movies are using SDV.

Does anyone know if they have stopped SDV with new HD channels (example the new
ESPN and Disney and ABC channels in HD are they switched? or in the clear?)

And as a follow up - is CV still reducing the analog channels in all markets so
SDV is not needed at all?


To be honest the pricing and available HD channels makes CV 10x times better
then direcTV (plus ubber fast internet) but the DVR is the stopping point for me
and my wife.

thanks again
John

Might do the TiVo thing -- but I don't want to deal with the SDV adapter (which
is why I sold my old tivo's and went to DirecTV)

BUT

in my market (Litchfield - CT) it seems only sport packages and some premium
movies are using SDV.

Does anyone know if they have stopped SDV with new HD channels (example the new
ESPN and Disney and ABC channels in HD are they switched? or in the clear?)

And as a follow up - is CV still reducing the analog channels in all markets so
SDV is not needed at all?


To be honest the pricing and available HD channels makes CV 10x times better
then direcTV (plus ubber fast internet) but the DVR is the stopping point for me
and my wife.

thanks again
John

cv will no longer sell analog service in april but currrent analog customers will still have access (my guess is they will go all digital sometime in 2011)

the new hd channels are not SDV and here is list of what is:

Subscription international programming, including iO en español, iO Russian, iO Korean, etc.
Subscription sports packages, including MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, NHL Center Ice, etc.
NHL Network HD (channel 791).
Big Ten Network & Big Ten Network HD (channels 413/720).
Limited premium HD movie channels:

801 HBO2 HD
802 HBO Signature HD
803 HBO Family HD
804 HBO Comedy HD
805 HBO Zone HD
806 HBO Latino HD
812 Starz Kids & Family HD
813 Starz Edge HD
816 Encore HD
821 Showtime Too HD
822 Showtime Showcase HD
831 ActionMAX HD
832 MoreMAX HD
835 @MAX HD
837 OuterMAX HD

Thanks for the info - i'd go back to TiVo or a Moxi but my "fear" is SDV....

I can live with out the premium, and sports -- but when new HD rolls out i wouldn't want to be stuck. IMHO the tuning adapters are to unreliable for my use (yes I am a TV junkie LOL)

I thought at one point I read here or on Yahoo Group (posted this there as well) that CV was going all digital but not in all areas or markets. I live in Northern CT and the Litchfield market seems to get the "good stuff" last if at all LOL...

On that note with less analog service has HD picture quality improved?

I'd like to save money and switch back to CV... but not if it means less in the end in terms of service.



cv will no longer sell analog service in april but currrent analog customers will still have access (my guess is they will go all digital sometime in 2011)

the new hd channels are not SDV and here is list of what is:

Subscription international programming, including iO en español, iO Russian, iO Korean, etc.
Subscription sports packages, including MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, NHL Center Ice, etc.
NHL Network HD (channel 791).
Big Ten Network & Big Ten Network HD (channels 413/720).
Limited premium HD movie channels:

801 HBO2 HD
802 HBO Signature HD
803 HBO Family HD
804 HBO Comedy HD
805 HBO Zone HD
806 HBO Latino HD
812 Starz Kids & Family HD
813 Starz Edge HD
816 Encore HD
821 Showtime Too HD
822 Showtime Showcase HD
831 ActionMAX HD
832 MoreMAX HD
835 @MAX HD
837 OuterMAX HD

Effective Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Cablevision will launch National Geographic Wild in Standard Definition (Channel 158) and High Definition (Channel 779) in all of our Connecticut systems.

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/88f12116235902e185256a860056babb/85256a63004def96852576f200726d48?OpenDocument

So all systems should have it on 4/15

Any updates or info on the Litchfield market? I see the Bridgeport market is going all digital - this month...

I just had cablevision tv service installed today.

I ordered the hd dvr service with hbo and hbo on demand.

When I originally ordered the hbo on demand service I inquired as to how much of the content was available in hd; I was told most of it was in hd.

So today when I browsed the on demand menu I could not find an hbo on demand hd category.

I see in all the other premium on demand categories such as showtime, starz, encore etc they have a separate section of hd such as sho hd starz hd etc.

But hbo only has categories for hbo series, hbo movies etc but no hbo hd.

I called politely to cancel the service before I was charged; but the customer support person swore that hbo on demand had hd content. He even insisted he checked on the tv in their office and it the shows clearly were in hd.

He was so insistent he convinced me to schedule a service appointment for a tech to come to my apartment.

Am I crazy and I'm missing the section where hbo on demand hd is? Or is cablevision run by morons.

I figure at least someone here in this forum must have cablevision service and could tell me.

Oh by the way I live in Morris County.

I don't subscribe to HBO On Demand, but looking through the menus, not a single HBO thing says it's in HD.

Other stuff (Showtime, Starz, etc) specifically says it's in HD.

This will sound stupid, but did you play anything (The Pacific for example, or any of the HBO movies) and see if they play in HD but are not labeled as such?

They do not have HBO HD or Cinemax HD content On Demand

another thread to post in regarding Cablevision:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=446219&page=999

Thanks for the feedback and the links to the other threads.

