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Market Cap:$6.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.4B
  • Public
  • US
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Cablevision Systems is an entertainment, media and telecommunications company. In addition to its cable, Internet, and voice offerings, the company owns and operates Rainbow Media Holdings and its networks; Madison Square Garden and its teams; Clearview Cinemas; and Newsday Media Group. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre.

President & Chief Executive Officer
James L. Dolan
Number of Employees 14,471
Contact Information

1111 Stewart Avenue

Bethpage, New York 11714-3533

www.cablevision...

(516) 803-2300

NAICS Code Cable and Other Subscription Programming: 515210

Recent Events

  • CA, NetQoS Exchange Vows

    11/20/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-Fox Business Network secures agreement with Cablevision

    11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Fox Business Reaches Agreement With Cablevision to Add 3 Million N.Y. Subs

    11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Buckeye Cablevision Selects Kabel-XUSA for Fiber-to-the-Home Trial in Its Toledo, OH System

    11/17/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Cablevision Launches iO Search

    11/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Cable dynasty began right here

    11/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Cablevision Systems Posts 3Q 2009 Financial Results

    11/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

    11/03/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Cablevision Puts Up Newsday's Paywall; But Really Just Using It As A Churn Reducer

    10/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-Shaw Communications gets approval to acquire Mountain Cablevision ltd

    10/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Earnings sag at Shaw

    10/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Cablevision Launches iTV Ad Platform

    10/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Leading National Brands Embrace Optimum Select

    10/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley upgrades US cable/satellite sector

    10/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-Cablevision and CBS Corp reach content carriage agreement

    10/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Cablevision, CBS announce fresh retransmission deal

    10/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Cablevision Launches Remote DVR Scheduling and Management Feature

    10/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Cablevision to Launch Interactive TV Advertising Service, Optimum Select

    10/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Herkko Hietanen: Network Recorders and Social Enrichment of Television

    9/29/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • New General Counsel at Cablevision

    10/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
James L. Dolan President & Chief Executive Officer
Joshua Sapan President & Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
John Bickham President of Cable & Communications
Patrick F. Dolan President, News 12 Networks
Tad Smith President, Local Media Group
Keith Harper Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
Michael P. Huseby Vice President, CFO
Thomas C. Dolan Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Tom Rutledge Chief Operating Officer
Barry Frey Executive Vice President, Advanced Platform Sales
Gregg Seibert Executive Vice President
Joseph Lhota Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration
Kathleen Mayo Executive Vice President, Consumer Telecommun Services
Benjamin Tatta Senior Vice President, New Business Development
Carolyn Dursi Senior Vice President, Executive Recruiting
Charles R Schueler Senior Vice President
David Ellen General Counsel, Cable, Telecomm & Programming & Senior Vice President
Dermot McCormack Senior Vice President, Advertising & Development
Gemma Toner Senior Vice President, Product
John Trierweiler Senior Vice President, Consumer Prod Management
Jonathan Hargis Senior Vice President, Marketing
Kevin Watson Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Kristin Dolan Senior Vice President, Product Management
Patricia Armstrong Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Patricia Gottesman Senior Vice President, Product Management
Robert Doodian Senior Vice President, Corporate Employee Relations and Staffing
Elizabeth Dolce Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Joe Varello Vice President, Digital Voice Prod Management
Jonathan D. Schwartz General Counsel & Vice President
Kimberly Kerns Vice President, Corp Comun
Theodore S Jako Director of Corporate
Ed Renicker Executive Vice President & General Manager, New York Interconnect
Victoria D. Salhus Deputy General Counsel
Wilton Hildenbrand Senior Advisor, Engg & Technology
John R. Ryan Audit Committee Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Charles F. Dolan Chairman
Brad Dorsogna Board of Directors
Brian G. Sweeney Board of Directors
Charles D. Ferris Board of Directors
Deborah Dolan-Sweeney Board of Directors
Frank J. Biondi Jr. Board of Directors
Hank J. Ratner Vice Chairman
Kathleen M. Dolan Board of Directors
Leonard Tow Board of Directors
Marianne Dolan Weber Board of Directors
Rand Araskog Board of Directors
Richard H. Hochman Board of Directors
Thomas V. Reifenheiser Board of Directors
Vincent Tese Board of Directors
Zachary W. Carter Board of Directors

