Cablevision Systems

1. Verizon Sues To Block Cablevision TV Boxes

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010

Verizon Communications Inc. has filed suit against Cablevision Systems Corp. in the U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking to stop Cablevision's importation of digital TV set-top boxes that allegedly infringe five Verizon patents.

2. Cablevision, Comcast Lose Challenge To FCC Rule

Friday, Mar 12, 2010

A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge from Cablevision Systems Corp. and Comcast Corp. to a Federal Communications Commission decision to extend a rule that prevents cable operators from withholding programming from rivals.

3. Sonnenschein Duo Opens Internet Law Boutique

Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010

Two attorneys who led Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP’s Internet, communications and data protection practice have left to start up their own Internet law boutique.

4. Ex-MSG Prez Looks To Revive $23M YES Network Suit

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

The former Madison Square Garden LP president who claimed George Steinbrenner III cut him out of his share of the $3 billion Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network has appealed a decision tossing his breach of contract suit against the New York Yankees' owner.

5. Ex-MSG Prez Loses Bid For $23M Piece Of YES Network

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010

A federal judge has thrown out a breach of contract suit brought by a former Madison Square Garden president who claimed New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III cut him out of his share of the $3 billion Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network.

6. Q&A With Hughes Hubbard's Kenneth Lefkowitz

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010

The biggest current issue on the buyer’s side of a mergers and acquisitions deal is making sure that the valuations you are paying reflect the economy of today, says Kenneth Lefkowitz, co-chair of the corporate department and mergers and acquisitions group at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.

7. Technology Cases To Watch In 2010

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

Intellectual property litigation involving the spoliation of evidence and the limits of patentability, as well as a variety of disputes over the Federal Communications Commission's rules and administrative actions, has caught the attention of attorneys specializing in technology matters when it comes to cases to keep an eye on in 2010.

8. Knology Licenses IP, Exits VTran Cable Patent MDL

Friday, Dec 11, 2009

Plaintiff VTran Media Technologies LLC and defendant Knology Inc. have agreed to a settlement that includes a patent licensing agreement, removing one relatively small defendant in the multidistrict video-on-demand patent case.

9. Cable Subscribers Fight Dismissal Of Bundling Action

Monday, Nov 02, 2009

A group of cable television subscribers is appealing the dismissal of a putative antitrust class action against a slew of major television programmers and cable providers — including NBC Universal Inc. and Comcast Corp. — that alleged the companies bundled programming and overcharged customers.

10. Battlestar Producer Urges Video Antitrust Regulations

Thursday, Oct 22, 2009

Battlestar Galactica producer Ron Moore urged the passage of rules to promote competition in video programming during a congressional hearing Thursday, arguing that media conglomerates are squeezing out independent producers.

11. Inventor Appeals Cablevision Phone System Patent Win

Monday, Oct 05, 2009

Inventor Ronald A. Katz has appealed Cablevision Systems Corp.'s September victory in his long-running multidistrict litigation alleging a wide range of companies violated some combination of more than 20 patents Katz holds in relation to automated telephone call processing systems.

12. Shaw Communications To Sell $1.15B In Senior Notes

Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009

Cable and satellite television company Shaw Communications Inc. has announced it will raise funds through the sale of 10-year senior unsecured notes valued at CA$1.25 billion ($1.15 billion).

13. DC Circ. May Keep Ban On Cable TV Agreements

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009

A federal appeals court has reportedly signaled that it may defer to the Federal Communications Commission’s decision that prohibited Cablevision Systems Corp. and other cable operators from using exclusive contracts to withhold certain TV programs from their rivals.

14. Cablevision Looks To Sullivan In $900M Offering

Thursday, Sep 10, 2009

Cablevision Systems Corp. has made a $900 million senior notes offering to raise money for its subsidiary CSC Holdings Inc. to repurchase or pay down senior debt set to mature in 2011 and 2012.

15. DC Circ. Strikes Down Cable Market-Share Cap

Friday, Aug 28, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday scrapped the Federal Communications Commission's subscriber-share limit for cable providers, handing cable challengers led by Comcast Corp. a hard-fought victory in a 16-year effort to scrap the ownership cap.

16. AT&T Files Complaint Over Cablevision HD Channels

Friday, Aug 14, 2009

AT&T Inc. has asked the Federal Communications Commission to halt Cablevision's unfair competitive practices by stopping Cablevision from denying AT&T access to its high-definition programming for two of its regional sports networks.

17. Cablevision Off The Hook In Katz Patent Suit

Friday, Aug 14, 2009

A federal judge has let Cablevision Systems Corp. off the hook in a patent lawsuit filed by Ronald A. Katz over a group of patents covering automated call processing systems, but has let Katz's claims against cable providers AOL LLC, TDS Telecommunications Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. stand.

18. MDL Parties Try To Invalidate 2 Rembrandt Patents

Thursday, Aug 13, 2009

A slew of electronics and cable companies, including Motorola Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., that are involved in multidistrict litigation over data-over-cable patents held by Rembrandt Technologies LP have asked a judge to invalidate two of the eight patents in dispute.

19. Going In-House: Making The Transition From BigLaw

Thursday, Aug 06, 2009

As the job market at law firms gets tighter, many attorneys are looking to move in-house. But to succeed, they need to learn to offer quick solutions to real-time problems, keep their door open and ditch the legalese, according to experts.

20. Rembrandt Drops IP Claims, Moves To Dismiss MDL

Monday, Aug 03, 2009

In a dispute over data-over-cable patents held by Rembrandt Technologies LP, the patent firm and several electronics and cable companies — including Motorola Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. — have agreed to drop all claims, including allegations of infringement and counterclaims of unfair competition.