I also have issues with my hd dvr box I noticed today. I noticed the component inputs shut off when hdmi is physically plugged in.

This is a problem because I have a slingbox connected to the component ports. I had to physically disconnect the hdmi from the cable box to get the component connection to turn back on.

With the lack of hbo on demand and the component ports not being active with hdmi connected I am leaning towards returning the dvr box for a cable card and buying a Moxi DVR.

Topics merged.

Effective Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Cablevision will launch WHPX HD in the New Haven and Litchfield portions of our cable system in Connecticut. WHPX HD is the high definition ION affiliate in the New Haven/Hartford market area. WHPX will launch on channel 703 and will be available in the Broadcast Basic package. In addition, Cablevision will also launch on the above-referenced date Univision HD and Telefutura HD in the Bridgeport and Norwalk portions of our cable system. Univision HD will launch on channel 706 and Telefutura will launch on channel 708 and will be available in the Broadcast Basic package.

Univision HD and TeleFutura HD added in all areas.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb4061274.htm

My D* contract is up and love the HD picture quality such as sports. How is CV in the NJ area comparing to D*?

Cablevision Buying Bresnan For $1.365B

Price Pegged at 8.3 Multiple of Cash Flow

by Kent Gibbons -- Multichannel News, 6/14/2010 8:22:30 AM

Cablevision Systems has won the auction for Bresnan Communications, agreeing to buy the cable operator's 300,000-plus subscribers from majority owner Providence Equity Partners for $1.365 billion.

The price was estimated at 8.3 times current Bresnan cash flow of $165 million, which Sanford Bernstein Research termed a steep premium to current market multiples.

Bresnan operates in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah and passes more than 630,000 homes.

Cablevision also announced its board of directors approved a $500 million stock repurchase program, which Bernstein said investors would welcome but that investors will be "frustrated" that Cablevision didn't opt to buy more of its own stock at a current trading multiple of 6.3 times.

Other bidders were reported to include Liberty Media. The spirited auction was overseen by UBS and Credit Suisse.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/453701-Cablevision_Buying_Bresnan_For_1_365B.php

Cablevision Buying Bresnan For $1.365B

Price Pegged at 8.3 Multiple of Cash Flow

by Kent Gibbons -- Multichannel News, 6/14/2010 8:22:30 AM

Cablevision Systems has won the auction for Bresnan Communications, agreeing to buy the cable operator's 300,000-plus subscribers from majority owner Providence Equity Partners for $1.365 billion.

The price was estimated at 8.3 times current Bresnan cash flow of $165 million, which Sanford Bernstein Research termed a steep premium to current market multiples.

Bresnan operates in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah and passes more than 630,000 homes.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/453701-Cablevision_Buying_Bresnan_For_1_365B.php
This deal for systems outside Cablevision's footprint is perplexing. It makes little sense unless they plan to swap these territories for franchises closer to their NY base.

Travel channel was moved to channel 178 from its lower position and they also ended the duplicate HD feed on 763. If you have any DVR recordings set for Travel Channel they need to be deleted and set up for the new channel position.

I don't subscribe to HBO On Demand

Subscribe? Good god. I haven't been a CV customer in years...went the directv route and then went over to FIOS.....I canot believe that you have to subscribe to this stuff.

All channels on demand equivalents are free on FIOS as long as the regular channel is in your package. That's just one of a million reasons I would never switch back to CV.

Don't mean to be a troll. I'm sure you guys have your reasons for being with CV, but they are a joke of a company and the Dolans are just horrible people. Why give them a dime of your money?

Subscribe? Good god. I haven't been a CV customer in years...went the directv route and then went over to FIOS.....I canot believe that you have to subscribe to this stuff.

All channels on demand equivalents are free on FIOS as long as the regular channel is in your package. That's just one of a million reasons I would never switch back to CV.

Don't mean to be a troll. I'm sure you guys have your reasons for being with CV, but they are a joke of a company and the Dolans are just horrible people. Why give them a dime of your money?

hd is included unlike with other providers
premium packages are several dollars cheeper on average
(who needs On Demand when you have a dvr and east and west feeds)
The executives at FIOS are wonderful people?
You should have stopped at "Don't mean to be a troll."

hd is included unlike with other providers
premium packages are several dollars cheeper on average
(who needs On Demand when you have a dvr and east and west feeds)
The executives at FIOS are wonderful people?
You should have stopped at "Don't mean to be a troll."

Hate to burst your bubble but HD is free also with FIOS....don't let tricky cablevision marketing fool you. The HD box is the exact same price as the SD box so I don't get where they come up with there misleading adds.

We can argue all day about pricing....they all end up being right around the same price at the end of the day. The one place you simply can't win is on PQ...especially if you are an HD buff. How many HD channels is cable cramming into a single QAM slot? Last I checked it was between 3 and 4 as they try to keep up with FIOS.

FIOS does not compress the video signal beyond what they get from their provider and only put two channels in a QAM slot...why? Because they have a state of the art ALL FIBER network.

I went to my neighbors house and almost vomitted over what I saw on his HD channels with CV.