As chief executive of Cablevision Systems Corporation, James L. Dolan oversees the company's extensive telecommunications and entertainment businesses. Under his direction, Cablevision is one of the nation's largest operators of cable television systems, developing and delivering the benefits of broadband and digital communications to its customers. Positioned at the forefront of New York's entertainment industry, Cablevision's telecommunications offerings consist of its Optimum Online high-speed Internet service, its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television offering, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable service, and its Optimum Lightpath business communications services. Cablevision's portfolio of operations also includes Rainbow Media's national and regional television program networks, Madison Square Garden and its professional sports teams, and the world famous Radio City Music Hall. Mr. Dolan also serves as chairman of Madison Square Garden where he presides over the day-to-day operations of its many business units, including the world-famous arena complex, professional sports teams -- the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty, the MSG network, Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre. Prior to assuming his present post at Cablevision, Mr. Dolan amassed more than three decades of experience in the management of cable systems, cable programming and advertising. In the early 1990s, Mr. Dolan served for three years as chief executive officer of Rainbow Programming Holdings, Inc. (now Rainbow Media Holdings LLC), a subsidiary of Cablevision and a leader in the development of niche programming. At Rainbow, Mr. Dolan oversaw all facets of the business, which today operates multiple entertainment, news and sports networks reaching millions of households in the United States and abroad. Throughout the 1980s, Mr. Dolan was a major force in the creation and management of Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, a division of Rainbow and one of the first cable advertising sales companies in the country. The advertising division grew dramatically under his leadership, and today it is the nation's leading regional and national spot cable sales organization. In the early 1980s, as a Cablevision vice president, Mr. Dolan also created and managed WKNR-AM, Cleveland's first all-sports talk radio station -- and now one of the city's most popular stations. At the same time, he oversaw the launch of the weekly television magazine Total. Mr. Dolan began his career with Cablevision in the 1970s in the Plainview, N.Y. cable system. Mr. Dolan is a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems Corporation and serves on its executive committee. He is a member of the board of directors of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, an organization he helped found in 1998. The Lustgarten Foundation is the nation's largest private, not-for-profit supporter of the fight against pancreatic cancer. Mr. Dolan enjoys sailing and is an avid musician. He and his wife, Kristin, reside on Long Island.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Madison Square Garden, L.P. Chairman Current
Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation Chairman Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Board of Directors Current
Rainbow Programming Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
CSC Holdings, Inc. President & Executive Vice President Former
Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President Former

One of the cable industry’s premier innovators and a pioneer in the entertainment industry, Joshua Sapan leads Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. Mr. Sapan has guided Rainbow Media’s growth and success for 22 years, creating and managing some of the world’s most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv, IFC Entertainment and VOOM HD Networks. Under his leadership, Rainbow Media is now a leading producer of targeted, multiplatform content for global distribution. Mr. Sapan joined Rainbow Media in 1987 as president of AMC and Bravo. In 1991, he was promoted to chief operating officer, assuming operational responsibility for all Rainbow Media divisions. He became chief executive officer in 1995. Among Mr. Sapan’s many achievements is the development of AMC and Bravo, two well respected entertainment brands. Launched in 1984, AMC defines what it means to be a classic movie network today. AMC creates a distinctive viewing experience by celebrating classic movies and high-quality scripted series, including Golden Globe® Award and Primetime Emmy® Award winner Mad Men and Primetime Emmy® Award winner Breaking Bad. Launched in 1980, Bravo made arts and culture an essential part of the television landscape, achieving popular and critical-acclaim with series such as Inside the Actors Studio and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Underscoring its value, Bravo was sold in 2002 to NBC for $1.25 billion.

