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In making the announcement, Carry said "We're pleased to welcome Cablevision as our newest FOX Business affiliate and look forward to providing the essential and up-to-the-minute breaking business news to the greater New York area."

The launch will expand FBN's presence in the surrounding New York City metro area, throughout Long Island as well as Westchester, Fairfield and Bergen Counties.

John Trierweiler, Cablevision's senior vice president, product management added, "We are pleased to make FOX Business Network available to our iO TV digital cable customers in both standard definition and HD."

Cablevision is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies. Their advanced telecommunications offerings provides the New York metropolitan area with iO TV(R) digital television, Optimum Online(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice(R) digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services.

FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York--the business capital of the world--FBN launched in October 2007 and is available in more than 50 million homes in major markets across the United States. Owned by News Corp, the network has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and London. On the web at www.foxbusiness.com.

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Consolidated adjusted operating cash flow ("AOCF") 1 increased 14.7 percent to $667.7 million and consolidated operating income grew 32.2 percent to $381.6 million, both compared to the prior year period. Third quarter 2009 AOCF and operating income include favorable adjustments of $25.7 million relating to the resolution of regulatory and legal matters at Cable. Excluding the impact of these items, the growth in AOCF and operating income would have been 10.3 percent and 23.3 percent, respectively.

Operating highlights for the third quarter 2009 include:

-Year-to-date Consolidated Free Cash Flow from Continuing Operations1 of $623.0 million

-Cable Television net revenue growth of 4.5 percent and AOCF growth of 7.3 percent (excluding adjustments) for the quarter

-Rainbow AOCF growth of 37.8 percent for the quarter compared to prior year period

-Madison Square Garden AOCF growth of 151.5 percent for the quarter compared to prior year period

-Average Monthly Revenue per Basic Video Customer ("RPS") of $141.03 in the third quarter of 2009

Telecommunications Services includes Cable Television - Cablevision's "Optimum" branded video, high-speed data, and voice residential and commercial services offered over its cable infrastructure -- and its "Optimum Lightpath" branded commercial data and voice services.

Telecommunications Services net revenues for the third quarter 2009 rose 4.9 percent to $1.362 billion, AOCF grew 12.6 percent to $575.0 million and operating income increased 25.3 percent to $354.3 million, all compared to the prior year period. Third quarter 2009 AOCF and operating income include favorable adjustments of $25.7 million relating to the resolution of regulatory and legal matters. Excluding the impact of these items, the growth in AOCF and operating income would have been 7.5 percent and 16.2 percent, respectively.

Cable Television third quarter 2009 net revenues increased 4.5 percent to $1.303 billion, AOCF rose 12.5 percent to $550.9 million and operating income increased 24.5 percent to $350.2 million, each compared to the prior year period. The increases in net revenues, AOCF and operating income were principally driven by the growth in digital video, high-speed data, and voice customers as well as higher rates reflected in third quarter 2009 results. Third quarter 2009 AOCF and operating income include the impact of the items discussed above. Excluding these items, the growth in AOCF and operating income would have been 7.3 percent and 15.4 percent, respectively.

For third quarter 2009, Lightpath net revenues increased 3.8 percent to $65.1 million, AOCF increased 14.5 percent to $24.1 million and operating income improved $2.5 million to $4.1 million, each as compared to the prior year period. The improved results were due principally to the continued expansion of the more efficient, higher margin Ethernet business and include the impact of the acquisition of 4Connections in October 2008.

Rainbow consists of the Rainbow National Services ("RNS") - AMC, WE tv and IFC - as well as Other Programming which includes: Sundance (effective June 16, 2008), News 12 Networks, VOOM HD (domestic programming discontinued in January 2009), IFC Entertainment, Rainbow Network Communications, Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp. and other Rainbow ventures.

Rainbow net revenues for the third quarter of 2009 increased 3.5 percent to $260.1 million, AOCF rose 37.8 percent to $86.0 million, and operating income grew 82.7 percent to $53.5 million, all compared to the prior year period.

Third quarter 2009 net revenues grew 11.4 percent to $206.2 million, AOCF increased 17.1 percent to $95.9 million and operating income grew 23.2 percent to $79.2 million, each compared to the prior year period.

Third quarter 2009 net revenues decreased 17.2 percent to $60.2 million, AOCF improved 49.3 percent to a deficit of $9.8 million and operating loss improved 26.4 percent to a loss of $25.8 million, all as compared to the prior year period. The revenue decline was primarily the result of the discontinuation of the domestic programming business at VOOM HD and the sale of our VOD services (Lifeskool and sportskool) in the 2009 results. The improvement to the AOCF deficit and operating loss was primarily due to cost savings related to VOOM HD as well as improved results at Sundance.

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"This is a significant free enhancement to our digital cable service that we believe will be enormously popular with our customers, especially in today's environment, with hundreds of channels and thousands of VOD titles available at all times," said Gary Schanman, Cablevision's senior vice president of video product management. "We want to improve the television viewing experience by helping our customers navigate through the enormous amount of choice and diversity of programming they enjoy today, and iO Search is a powerful tool that will make it easier for our customers to find what they're looking for and discover new content in the process."

iO Search is available to customers with a digital set-top box. With nearly 2.9 million iO TV customers, more than 94 percent of Cablevision's cable customers are iO TV digital cable customers, the highest digital penetration in the nation. iO TV offers customers access to more than 400 channels, including 53 premium movie channels, 46 channels of commercial-free digital music, more than 6,000 titles available on demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, more than 100 free high-definition programming services and uniquely valuable and relevant local content through News 12, MSG Varsity and their corresponding interactive television applications.

About Cablevision Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment 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 TV(R) digital television, Optimum Online(R) high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice(R) digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, and serves the New York area as publisher of Newsday and other niche publications through Newsday Media Group. In addition to these 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, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.

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