I will definitely conceed that the DVR does not have enough memory. But that is partly because of the fact that FIOS doesn't add additional compression. The video files are enormous because of it, but I will take that if it means better PQ. Truth be told, with the all free On Demand there is very little that I need to record. And for the stuff that I do record, the multi-room DVR is great. One DVR...watch it on any TV that has a box. Another area that Cable is lacking.

Not trying to be a troll.....simply trying to share my satisfaction with the competition for my fellow Long Islanders who may not realize how awesome FIOS is.

Don't mean to be a troll.

Not trying to be a troll.

To late, you already are a troll. If you're happy with FIOS great, but there is no need to be in a Cablevision forum then is there?

To late, you already are a troll. If you're happy with FIOS great, but there is no need to be in a Cablevision forum then is there?


Why not? what is wrong with people sharing there views on different products? If you are happy with CV thats fine, but what is wrong with someone letting you know they tried a different product and found it to be superior?

Unless you work for CV and are worried about losing customers I cannot understand why you wouldn't want to hear about a competing product.

Unless you work for CV and are worried about losing customers I cannot understand why you wouldn't want to hear about a competing product.

1). I live in Connecticut and at&t is the phone company so FIOS is not an option.
2). If I wanted to know about a competing product I would go to the thread for the competition.

MSG Varsity's HD Education

Cablevision's High School Service Will Go High-Def During Sophomore Year

Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 8/22/2010 9:36:44 AM

It's been said that kids grow up a lot between their freshman and sophomore years.

The same is evidently true of MSG Varsity, Cablevision's network devoted to all things high school, which is about to return to school.

During the 2010-11 academic year, MSG Varsity will be presented in high-definition, kick off a "Friday Night Football" package, revamp its Web site and flanking interactive channel, and publish a magazine previewing the upcoming fall season.

MSG Varsity logoMSG Varsity general manager Theresa Chillianis said the network will soft-launch in HD on Aug. 24, making MSG Varsity the only all high-school channel to transmit in the enhanced format.

"We recognize that viewers expect sports to be in HD," she said. "It represents an increase in professionalism and something we think our community is really going to enjoy."

After showing games live-to-tape during its rookie year, MSG Varsity will showcase its HD-quality images with its first live telecast on Sept. 10 with the "Friday Night Football" contest between Immaculata High School at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J. Steve Levy and Lou Brogno will call the match-up.

Rather than feature its usual split telecasts by geographic area, the 12 Friday night pigskin match-ups will air across all of the network's four regions.

Football on MSG Varsity HD"Football on MSG Varsity HD""Friday night football is a big deal for a number of schools," Chillianis said. "We're looking at some very competitive games."

Those contests will come replete with pregame and halftime segments. MSG Varsity will also have a big presence on-site, with interactive booths and games to draw in the community.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, High School SportsDesk, the network's flagship daily news and information program, will start an hour earlier at 6 p.m. Hosted by Jared Greenberg and Shawna Ryan, High School SportsDesk features daily sports highlights, team breakdowns, athlete interviews and rankings from MSG Varsity's team of experts. On Friday evenings, the show will serve as a lead-in to the live gridiron telecasts.

After starting with 60 schools when it bowed last Sept. 24, MSG Varsity "established relationships" with 85% of the schools in its New York DMA footprint by the close of the 2009-10 school year. That meant forming ties with the principal, an administrator, athletic director, coach, teacher or media advisor at the schools.

"The first year was all about getting out there and making connections with the schools and the communities," Chillianis said.

Last year, MSG Varsity, under its "High School Sports Showcase" banner, aired 400 professionally produced games, featuring multiple cameras and on-air commentators; Chillianis said the network will match that in the upcoming campaign. Another 2,600 contests were shot by students and MSG Varsity staffers.

Chillianis also said digital enhancements will be unveiled on Sept. 7. In addition to new looks and improved navigation, there will be improved search functionality, video player and interactive photo galleries, as well as the ability to receive texts or alerts when new content about a school is added.

Channel 614 allows viewers to create their own personal MSG Varsity experience, making it specific or expansive. For those more interested in a hyperlocal experience, MSG Varsity interactive users can set preferences for a particular region or even their own school.

All of the content available on MSG Varsity.com can be viewed anytime on the interactive TV channel, offering more than 10,000 videos on demand. Students at the network's media partners -- armed with HD cameras, editing computers and training tips -- have created approximately 7,000 shorts, not only about sports. The student interviews cover everything from inside looks at school bands, debate teams and other clubs to other aspects of high school life.

During the week of Sept. 13, the network will begin distributing its publication MSG Varsity The Magazine. Sporting four regional covers, the 68-page magazine will preview football and other fall sports.

"We'll drop off 50 to 100 copies at the principal and AD's office at every school and also use them as on-site giveaways," Chillianis explained, noting the publication will also be available at MSGVarsity. com.

In keeping with its non-commercial bent, the magazine does not include advertising.

However, Chillianis said MSG Varsity is not averse to working with more "third-party providers that can add value to our students and schools.