Organization Position Status
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC Current
American Museum of The Moving Image Board Director Current
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
Showtime Networks Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Including Research Former
People for The American Way Executive Committee Chairman Former

As president of Cable & Communications, John Bickham is responsible for managing all of the consumer services offered by Cablevision Systems Corporation to approximately 4.4 million homes in the New York metropolitan area - representing the nation's largest single cable cluster. The services Cablevision provides over its fully-upgraded network include traditional video, iO: Interactive Optimum digital video, Optimum Online high-speed data, and Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable. In his role, Mr. Bickham also oversees the company's sales, marketing, field and customer service operations. A 21-year veteran of the cable industry, Mr. Bickham joined Cablevision in April 2004. Previously, he served as executive vice president for Time Warner Cable, where he was responsible for overseeing cable operations serving 2.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. From 1995 through 1998, he operated Time Warner Cable's Los Angeles cable system. In 1988, Mr. Bickham was a founding executive vice president of KBLCOM, a cable operator with approximately 700,000 customers in systems in Los Angeles, Portland, Minneapolis and San Antonio. KBLCOM also served nearly one million additional customers in a variety of other markets through an equal partnership with Time Warner Cable. Mr. Bickham's tenure with KBLCOM lasted until 1995, during which he served in several capacities, including regional president in Los Angeles, executive vice president of operations and ultimately president and COO. In 1986, Mr. Bickham began his career in cable as vice president of engineering for Paragon Communications, a joint venture between KBLCOM Inc. and ATC. Mr. Bickham received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&I University.

Organization Position Status
Digital IP Summit President of Cable & Communications Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation President of Cable & Communications Current
Digital IP Summit Board of Directors Current
The Cable Center Board of Directors Current
Paragon Communications Inc. Vice President of Engineering Former
Texas A&I University Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC President, News 12 Networks Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation President, News 12 Networks Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation President, Local Media Group Current
Reed Business Information Chief Executive Officer Former

WM. KEITH HARPER, 54, Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company since October 2004. Partner in KPMG LLP from June 2002 to December 2003.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President & Controller Former

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President, CFO Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation CFO & Executive Vice President Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current

Thomas C. Dolan, 56, Director since 2007. Executive Vice President – Strategy and Development, Office of the Chairman since September 2008. Thomas C. Dolan is the son of Charles F. Dolan and the brother of James L. Dolan, Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, Kathleen M. Dolan, Marianne Dolan Weber and Patrick F. Dolan, and brother-in-law of Brian G. Sweeney and Brad Dorsogna.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President Former
Cablevision Systems Corporation General Manager, East End Long Island Cable System Former

As chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, Tom Rutledge is responsible for overseeing the company's cable television business; Rainbow Media, the company's national programming business, which includes the AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv networks; Optimum Lightpath, the company's fiber optic business telecommunications service; Clearview Cinemas; and certain Cablevision corporate functions. Mr. Rutledge also oversees News 12 Networks, Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation (RASCO) and Newsday, one of the nation's largest daily newspapers, serving the New York area. Previously, as president of Cable and Communications, Mr. Rutledge was responsible for managing all services delivered by Cablevision's state-of-the-art fiber optic network, including digital video, high-speed Internet and the company's voice-over-IP phone product. His appointment in January 2002 was a key step toward ensuring the delivery of Cablevision's new generation of digital telecommunications offerings to more than 5.3 million households and businesses in the company's New York metropolitan service area. Since Mr. Rutledge's arrival at Cablevision, the company has completed a $5 billion fiber optic network upgrade and become the first U.S. cable provider to offer high-definition video on demand and to deploy a VoIP phone product across its entire service area. Under Mr. Rutledge, Cablevision also recently launched the nation's first Wi-Fi mesh wireless cable broadband network. A 32-year cable, media and business industry veteran, Mr. Rutledge previously served as president of Time Warner Cable. He began his industry career in 1977 at American Television and Communications (ATC), a predecessor company of Time Warner Cable, starting as a manager trainee after graduating from college. Mr. Rutledge currently serves as Chairman of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and serves on the boards of CableLabs, C-SPAN and the CTAM Educational Foundation. He received his bachelor of administration in economics from California University in California, PA in 1977.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Board Member Current
National Cable & Telecommunications Association Board Member Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation President Former
Harvard University Advanced Management Program. Former

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President, Advanced Platform Sales Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Sales, Advanced Platforms Former

