Cablevision Systems Corporation is a leading telecommunications, media and entertainment company. Cablevision's portfolio of operations includes a full suite of advanced digital television, voice and high-speed Internet services, publishing and interactive media, world-renowned entertainment showplaces, professional sports teams, and popular national and regional programming networks.
Founded in 1973 as a cable television operator with 1,500 Long Island customers, today Cablevision operates the nation's single largest cable cluster, passing more than 4.7 million households and 600,000 businesses in the New York metropolitan area with its state-of-the-art fiber-rich network. This world-class system connects residential and business customers in the country’s top market to Cablevision’s Optimum®-branded communications services: iO Interactive Optimum® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet and Optimum Voice® digital voice. In addition, Cablevision's Optimum Lightpath® meets the communications needs of larger companies as a leading provider of integrated business communications solutions. The company’s telecommunications system also delivers the award-winning News 12 Networks, a local-news leader and iO exclusive.
Cablevision’s signature New York assets include some of the nation’s most popular entertainment and sports properties. Chief among these is Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and the backdrop for the biggest names in music. The Garden is also home to three professional sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. Cablevision’s other celebrated showplaces include the famed Radio City Music Hall, which features stage productions, concerts and the renowned Radio City Rockettes; the legendary Beacon Theatre, which provides an intimate setting for musical artists and comedians; and the historic Chicago Theatre, which offers an array of events, concerts and stage productions. MSG Entertainment, another arm of the Garden, produces live exhibitions and events nationwide. In addition, the Garden oversees two award-winning regional sports and entertainment television networks, MSG and MSG Plus, as well as Fuse, a national music network.