To that end, the service in June reached an agreement with educational services firm Kaplan that enables Cablevision's Optimum customers to receive its PSAT and/ or SAT online prep courses online (a $99 value) for students to review and engage in testtaking strategies, as well as gain access to the company's exclusive Webinar series. Kaplan also is offering a 10% discount, through Oct. 15, off the retail price on some programs, including college and graduate test prep courses.

http://www.multichannel.com/photo/254/254829-Football_on_MSG_Varsity_HD.jpg

http://www.multichannel.com/article/456246-MSG_Varsity_s_HD_Education.php

Anyone with CV getting Game HD, Team HD or Game 2 HD? Please be specific, thanks.

For those who don't know, they are the HD channels for subscription sports packages MLB Extra Innings, NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, and MLS Extra Kick.

Anyone with CV getting Game HD, Team HD or Game 2 HD? Please be specific, thanks.

For those who don't know, they are the HD channels for subscription sports packages MLB Extra Innings, NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, and MLS Extra Kick.

No. CV doesn't carry any of the available HD broadcasts of any of those packages.

anyone see the announcement that CV and Samsung have reached a deal to use their new STBs ? apparently they won't be hardware DVR's, but rather will work with CV's online dvr system
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=195923&site=lr_cable&f_src=lightreading_gnews

Travel channel was moved to channel 178 from its lower position and they also ended the duplicate HD feed on 763. If you have any DVR recordings set for Travel Channel they need to be deleted and set up for the new channel position.

This I find ridiculous. What was the point of moving this channel away from all the other hd channels. I'd prefer them all staying together rather than integrating them with all the sd stuff...

NFL network for Cablevision coming?? Please please please!!!

NFL Network, Redzone Channel could be coming to more cable companies (http://hd.engadget.com/2010/08/21/nfl-network-redzone-channel-could-be-coming-to-more-cable-compa/)

If your cable company hasn't offered NFL Network so far, keep an eye out, as the league's station and the National Cable Television Cooperative are opening it and NFL Redzone up to the co-op's members. The group claims 17 of the 20 largest cable companies in the country as it's members (including Suddenlink, Cablevision, Cox, GCI and more -- but not Time Warner), so while it's not a straight shot to seeing this channel in your guide, the option is out there so call your provider if you're interested.

Don't hold your breath.

NFL network for Cablevision coming?? Please please please!!!



The Dolans want Sunday Ticket so until that happens, forget it.

Good new for those of you with CableCard devices and those of us with regular boxes who hate getting "Channel not Available" messages. It appears Cablevision is using bandwidth freed up from the switch to all digital to stop using Switched Digital Video on regular channels. Banner ads on the guide channel for the Norwalk, CT system say that on 9/24/10 CableCard users will get access to Big Ten and NHL Network HD in the iO Sports Pak and 11 HD movie channels in iO Silver and Gold. It appears that only the subscription international programming and Subscription sports packages (MLB EI, NBA LP and , NHL CI) will continue to use SDV.

Sounds like it's tone for me to get a cablecard for the bedroom set (the only tv in the house that can take one). I'll save a few bucks a month. They have to come and install it right? I can't go pick one up myself and put it in?

Currently you can't self install and I believe it's a $40 installation fee for CableCards. But at $2 a month it is almost a $5 per month savings versus renting a cable box. This switch from SDV appears tied to the switch to all digital so that has to happen first on your system if it hasn't already.

NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE CT DPUC:

We are hereby providing your agency with notice of an upcoming Switched Video Platform change in Connecticut.

Effective over a two-day period, September 23 and September 24, 2010, Cablevision will be removing the following channels from the Switched Video Platform: Big Ten (413), Big Ten HD (720), NHL HD (791), Starz Kids and Family HD (812), Starz Edge HD (813), Encore HD (816), Showtime Too HD (821), Showtime Showcase HD (822), Smithsonian Channel SD (163), Smithsonian Channel HD (780), HBO Family HD (803), HBO Comedy HD (804), Action Max HD (831), More Max HD (832), @Max HD (835) and Outer Max HD (837). iO Espanol, iO International, 3D Ch 1300, and the iO Seasonal Sports channels will remain on the Switched Video Platform. Customers with a CableCARD equipped device will now be able to tune to the services being removed from the Switched Video Platform without the need of a Tuning Adaptor or Set Top Box.

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndo...4?OpenDocument

NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE CT DPUC:

We are hereby providing your agency with notice of an upcoming Switched Video Platform change in Connecticut.

Effective over a two-day period, September 23 and September 24, 2010, Cablevision will be removing the following channels from the Switched Video Platform: Big Ten (413), Big Ten HD (720), NHL HD (791), Starz Kids and Family HD (812), Starz Edge HD (813), Encore HD (816), Showtime Too HD (821), Showtime Showcase HD (822), Smithsonian Channel SD (163), Smithsonian Channel HD (780), HBO Family HD (803), HBO Comedy HD (804), Action Max HD (831), More Max HD (832), @Max HD (835) and Outer Max HD (837). iO Espanol, iO International, 3D Ch 1300, and the iO Seasonal Sports channels will remain on the Switched Video Platform. Customers with a CableCARD equipped device will now be able to tune to the services being removed from the Switched Video Platform without the need of a Tuning Adaptor or Set Top Box.