As executive vice president of Cablevision Systems Corporation, Gregg G. Seibert helps drive the company’s overall corporate strategy and oversees Cablevision's treasury, investor relations and business development activities. Mr. Seibert's responsibilities include capital and cash management as well as the communication of the company's operational and financial objectives to individual and institutional shareholders, financial analysts and investment managers. Prior to joining Cablevision, Mr. Seibert spent two decades at Merrill Lynch working on various financing and strategic transactions for companies across a number of industries. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and vice chairman of Merrill Lynch. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Seibert was head of Americas Corporate Banking, managing all of Merrill Lynch's investment banking activities across the United States, Latin America and Canada. Prior to this, he served as co-head of Global Corporate Finance and co-head of the Global Industries and Communications Group (GIC), which covered the consumer products, healthcare, media, technology and telecom industries. Mr. Seibert joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 as a managing director and head of the Global Media Group and was responsible for all of the company's investment banking activities in the media and related entertainment industries. Mr. Seibert received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President Current
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Head, Americas Corporate Banking Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Co-Head, Global Corporate Finance Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Co-Head, Global Industries & Communications Group Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Vice Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President, Consumer Telecommun Services Current

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Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, New Business Development Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Executive Recruiting Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President, Executive Recruiting Former
Horton International Managing Director Former

Charles R. Schueler, senior vice president of Media Relations and Community Affairs at Cablevision Systems Corporation, directs all of the company's media relations activities and serves as the company's primary spokesperson. He also oversees Cablevision's extensive community relations and philanthropic efforts. Throughout his 16-year tenure, Mr. Schueler has spearheaded media relations activities supporting a number of highly-visible company initiatives, including: the divestiture of all non-New York area cable systems; the build-out of the company's state-of-the-art network; the launch of its Optimum Online high-speed Internet service; the acquisition of Madison Square Garden, its programming entities and sports teams including the New York Knicks and Rangers; and the acquisition of Radio City Music Hall. Most recently, he directed all media relations efforts surrounding the launch of Cablevision's Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable service; the introduction of VOOM, the company's new high-definition television satellite service; negotiations with the YES Network; and significant staffing changes at Cablevision and Madison Square Garden. Mr. Schueler has also been charged with overseeing the communication of major company transactions including: the sale of Bravo to NBC; the sale of Northcoast's PCS licenses to Verizon; and, the company's exit of the consumer electronic business with the divestiture of THE WIZ. Mr. Schueler coordinates Cablevision's leadership role in supporting notable cable industry events, organizations and initiatives including Cable Positive, the Walter Kaitz Foundation and Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT). He also oversees the annual fundraising effort benefiting pancreatic cancer that culminates in The Lustgarten Foundation's Holiday Rock & Roll bash. In December 2003, those efforts led to record donations of more than $1 million. Mr. Schueler joined Cablevision in 1988 as director of public affairs for the company's Boston cable system. In 1994, he became vice president of community affairs in Cablevision's corporate communications group. Responsibility for all of the company's media relations activities were added the following year. Before joining Cablevision, Mr. Schueler was a speechwriter in the Boston Mayor's office, and served as a campaign aide and staff member for U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts. Mr. Schueler is on the board of the Cheering for Children Foundation, which assists 30,000 students in 120 after-school programs throughout New York City. He also sits on the boards of the Cable Television Public Affairs Association (CTPAA) and The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Mr. Schueler received his bachelor of arts from the University of California, Berkeley and currently resides on Long Island with his three sons.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President Current
The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Senior Vice President Current
Walter Kaitz Foundation Current
Women In Cable & Telecommunications Current
The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Board of Directors Current
The Lustgarten Foundation Board of Directors Current
Ctpaa Board of Directors Current
University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation General Counsel, Cable, Telecomm & Programming & Senior Vice President Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Advertising & Development Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Product Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Consumer Prod Management Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President & Treasurer Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Product Management Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Product Management Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President, Corporate Employee Relations and Staffing Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Area Director of Corporate Employee Relations Former

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President & Assistant Treasurer Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President, Digital Voice Prod Management Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation General Counsel & Vice President Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice President, Corp Comun Current

