Cablevision Statement on ABC Disney

Cablevision Statement on ABC Disney

BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Schueler, Executive Vice President, Communications and Community Relations, Cablevision Systems Corp., issued the following statement on ABC Disney:

"It is shocking that in these difficult economic times, ABC Disney is threatening to remove WABC unless Cablevision and its customers pay $40 million in new fees for programming that it offers today for free, both over-the-air and online. It is not fair for ABC Disney to hold Cablevision customers hostage by forcing them to pay what amounts to a new TV tax. We urge ABC Disney not to pull the plug and instead work with us to reach a fair agreement."

Source: Cablevision Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Jim Maiella of Cablevision Systems Corporation,
+1-516-803-3947, jmaiella@cablevision.com

Web Site: http://www.cablevision.com/

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