The dispute between Cablevision and the News Corporation has reached an ugly situation, as programming has suffered immensely due to the bitter state of affairs between the two. Customers with Cablevision have not been able to view New Corporation’s channels because of the fight and now face the chances of not witnessing the World Series as well.

New York ABC television's broadcasts went through a blackout earlier this Sunday. ABC broadcasts were not available to Cablevision Systems Corp. customers, after disputes over monthly subscription fees failed to resolve between ABC owner Walt Disney Co. and Cablevision.

In what can be called a widely-anticipated move, Cablevision Systems Corp. announced on Thursday that its board has approved a tax-free spin-off of its Madison Square Garden (MSG) business - the owner of the New York Knicks and the Rangers - into a stand-alone enterprise. As per the proposed plan, the Garden unit will be spun off to the current shareholders by this year's end.

The New York-based cable ISP Cablevision has launched super-fast 101 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet access connections, which is a definite cut above the currently fastest 50Mbps speeds offered by the popular high-speed providers like Verizon and Comcast!