Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation
Company typePublic
NYSE: CVC
IndustryTelecommunications
Mass media
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
FounderCharles F. Dolan
DefunctJune 21, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-21)
FateAcquired by Altice
SuccessorAltice USA
HeadquartersBethpage, New York, U.S.
Area served
New York metropolitan area
Key people
Charles F. Dolan
(Chairman)
James Dolan
(CEO)
Brian Sweeney
(President)
ProductsCable
(Internet)
(VoIP Phone)
(Business)
ServicesOptimum TV (Television)
Optimum Online (Internet)
Optimum Voice (VoIP Phone)
Optimum Lightpath (Business)
News 12
Newsday
amNewYork
MSG Varsity
RevenueIncrease $ 6.461 billion (2014)[1]
Increase $921.25 million (2014)[1]
Decrease $311.44 million (2014)[1]
Total assetsIncrease $6.765 billion (2014)[1]
Total equityDecrease −$5.041 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
13,656 (Sept 2015)[1]
DivisionsTelecommunications Services

Cablevision Systems Corporation was an American cable television company with systems serving areas surrounding New York City. It was the fifth-largest cable provider[2] and ninth-largest television provider in the United States.[3] Throughout its existence and in its final years, Cablevision exclusively served customers residing in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and a small part of Pennsylvania. However, at one time it provided service in as many as 19 states. Cablevision also offered high-speed Internet connections (Optimum Online), digital cable (Optimum TV/IO Digital Cable), and VoIP (Optimum Voice) phone service (the eighth-largest telephone provider in the U.S.)[4] through its Optimum brand name. Cablevision also offered a WiFi-only mobile phone service dubbed Freewheel.

On June 21, 2016, Cablevision was acquired by European telecom conglomerate Altice. The former Cablevision services operate under Altice USA which continues to operate brands Optimum Online, Optimum Voice, and Optimum TV.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cablevision Systems Corporation Form 10-K, Securities and Exchange Commission, February 26, 2014
  2. ^ Multiple-system operator
  3. ^ "Top 25 Multichannel Video Programming Distributors". NCTA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Leichtman Research Group, "Research Notes," First quarter 2012, pg. 6, Cablevision (#8) with 2,357,000 residential phone lines.