Cablevision to Add TBS HD to High-Definition Line-Up in Time for Start of Major League Baseball Playoffs

Cablevision to Add TBS HD to High-Definition Line-Up in Time for Start of Major League Baseball Playoffs

TBS HD, the 41st High-Definition Programming Service Available to iO(R) TV Customers Without Any Additional Charges or Fees, will be Available on Channel 739 Before First Playoff Pitch is Thrown

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE:CVC) today announced that it had reached agreement to add TBS HD to its high-definition line-up early next week, before the start of the Major League Baseball Divisional Playoffs, which will be carried by TBS, starting on Wednesday.

TBS HD will become the 41st high-definition programming service available to Cablevision's iO TV customers at no additional cost. In addition to the best HD picture and sound, iO customers receive HD channels without the fees and charges Cablevision's competitors require customers to pay for HD.

"We are pleased to have reached agreement to add TBS HD to our line-up of more than 40 high-definition programming services in time for the MLB playoffs," said John Trierweiler, Cablevision's senior vice president of product management. "This is great news for local baseball fans, and for our growing base of more than 800,000 HD customers."

TBS HD will become available to some iO TV customers with HD-capable set- top boxes on channel 739 beginning on Monday, Oct. 1, and the channel will be available to customers across the company's entire service area by Wednesday.

iO customers today enjoy access to the following services in high- definition: CBS HD, NBC HD, FOX HD, ABC HD, My9 HD, CW 11 HD, Thirteen HD (PBS), MSG HD, FSN NY HD, YES HD, SportsNet New York HD, ESPN HD, VERSUS HD, The Golf Channel HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Discovery HD Theatre, TNT HD, Universal HD, MOJO, Starz HD, HBO HD, Showtime HD, Cinemax HD, The Movie Channel HD, high-definition video on demand (VOD) and VOOM's 15 HD networks including HDNews, Equator HD, Gallery HD, Rush HD, Rave HD, Ultra HD, Animania HD, Monsters HD, Gameplay HD, Treasure HD, Worldsport HD, Family Room HD, Film Fest HD, Kung Fu HD and World Cinema HD.

For iO customers with high-definition television sets, Cablevision offers HD-capable converter boxes at no additional cost over the standard box rental fee, unlike competitors who assess additional equipment and/or service charges in order to see HD programming. In addition, high-definition feeds of premium movie networks are available to all customers who subscribe to the standard- definition version of the networks. High-definition video on demand movie titles are available anytime for $4.95 each, which includes full control over the viewing experience with the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum(R) digital television, Optimum Online high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE tv and other national and regional networks. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision owns Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.

Source: Cablevision Systems Corp.

CONTACT: Jim Maiella of Cablevision, +1-516-803-3947

Web site:

http://www.cablevision.com/

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