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndo...4?OpenDocument

Interesting, at 3:30 am on the morning of August 3, 2009, virtually the same channels stopped decoding via the IEEE 1394 Firewire outputs for DVHS recording. Then I was told their June 10th, 2010 Firmware Update would fix this. It did not. I received a letter from Cablevision last week stating all analog signals would cease by September 28th. After reading what you've posted, I'm going to hold off filing complaints with the FCC and the NYS Cable Commission, otherwise Fios here I come as it's about to finally become available in this area very soon.

780 Smithsonian Channel HD
803 HBO Family HD
804 HBO Comedy HD
812 Starz Kids & Family HD
813 Starz Edge HD
816 Encore HD
821 Showtime Too HD
822 Showtime Showcase HD
831 ActionMAX HD
832 MoreMAX HD
835 @MAX HD
837 OuterMAX HD

News Corporation, the owner of Fox, has publicly announced that it intends to withdraw WNYW-NY (Fox 5), WWOR-NY (My9), Fox Business Network, Fox Deportes, and Nat Geo Wild from Cablevision subscribers at 12:01 AM on October 16th if News Corporation and Cablevision have not finalized an agreement allowing Cablevision to continue to transmit these channels. These programming changes would also result in the elimination of the high definition services of the following channels (WNYW-NY (Fox 5), WWOR-NY (My9), Fox Business Network, and Nat Geo Wild).

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndo...a?OpenDocument

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.:

"We will work around the clock to reach a new agreement and have appealed to News Corp. not to pull the plug on Fox 5 and My9. Cablevision would never take these broadcast stations away from our customers. While we would rather come to terms directly with News Corp., binding arbitration may be the best and fairest way to resolve this matter. Therefore, Cablevision will accept the bipartisan calls from Reps. Steve Israel and Peter King for binding arbitration under the direction of a neutral third party."

Cablevision late yesterday presented News Corp. with a new proposal, and the sides today continue to negotiate terms of a new agreement. Cablevision already pays News Corp. $70 million every year for its channels, and News Corp. is demanding more than $150 million a year for the exact same programming.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cablevision-agrees-to-binding-arbitration-to-resolve-news-corp-dispute-urges-news-corp-not-to-pull-the-plug-on-fox-5-and-my9-104974339.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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....
News Corp (Fox owner) has so far rejected the suggestion for binding arbitration stating that it plays into Cablevisions negotiating tactics.
Yet another staring contest between Cablevision and content provider. Even though I hate Cablevision- I don't think Fox is entitled to more than the $70 million/year they're already getting from Cablevision for re-transmission fees.
In my simplistic view of how things should be- I think Fox should actually be paying Cablevision to carry their programming because of the added subscriber base Cablevision brings to Fox which lets Fox charge higher ad rates.

The other thing to consider here is the FCC's questionable decision to let one corporation own two stations in one local market. If the re-transmission contract negotiations stop/breakdown and Fox actually blocks their signals to Cablevision we lose both Fox 5, and My9, two local stations.

News Corp (Fox owner) has so far rejected the suggestion for binding arbitration stating that it plays into Cablevisions negotiating tactics.
Yet another staring contest between Cablevision and content provider. Even though I hate Cablevision- I don't think Fox is entitled to more than the $70 million/year they're already getting from Cablevision for re-transmission fees.
In my simplistic view of how things should be- I think Fox should actually be paying Cablevision to carry their programming because of the added subscriber base Cablevision brings to Fox which lets Fox charge higher ad rates.

The other thing to consider here is the FCC's questionable decision to let one corporation own two stations in one local market. If the re-transmission contract negotiations stop/breakdown and Fox actually blocks their signals to Cablevision we lose both Fox 5, and My9, two local stations.

Wait......If you were Fox why wouldn't you expect Cablevision to pay the same rates that DIRECTV, DISH, and VERIZON are paying them? Funny how it is always Cablevision who is losing networks in these negotiations and not the other providers.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/458391-Fox_Cablevision_Battle_Factored_Into_Stocks_Analyst.php


Chew on those increases.

Fox Goes Dark on Cablevision Systems
Unable to reach deal by midnight deadline

By Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/16/2010

12:14:12 AM

Updated 1:06 a.m. ET

Despite some late inning jockeying by both sides, Fox Networks and Cablevision Systems failed to reach a carriage agreement by the midnight Friday deadline, resulting in three broadcast stations and three cable networks going dark on the MSOs systems in the New York metropolitan area.

At 12:01 a.m. broadcast stations WNYW channel 5 and WWOR Channel 9 in New York went dark before the starts of episodes of The Simpsons and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. WTXF in Philadelphia also went dark for Cablevison customers as did cable networks Fox Deportes, NatGeo Wild and Fox Business Network. On the New York broadcast stations, Cablevision instead aired a lengthy message beginning : "We regret to inform you that News Corp., in an act of corporate greed, has pulled the plug on Fox 5 and My 9

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/458497-Fox_Goes_Dark_on_Cablevision_Systems.php

Fox is now blocking Cablevision internet customers from Hulu and Fox.com despite the fact that you don't even need to have TV to get access to those and since I am in CT I still have access to a fox affiliate(the Hartford one). I think Fox had a chance to win the PR war with Cablevision by pulling their signal(even if I personally sign with Cablevision) but pulling the internet streams has to weaken their marketing position in my opinion.