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Organization Position Status
Interlink Network Corporation Vice President Engineering Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Chief Engineer Former
Inter-Link LLC. Former
Long Island Chief Engineer Former

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President & General Manager, New York Interconnect Current

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Cablevision Systems Corporation Deputy General Counsel Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Secretary Current

Wilt Hildenbrand serves as senior advisor of engineering and technology for Cablevision Systems Corporation, one of the nation's leading telecommunications and entertainment companies. Widely acknowledged and respected for his technology expertise, Mr. Hildenbrand has played a major role in Cablevision's success over the past three decades. Most recently, Mr. Hildenbrand served as executive vice president of engineering and technology for Cablevision, overseeing the company's engineering and technology department as well as the company's New York metropolitan area network. He was responsible for the technology relating to Cablevision's digital strategy including the development and integration of best-of-class components for the next generation digital entertainment platform. Today, that platform is used to deliver Cablevision's portfolio of innovative services to more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area and the company's telecommunications services, which include iO: Interactive Optimum digital video, Optimum Online high-speed data and Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable, all boast industry-leading penetration rates. Previously, Mr. Hildenbrand held the positions of senior vice president of technology and vice president of engineering support and customer relations. From 1979 to 1986, he served as director of engineering for Rainbow Media Holdings, Cablevision's programming subsidiary. He began his tenure at Cablevision as chief engineer of the company's Long Island system in 1976. While at Rainbow in the 1980s, Mr. Hildenbrand designed and built a microwave network that cablecast baseball games and later became the SportsChannel. He also designed and built the company's satellite uplink facility, which is still used for the transmission of much of Rainbow's programming. Prior to this, in partnership with Synchronous Communications and Jerrold Electronics, Mr. Hildenbrand developed a scrambling device compatible with FM fiber-optic equipment for use in hub-to-hub transmission. He also was instrumental in promoting the 1550 nanometer wavelength for AM fiber, which garnered support throughout the industry. In 2005, Mr. Hildenbrand received the Vanguard Award for Science and Technology. One of the cable industry's highest honors, this award is given to individuals who have played a dominant role in product improvement and design, and development of engineering techniques that benefit the industry. Mr. Hildenbrand developed his keen interest in electronics and technology in the U.S. Air Force. He lives on Long Island with his wife and they have two grown children and one grandson.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Senior Advisor, Engg & Technology Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Chief Engineer Former
Cablevision Systems Corporation Executive Vice President, Engineering and Technology Former
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC Director of Engineering Former
United States Air Force NA Former

Charles F. Dolan is the founder and chairman of Cablevision Systems Corporation, one of the nation's leading telecommunications, media and entertainment companies. Over the past 34 years, Cablevision has developed a portfolio of operations that ranges from digital voice service, high-speed Internet access, and robust digital cable television packages to championship professional sports teams, world-renowned entertainment venues, and regional and national television program networks. Founded by Mr. Dolan in 1973, Cablevision started as a cable television operator serving 1,500 customers in New York's Long Island suburbs. The company now serves more than 3 million cable television households in the New York metropolitan area - the largest cable cluster in the nation. Cablevision currently offers a range of digital and telecommunications services made possible by state-of-the-art fiber-optic coaxial cable networks. These services include iO: Interactive Optimum digital video, Optimum Online high-speed data, and Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable. This new generation of advanced digital telecommunications offerings is available to more than 4.4 million households in the company's service area. In addition to its consumer services, Cablevision's Optimum Lightpath offers integrated business communications services. Meanwhile, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, a Cablevision subsidiary, reaches more than 200 million customers worldwide through its many popular national, regional and local programming networks, including AMC, IFC, WE tv, fuse, MSG network, and News 12 Networks. Rainbow Media also operates the VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high-definition channels available anywhere, for distribution to cable operators and satellite TV providers. Firmly positioned in New York's entertainment industry, Cablevision also owns and operates Madison Square Garden L.P., which includes the arena complex as well as its sports teams: the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. In addition, the company owns Madison Square Garden Entertainment and, through that entity, holds a 25-year lease on New York's famed Radio City Music Hall. Cablevision also owns and operates the Beacon Theatre, one of the original art-deco showplaces still in existence in New York City, and Clearview Cinemas, one of the tri-state area's leading motion picture exhibition circuits. Charles "Chuck" Dolan was born on October 16, 1926 in Cleveland. The son of an inventor, he served in the U.S. Air Force and studied at John Carroll University before blazing a trail in telecommunications. His earliest professional endeavors focused on the packaging, marketing and distribution of sports and industrial films. Working together with his wife in their Cleveland home, Mr. Dolan edited and produced short film reels of sports events for syndication to television stations. Selling the business, Mr. Dolan joined the acquiring firm and moved east to New York, the center of the developing electronic media world. In the early 1960s, Mr. Dolan established Teleguide Inc., which provided information services via cable to New York City hotels. That same decade, he founded Sterling Manhattan Cable, the first urban cable television company in the nation. In its early years, Sterling forged first-of-its-kind agreements to bring New York professional sports teams, cultural programming and movies into the homes of New York City cable viewers. In the early 1970s, Mr. Dolan founded Home Box Office Inc., the first premium programming service in the cable television industry. He organized Cablevision Systems Corporation on Long Island after the sale of Home Box Office to Time-Life, Inc. and has spearheaded many of the company's advancements. Mr. Dolan is a trustee of Fairfield University in Connecticut and a member of the board of governors of St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y. He also serves on the board of directors of the Nassau County Crime Stoppers. Mr. Dolan and his wife, Helen Ann, reside on Long Island. They have six grown children, three of whom are in management at Cablevision.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Chairman Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Chairman Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former

