FOX Business Secures Agreement with Cablevision

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FOX Business Network (FBN) has secured an agreement with Cablevision Systems Corp., expanding the business network’s distribution across Cablevision’s subscriber footprint throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, announced Tim Carry, the network’s senior vice president of affiliate relations.

Beginning November 19 ^th, FBN will be available to Cablevision subscribers on channel 106 through the cable provider’s Optimum-branded communications system.

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® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® 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.