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TMCNet: Cablevision Appoints Todd Brecher to Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Business Affairs

[March 30, 2010]

Cablevision Appoints Todd Brecher to Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Business Affairs

BETHPAGE, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Cablevision Systems (News - Alert) Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced the appointment of Todd Brecher to senior vice president and associate general counsel, business affairs.

In this position, Mr. Brecher will serve as Cablevision's lead attorney on corporate transactions and other corporate development initiatives, including acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments. He will report to David Ellen, Cablevision executive vice president and general counsel.

"Todd is a highly talented attorney with a strong record of accomplishment and he knows our industry well," said Mr. Ellen. "We very much look forward to his significant contributions." Prior to joining Cablevision, Mr. Brecher worked for eight years at Time Warner (News - Alert) Cable Inc., most recently as vice president and assistant chief counsel, corporate. In that role, he was Time Warner Cable's primary lawyer for all significant mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions, including the acquisition with Comcast Corporation of Adelphia Communications' cable systems; Time Warner Cable's spin-off from Time Warner Inc.; and the company's investments in Clearwire (News - Alert) Communications and Canoe Ventures. Before that, Mr. Brecher held associate positions at various law firms including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Mr. Brecher holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Yale University.

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies. Its assets include its cable television operations, which provide industry-leading services to more than 3 million New York area households, and its award-winning television networks, which deliver some of today's most watched programming to hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. A state-of-the-art cable system enables the company to offer a full suite of advanced residential and business communications services that include its iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice, Optimum WiFi (News - Alert)® wireless Internet, and its Optimum Lightpath® integrated business communications solutions. Cablevision also serves the New York area with compelling local content through News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of television and online services covering high school activities; and, Newsday Media Group, a business unit that includes Newsday, Long Island's leading daily newspaper. In addition, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, Cablevision operates successful programming and entertainment businesses, such as AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Entertainment. The company also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas, which includes Manhattan's famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a frequent and historic venue for film premieres and events.

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