Fox Goes Dark on Cablevision Systems
Unable to reach deal by midnight deadline

By Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/16/2010

12:14:12 AM

Updated 1:06 a.m. ET

Despite some late inning jockeying by both sides, Fox Networks and Cablevision Systems failed to reach a carriage agreement by the midnight Friday deadline, resulting in three broadcast stations and three cable networks going dark on the MSOs systems in the New York metropolitan area.

At 12:01 a.m. broadcast stations WNYW channel 5 and WWOR Channel 9 in New York went dark before the starts of episodes of The Simpsons and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. WTXF in Philadelphia also went dark for Cablevison customers as did cable networks Fox Deportes, NatGeo Wild and Fox Business Network. On the New York broadcast stations, Cablevision instead aired a lengthy message beginning : "We regret to inform you that News Corp., in an act of corporate greed, has pulled the plug on Fox 5 and My 9

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/458497-Fox_Goes_Dark_on_Cablevision_Systems.php

Forget about that crap and change providers. I suggest Directv, and for added insurance, get an outdoor antenna, if possible.

I called Cablevision disconnect and asked for 1 month credit because I could not watch Fox Giants vs. Detroit NFL.

The man gave me a link where I could watch it on internet.
http://atdhe.net/
I first needed to download and install a player.
I checked it with Avira AntiVir before installing. No problems.
I am watching live Giants vs. Detroit in HDTV on my 50 inch plasma connected via HDMI to my computer. A little stuttering now and then, but what the heck.
WOW!

Now for my political statement:
Get the Cablevisions and Verizons out of owning the wires they use to 'string us up'.
If these were highways, with two private owners demanding exhorbitant rates to drive to work or to our friends houses, there would be a revolution.
It the politicians and towns were not paid off by the Cablevisions and Verizons in terms of franchise fees and 'political donations' this would never had happened.
We should own the wires strung down our streets and across our backyards.
Verizons, Cabevisions, and a hundred others, should be paying a monthly fee to use the copper/fiber wires we own, and have allowed to be strung on public and private property. Like highways and roads, fiber and wires should be installed by competitive bids according to public standards.

iq100
the best way to delete an idea is to post one of your own.

Fox is now blocking Cablevision internet customers from Hulu and Fox.com despite the fact that you don't even need to have TV to get access to those and since I am in CT I still have access to a fox affiliate(the Hartford one). I think Fox had a chance to win the PR war with Cablevision by pulling their signal(even if I personally sign with Cablevision) but pulling the internet streams has to weaken their marketing position in my opinion.

Engadget reports that the Hulu feeds are back. Probably for these very reasons you cite.

Update: Hulu PR told All Things D that it "remained neutral" by blocking only Fox content on Hulu, so it's not like the entire service was pulled. Either way, things may be resolved quite soon, as the publication reports that both Fox.com and Fox programming on Hulu have been switched back on.

Engadget reports that the Hulu feeds are back. Probably for these very reasons you cite.

I could not find it on Hulu.
Post the direct link here.
Otherwise, the report is false

http://atdhe.net/ does work, with some stuttering, per my post above.

iq100
the best way to delete an idea is to post one of your own

nobody said live feeds were on hulu

and don't link to illegal streaming sites here....

Engadget reports that the Hulu feeds are back. Probably for these very reasons you cite.

fox content is indeed back on hulu - as its content is not part of the dispute.

nobody said live feeds were on hulu

and don't link to illegal streaming sites here....

The link was provided by Cablevision disconnect employee.
What makes you think it is illegal?

Sometimes 'illegal' has more to do with who benefits monetarily.
Do you benefit monetarily from either Fox or Cablevision?

iq100
the best way to delete an idea is to post one of your own.

Maybe because you can get feeds on there like ESPN that you would normally have to PAY for? If a CV employee gave you that link, he's risking his job.

Just switch to FIOS if it is available. It is 10 times better than CV anyways.

Just switch to FIOS if it is available.

wow, what a great idea :rolleyes:

wow, what a great idea :rolleyes:

It is for those living in a FIOS area. I switched and would never go back to Cablevision.

I also got to watch the Giants yesterday :)

nobody said live feeds were on hulu

and don't link to illegal streaming sites here....

And don't link to sites that mention illegal streaming sites, even if the site being linked to is the online link to an article in a newspaper. I got slapped down and put in read-only mode :eek: for a week!

Cablevision and Fox. The management for both are putz brains. They deserve each other.

I also got to watch the Giants yesterday :)

So did I, and it was on Cablevision.

BETHPAGE, NY, October 30, 2010 – Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today reached agreement with News Corp. to return Fox programming to Cablevision. The channels will return to Cablevision immediately and in time for tonight’s World Series game and tomorrow’s NFL match-up between the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers.