Brad Dorsogna, 54, Director since 2008. Brad serves as an owner in and an executive producer at Artistree Productions, a production company. Mr. Dorsogna in the son-in-law of Charles F. Dolan and brother-in-law of James L. Dolan, Patrick F. Dolan, Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, Marianne Dolan Weber and Thomas C. Dolan, and the husband of Kathleen M. Dolan.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

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CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

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CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, 45, Director since 2008. Deborah serves as a director of the Dolan Family Foundation and as a director of the Dolan Children's Foundation. Ms. Dolan-Sweeney is the daughter of Charles F. Dolan and the sister of James L. Dolan, Patrick F. Dolan, Marianne Dolan Weber, Kathleen M. Dolan and Thomas C. Dolan, the wife of Brian G. Sweeney and sister-in-law of Brad Dorsogna.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Frank J. Biondi, Jr., 63, Senior Managing Director, WaterView Advisors LLC (private equity fund specializing in media) since 1999. Director of Amgen, Inc., Cablevision Systems Corporation, The Bank of New York Mellon and Seagate Technology. (Biographical Information as of April 9, 2008)

Organization Position Status
Waterview Advisors Senior Managing Director Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Seagate Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hasbro, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amgen Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors Current
Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Universal Studios Chief Executive Officer Former
Home Box Office Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Home Box Office Inc. Chairman Former
The Coca-Cola Company Chairman, Coco-Cola Television Former
Universal Studios Chairman Former
Harvard University Masters of Business Administration Former
Princeton University Bachelor of Arts degree Former

