Cablevision Adds The Korean Channel to iO(R) International Throughout New York Metropolitan Area

Cablevision Adds The Korean Channel to iO(R) International Throughout New York Metropolitan Area

iO TV Now Features Approximately 60 International In-Language Channels, Allowing Viewers to Watch TV From Around the World in the Comfort of Their Own Homes

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE:CVC) today announced the addition of The Korean Channel (TKC) to the broad array of international programming available on iO TV, which now features approximately 60 channels from around the world, in 10 languages. The Korean Channel will be available to all subscribers of the iO International Korean Package, which currently includes MKTV and MBC.

The Korean Channel, a (24/7) Korean-Language programming service, is located on iO TV Channel 263 and will be available across Cablevision's entire service area. As the exclusive distributor of SBS (the first private nationwide commercial television network in Korea) and other Korean content in the Eastern United States, The Korean Channel is comprised of both SBS and TKCTV programming; news from SNS News and other bureaus around Korea and the world; contemporary and traditional dramas; entertainment shows; documentaries; and sports. Sports programming includes Korean Soccer team FIFA events, original golf programs and exclusive Korean language coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

"The Korean Channel is valuable extension to our iO Korean programming offering, further demonstrating Cablevision's leadership position in the delivery of in-language programming to our diverse customer base," said John Trierweiler, Cablevision's senior vice president of product management. "We are excited to offer this comprehensive selection of international programming, and to build on the success of Optimum Voice(R) World Call, our innovative flat-rate international calling plan, which already allows our customers to call the world for one low monthly price. With iO International, our customers can watch television from around the world with the quality, reliability and value they have come to expect from Optimum."

The iO Korean package is available for $14.95 per month to all Family Cable customers and above and for $24.95 per month to Broadcast Basic customers, who have a Scientific Atlanta digital cable set-top box. The Korean Channel will also be offered as individual channel selection for $9.95 per month. Customers interested in iO Korean can call 877-980-7636 to order or go to http://www.optimum.com/io/international/korean.jsp for additional information.

With nearly 2.6 million iO customers, approximately 83 percent of Cablevision's cable customers are iO digital cable customers, the highest digital penetration in the nation. iO offers customers access to more than 260 channels, including 50 premium movie channels, 48 channels of commercial- free digital music, more than 1,800 titles available on demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, 42 high-definition programming services and groundbreaking interactive television applications including News 12 Interactive.

Optimum Voice World Call, Cablevision's innovative international calling plan, is available to residential customers of Optimum Voice, the New York metropolitan area's best value in voice. With Optimum Voice World Call, customers get up to 250 minutes per month of calling anywhere in the world from their Optimum Voice phone for a flat monthly fee of $19.95.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation 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(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice(R) digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath(SM) integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE 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. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.

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Source: Cablevision Systems Corporation

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