Cablevision Systems Corporation is a cable television company that serves parts of the Northeast of the United States, with most customers residing in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Cablevision also offers high-speed Internet connections, as well as digital cable and VOIP phone service through its Optimum brand name.

Cablevision holds a majority stake in the limited partnership (Madison Square Garden LP) that owns the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City, including the professional sports teams that play there -- the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and New York Liberty. Other properties that are owned by Cablevision include Radio City Music Hall, Clearview Cinemas, and an up-start satellite company called Voom. The company is based in Bethpage, New York on Long Island and is headed by the Dolan family who reside on Long Island.

In 2004, Cablevision provided funding for an advertising campaign against the proposed West Side Stadium being supported by the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg. The stadium would principally serve the New York Jets, and be essential for New York City's bid for the 2012 Olympics. Cablevision offered a competitive bid that far exceeded the bid of the Jets for property owned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, where the new stadium would be located adjacent to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center .

External links

• Cablevision website
• Interview (March 7, 2005) about possible sale of Cablevision