Cablevision Promises 500 HD Channel Capacity by Year-End

BETHPAGE, June 22: Cablevision
Systems Corp. has announced that by the end of this year, it will have the
capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming on its advanced
fiber-optic network, led by the addition of 15 new high-definition channels
from VOOM HD Networks on June 26.

With the new additions,
Cablevision expands to a total of 40 high-definition channels, and will offer
the most high-definition programming out of any provider in the U.S. VOOM's 15
high-definition channels will become available to iO digital cable customers
beginning next week and will be fully deployed across the company's entire
service area by June 28. Cablevision was the first provider in the nation to
launch HD video on demand, and is still the only source of HD VOD within its
service area.

The 15 VOOM channels available
via Cablevision are HDNews, which offers round-the-clock news, sports, and
weather; Equator HD, dedicated to programs on global adventure and green
living; Gallery HD, featuring images and stories from the art world; Rush HD,
which offers adventure sports; the live-music oriented Rave HD; Ultra HD,
focused on the fashion industry; Animania HD, featuring HD animation; Monsters
HD, offering horror movies; Gameplay HD, on virtual video gaming; Treasure HD,
a channel dedicated to pursuing stories about people and their passions; Worldsport
HD, featuring live sports coverage around the globe; Family Room HD, featuring
family-targeted movies, serials, and specials; Film Fest HD, for movie fans;
Kung Fu HD, centered on martial arts; and World Cinema HD.

"Satellite and phone
company TV providers continue to talk about their plans for HD, but Cablevision
is actually doing something about it, by delivering more high-definition
programming to our customers than anyone else, including the most local sports
in HD, without the extra fees our competitors charge for HD,” said John
Trierweiler, Cablevision's senior VP of product management.