Charles Dolan’s Cablevision Systems Corp. has never been the largest multiple system operator, but it has been one of the most important. With some 3 million customers tightly clustered around New York, New Jersey and Long Island, Cablevision claims title…
The reviews are in on ABC’s “Reality Awards,” and the show doesn’t even have a final title yet.Critics started roasting the concept as soon as the show was announced this month, and at least one heavyweight competitor, whose participation would…
Last year country music legend Johnny Cash told Rolling Stone magazine, “I’d die if I retired. … Like a shark, got to keep moving.” Last week he did come to the end of the line, passing away from respiratory failure…
Born in rural Mississippi, the great-grandson of slaves, Robert Johnson is a billionaire businessman who built the empire that would become Black Entertainment Television. Cable was not his first career choice. After graduating from the University of Illinois and earning…
John Rigas and his family have brought fame, fortune and a certain notoriety to the little town of Coudersport, Pa. Mr. Rigas plopped down a hefty $300 for the town’s cable franchise in 1952, then nurtured the company into one…
Were it not for a bottle of vodka, there may never have been a Walter Kaitz Foundation. Legend has it that a family friend bribed a Russian prison guard to release young Walter and his relatives, who were political prisoners,…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch and NBC Chairman Bob Wright are among the media visionaries delivering a jolting wake-up call to content producers-one which, if unheeded, will likely cost the program makers competitive footing and billions of dollars in revenues…
Judge Upholds Order That Vivendi Pay Messier In a setback for Vivendi Universal in its legal battle with deposed Chairman Jean-Marie Messier, a New York state judge denied the French conglomerate’s request to dismiss an arbitration panel’s order that Vivendi…
From his first purchase of a tiny cable system in rural Mississippi, Ralph Roberts went on to forge the nation’s largest cable footprint. After founding the company that would become Comcast Corp. in 1963, Mr. Roberts has held the title…
Odds are set by America’s Line based on the predictions at GoldDerby.com, an Internet site that features predictions from top journalists. Odds are set for entertainment purposes and should not be used for gambling. Drama SeriesThe Sopranos – 3:2; Six…