The company released the following statement:

“In the absence of any meaningful action from the FCC, Cablevision has agreed to pay Fox an unfair price for multiple channels of its programming including many in which our customers have little or no interest. Cablevision conceded because it does not think its customers should any longer be denied the Fox programs they wish to see.

Cablevision thanks its customers for understanding the reasons for the dispute and for staying with us. We are also grateful to the 175 government leaders who raised their voices to urge government intervention and binding arbitration to prevent this blackout. It is clear the retransmission consent system is badly broken and needs to be fixed.

In the end, our customers will pay more than they should for Fox programming, but less than they would have if we had accepted the unprecedented rates News Corp. was demanding when they pulled their channels off Cablevision.”

The channels returning to Cablevision are Fox 5 (WNYW), Fox 29 (WTXF), My9, Fox Business Network, National Geographic Wild and Fox Deportes.

About Cablevision Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading telecommunications, media and entertainment companies. In addition to its Optimum-branded cable, Internet, and voice offerings, the company owns and operates News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and Newsday Media Group. Cablevision's assets also include Rainbow Media Holdings LLC and its programming and entertainment businesses, AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Entertainment, as well as Clearview Cinemas. Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.

This week iO Sports HD will launch in the Family Package on channel 414 for customers with HD digital cable boxes, and channel 773 for CableCard customers.

It will carry the overflow MSG and MSG+ games in HD.

With the digital box now needed for each TV will I need ANOTHER box to use the Pic in Pic function on my TV?

With the digital box now needed for each TV will I need ANOTHER box to use the Pic in Pic function on my TV?

If your TV has a QAM tuner then the PIP should still work for broadcast basic channels if you run the cable right to the TV. (Unless you are in NYC where even BB is encryted)

Cablevision has upgraded The Weather Channel HD to the true local on the 8's in HD from the regional version we had been getting.

Cablevision will be adding OWN for it's launch this weekend per Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment...-own-1.2572107
Per OWN's website: Channel 180 and 760 (HD)
http://www.oprah.com/own/channel_finder.html

Those of us in Fairfield County, CT will get all of the CT OTA stations in HD on 1/26/11. The local guide channel says it will be the CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, My9 and PBS stations. They will be mapped to their current locations and also in the 690 range.

The iO guide channel shows that all systems will get Fox Soccer HD (142/797) in the iO package and Fox Soccer Plus HD (461/798) in the iO Sports Pak on 1/27/11

Those of us in Fairfield County, CT will get all of the CT OTA stations in HD on 1/26/11. The local guide channel says it will be the CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, My9 and PBS stations. They will be mapped to their current locations and also in the 690 range.

Looks like the ad writer jumped the gun. The DPUC filing did not list the CT CBS and ABC stations and the banner ad has now been changed to take them out. Hopefully this is just a timing issue and we'll get those soon.

The iO guide channel shows that all systems will get Fox Soccer HD (142/797) in the iO package and Fox Soccer Plus HD (461/798) in the iO Sports Pak on 1/27/11

I sometimes watch on my 22" and it gets stretched but watched yesterday and said darn if that doesn't look like HD.

Now playing it on the home theater on 106" and man it's really great. :cool:

Cablevision has initiated a phased in rollout of Sportsman Channel HD in its Big Sky systems.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/470411-Sportsman_Channel_HD_Reels_In_Rollouts_On_Cablevision_s_Big_ Sky_Systems.php

I know this is a subjective question but figure I'd ask any way :-)


how is the HD PQ these with cablevision; especially in the Litchfield market and for either TiVo or even the newer Samsung boxes?


Thanks in advance
John

I know this is a subjective question but figure I'd ask any way :-)


how is the HD PQ these with cablevision; especially in the Litchfield market and for either TiVo or even the newer Samsung boxes?


Thanks in advance
John

The chairman of the Litchfield cable council will have you believe that the PQ is awful in Litchfield as he is always complaining to the DPUC. Samsung boxes are only available in NYC and LI.

The chairman of the Litchfield cable council will have you believe that the PQ is awful in Litchfield as he is always complaining to the DPUC. Samsung boxes are only available in NYC and LI.

Yeah I have actually read some of the documents he has presented. I always thought his issue was not that CableVision provides poor PQ, rather poor PQ due to the set top box no?

I just setup 2 TiVo units and just waiting for my video trap to be removed :-) I even have the cable Cards all ready to be paired :-)

I hope its not too much of a shock from what I'm use to with DirecTV????


thanks again
John

Yesterday Cablevision added 3D VOD options for those of you with 3D TV's. There are movies on demand in 3D starting at $4.95 each and Starz on Demand also has several 3D titles available for those that subscribe to it.

Effective Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Cablevision will launch the following networks: Investigation Discovery High Definition (HD), TV Land High Definition (HD).Investigation Discovery HD and TV Land HD will be true simulcasts of their Standard Definition counterparts. Investigation HD is available in the iO Package and will launch on channel 778. TV Land HD is available in the Family Package and will launch on channel 777.