Hank J. Ratner is vice chairman of Cablevision Systems Corporation, one of the nation's leading entertainment, media and telecommunications companies. He also serves as vice chairman of Cablevision's Madison Square Garden unit, which includes renowned performance venues, entertainment properties, professional sports teams and television networks. A long-time Cablevision executive, Mr. Ratner helps to set corporate direction and strategy, and is the primary executive overseeing major business partnerships and transactions. He works closely with Cablevision Chief Executive Officer and MSG Chairman James L. Dolan on the overall advancement of the corporation as well as the day-to-day operations of MSG and its business units. On behalf of the New York Knicks and Rangers, Mr. Ratner serves as alternate governor to the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. Prior to being appointed Cablevision vice chairman, Mr. Ratner served as vice chairman of Rainbow Media Holdings, the company's programming subsidiary. At Rainbow, he helped lead the executive management team that has directed AMC, IFC, Bravo, WE tv, Fuse, Mag Rack, News 12 Networks, Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Sports Networks. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Ratner has been influential in formulating and implementing management activity and strategic direction for Rainbow, Cablevision and MSG. He is currently spearheading the renovation of Madison Square Garden, which will transform the arena's interior into a state-of-the-art building that will significantly enhance the experience of customers, sponsors, athletes and performers. Most recently, Mr. Ratner played a key role in bringing two of the country's landmark showplaces - New York City's legendary Beacon Theatre and the historic Chicago Theatre - under MSG management. In addition, he helped to secure a multi-year deal between MSG and the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. In 2005, Mr. Ratner led Cablevision's negotiations with Fox to restructure the ownership of assets held by Regional Programming Partners, a partnership between the two companies. Among other benefits, this restructuring gave Cablevision 100 percent ownership of MSG and its properties. In addition, Mr. Ratner has a long history of managing Cablevision's sports and entertainment programming rights and relationships, as well as its programming development efforts. In this capacity, Mr. Ratner negotiated Rainbow's sale of Bravo to NBC. He also played a primary role in the agreement between Rainbow and MGM, and the establishment and management of Rainbow's long and fruitful partnership with NBC. Committed to helping New York-area children, Mr. Ratner also serves as chairman of The Garden of Dreams Foundation, the non-profit that works closely with all areas of MSG to make dreams come true for children in crisis. He has been a driving force behind the creation and significant expansion of the charity's programs, which include unforgettable projects, events and experiences with the Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, MSG Entertainment, Fuse and MSG Media. Mr. Ratner joined Cablevision as assistant general counsel in 1987. A year later, he moved to Rainbow Media, where he oversaw the programming pioneer's legal and business affairs departments in various capacities. Appointed the subsidiary's chief operating officer in 1998, Mr. Ratner was named vice chairman of Rainbow Media in 2002 before moving to Cablevision and MSG later that year. Previously, Mr. Ratner was an associate with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. He received a bachelor's degree and doctorate of law with distinction from Emory University.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Madison Square Garden, L.P. Vice Chairman Current
New York Rangers Hockey Club Vice Chairman Current
NBA Media Ventures, LLC Vice Chairman, Madison Square Garden Current
National Basketball Association Vice Chairman, Madison Square Garden Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Assistant General Counsel Former
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC Vice Chairman Former
Emory University Doctorate of Law Former
Emory University Bachelors Degree Former

Kathleen M. Dolan, 46, Director since 2008. Kathleen is Director and Founder of Purple Crayon Productions, Inc., a Woodstock, Vermont based community art and music center since September 2004. Kathleen M. Dolan is the daughter of Charles F. Dolan and the sister of James L. Dolan, Patrick F. Dolan, Deborah Dolan-Sweeney, Marianne Dolan Weber and Thomas C. Dolan, the wife of Brad Dorsogna and sister-in-law of Brian G. Sweeney.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Dr. Leonard Tow, 80, Director since March 2005. Chief Executive Officer of New Century Holdings, LLC since January 2005. Director of Citizens Communications Company from 1989 to September 2004. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Communications Company from 1990 to September 2004.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Marianne Dolan Weber, 51, Director since 2005. President of Dolan Family Foundation from 1986 to September 1999; Chairman since September 1999. President of Dolan Children's Foundation from 1997 to September 1999; Chairman since September 1999. Manager of Dolan Family Office, LLC since 1997. Marianne Dolan Weber is the daughter of Charles F. Dolan, the sister of James L. Dolan, Patrick F. Dolan, Kathleen M. Dolan, Thomas C. Dolan and Deborah Dolan-Sweeney and the sister-in-law of Brian G. Sweeney and Brad Dorsogna.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Rand V. Araskog, 77, Director since March 2005. Self-employed as a private investor as principal in RVA Investments since March 1998.

Organization Position Status
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Richard Hochman is the Chairman of the Board of Regent Capital Management Corp., a private investment fund making equity and mezzanine investments in companies to fund growth strategies or finance buyouts, acquisitions or consolidations. For over twenty-five years, prior to joining Regent Capital in 1995, Mr. Hochman advised numerous public and private companies on strategy, acquisitions and financing alternatives. He has been a Managing Director in PaineWebber's Investment Banking Group, and a member of the firm's Debt and Equity Commitment Committees, since joining in 1990. Prior to joining PaineWebber, Mr. Hochman served as a Managing Director for Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. from 1984 to 1990. From 1969 to 1984, Mr. Hochman was employed by E.F. Hutton's Corporate Finance Department where he was elected a Senior Vice President in 1979 and served on its Corporate Finance Management Committee, Underwriting Commitment Committee, and Tax Shelter Underwriting Committee. Mr. Hochman is a member of the Board of Directors of Cablevision Systems Corp., R.A.B. Holdings and Santa Monica Amusements. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University and a B.A. with Honors from the Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Trustee of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Organization Position Status
Nsp, Inc. Chairman, Regent Capital Management Corp. Current
Phi Beta Kappa Board of Directors Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Caymus Partners, LLC Board of Advisors, Member Current
China Hydroelectric Corporation Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Phi Beta Kappa Member Current
R.A.B. Holdings, Inc. Director Former
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Managing Director Former
Regent Capital Former
Harvard University Masters In Business Administration Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
The Johns Hopkins University B.A. With Honors Former

Thomas V. Reifenheiser served for more than seven years as a Managing Director and Group Executive of the Global Media and Telecom Group of Chase Securities Inc. until his retirement in September 2000. He joined Chase in 1963 and had been the Global Media and Telecom Group Executive since 1977. He also had been a member of the Management Committee of The Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Reifenheiser is also a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems Corporation, Lamar Advertising Company and Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Mediacom Communications Corporation Board Director Current
Lamar Advertising Company Board of Directors Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Chase Securities, Inc. Managing Director Former
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Managing Director Former
Chase Securities, Inc. Group Executive, Global Media and Telecom Group Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Hofstra University B.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Dorsey & Whitney Llp Partner Current
Hale House Center, Inc Chairman of the Board of Director Current
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
New York University School of Law Board of Directors Current
Vera Institute of Justice, Inc Board of Directors Current
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Llp Executive Assistant District Attorney Former

Organization Position Status
Center for Creative Leadership Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Center for Creative Leadership Inc. President Current
CIT Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive, Director Current
The State University of New York Chancellor Current
CSC Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CIT Group Inc. Board Director Current
Cablevision Systems Corporation Audit Committee Member Current
State University of New York Maritime College President Former
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Former

Executive News

  • Changing of the Guard

    Folio Magazine - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Talking TV With Rainbow's Josh Sapan

    Forbes.com - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Urges Tennis Channel to Honor Contract and Make Its Service Available to Cablevision Customers for U.S. Open Company Plans To Welcome Channel With Free iO Sports Pak Offer Upon Its Launch

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Urges Tennis Channel to Honor Contract and Make Its Service Available...

    Reuters - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Urges Tennis Channel to Honor Contract and Make Its Service Available to Cablevision Customers for U.S. Open

    PR Newswire - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Will Add The Tennis Channel to iO Sports Pak Existing NCTC Contract Paves Way For Channel To Be Made Available In Both Standard-Definition And HD To Any Cablevision Customer Who Wants To

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • U.S. Open Scores For CBS, Cablevision Plays Tennis

    Media Post - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • Cable Vet Gavin Harvey Joins Fuse

    Mediaweek - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • NFL Net Drop-Kicks Off-Season TV Deals

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • A Look at Magazine Publishing’s CEO Exodus

    Folio Magazine - 8/19/09 - View Story

  • Sundance Unveils VOD Service

    Mediaweek - 8/18/09 - View Story

  • Former RBI U.S. CEO Smith to join Cablevision

    BToBOnline - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • NY's Cablevision taps media executive

    San Jose Mercury News - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • NY's Cablevision taps media executive

    Washington Post - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Tad Smith to Join Cablevision

    Folio Magazine - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Cablevision starts local media group

    Reuters - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision starts Long Island local media group

    Reuters - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Hires EX-RBI CEO Tad Smith as Local Media Chief

    Multichannel Online - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Systems taps Tad Smith

    Hollywood Reporter - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Cablevision Books Bermuda Flight

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/11/09 - View Story

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