^^^^^^^^
yeah, but will they be added across all systems
bloomberg hd was not

Lately our Optimum/Bresnan (Cablevision) guide has had many channel numbers without network descriptions and "To Be Announced" in the time slots. Last night I discovered TCM-HD! Still no ABC or Fox HD, though.

Effective Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Cablevision will launch the following networks: Investigation Discovery High Definition (HD), TV Land High Definition (HD).Investigation Discovery HD and TV Land HD will be true simulcasts of their Standard Definition counterparts. Investigation HD is available in the iO Package and will launch on channel 778. TV Land HD is available in the Family Package and will launch on channel 777.

^^^^^^^^
yeah, but will they be added across all systems
bloomberg hd was not

Heard someone in another forum mention that they won't be if your system is not fully digital.

I'm on the Brooklyn system so no issues with that, but I can see how it can tick some folks off when there are channels out there in HD that they can't get.

I've been hoping for ID HD, watch that channel a lot. Last of the Discovery suites that we didn't have in HD.

From a CT Pura filing:

"Effective Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Cablevision will launch MTV2 in High Definition (HD) in Connecticut. MTV2 HD will launch on channel 740 and will be available to residential customers (with the proper HD equipment) subscribing to the Family Package and above. MTV2 HD is a true simulcast of MTV2."

Given the recent track record of HD channel additions it may only be added to all digital systems outside of CT.

Noting the announced new HD addition of MTV2, Cablevision really needs to get it's act together - while I think it is great they are adding new HD's, they have to get their network up to speed and make sure these new additions are available to all subscribers. As someone who lives in a non-digital upgraded area, seeing all these new services we do not have access to is ridiculous.

Plus, these channels are listed on Channel 100 and until recently were listed as available on their web site (changed after I complained about it). As subscribers, we pay the same prices for less service through no fault of our own.

From what I can see, we now do not have access to Bloomberg HD, TV Land HD, ID HD and now MTV2 HD. And when I call to complain and ask for a reduced rate am told "we can't since we don't charge for HD". What a racket.

From a CT PURA filing:

Effective Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Cablevision will launch Disney Jr. and Disney Jr. High Definition (HD) in Connecticut. Disney Junior programming targets children ranging from 2 to 7 years old. Disney Junior programs emphasize social and emotional development, including components on healthy eating habits and lifestyles. Disney Jr. will launch on channel 126 and Disney Jr. HD will launch on channel 776. Disney Junior will be available to customers in the Family package or the new iO Value package.

From CED.com3/21/12

The turnstile for executives who have left Cablevision since late last year continued to spin with the news that David Kline has stepped down from his leadership position at Cablevision Media Sales.

Cablevision said Kline left the company to pursue other opportunities. He is the sixth executive to leave Cablevision since late last year. In November, Cablevision cable president John Bickham resigned, followed by COO Tom Rutledge’s resignation in December. A week later, Rutledge was named as Charter Communications’ new president and CEO.

Last week, executive vice president of corporate engineering and technology James Blackley and executive vice president of consumer operations Kathleen “Kip” Mayo handed in their resignations, while earlier in the month, Jonathan Hargis resigned from his position as Cablevision’s executive vice president of marketing. Hargis will be joining his former boss Tom Rutledge at Charter Communications next week as executive vice president and CMO.I wonder what's going on with CV. Fire sale of executives is never a good sign. Maybe a sale is in the offing?

From a CT PURA filing. As has been the case recently these might not find their way onto the systems that haven't converted to all digital yet.

Effective Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Cablevision will launch Lifetime and H2 in High Definition (HD) in Connecticut. Lifetime airs several popular programs, movies and made-for-television films targeted to women. H2 airs informational and historical programming, documentaries and international style programs. Lifetime HD will launch on channel 848 and will be available to customers subscribing to the iO value or Family Cable package. H2 HD will launch on channel 849 and will be available to customers subscribing to the iO Value or iO Package.

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#1 C’Vision Defections Continue; Charter Continues to Benefit
The executive brain-drain at Cablevision Systems continued with the exodus of Barry Frey, executive VP-advanced platform sales. He joins a growing litany of cable executives who have left the company for greener pastures, including cable president John Bickham who left Cablevision earlier this year and joined his old boss Tom Rutledge at Charter Communications this week as COO.

Why This Matters: In the last four months, Cablevision has lost a significant number of crucial executives that will eventually make it harder to operate the 3-million-subscriber company. Meanwhile, Charter appears to be the beneficiary of Cablevision’s tribulations with the addition of Rutledge, former Cablevision executive VP of marketing Jonathan Hargis, and now, Bickham. And it just might be the tonic Charter needs to really get on its feet after exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy almost three years ago.

Gee, executives defecting from Cablevision? Guess it's not easy working for a company that's universally hated by both employees and subscribers :mad:

Gee, executives defecting from Cablevision? Guess it's not easy working for a company that's universally hated by both employees and subscribers :mad:

I don't hate them, in fact they provide me with great products and services!

Been trying to watch Law and Order reruns on Cablevision (Woodbury System) channel 710 and 10.

The picture quality is extremely soft not sharp as it should be.

What gives? Is it WLNY or Cablevison's issue? I can't verify the OTA picture quality to confirm.