Cablevision Adds iO Chinese

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC - News) announced today the addition of an iO Chinese package to its comprehensive iO International programming service. The new iO Chinese Package, consisting of The Chinese Channel (Sino TV), on Channel 238; ET Global NY, on Channel 239; and CCTV-4, on Channel 240; is available across Cablevision's service area.

ET Global NY is a Mandarin Chinese channel from Taiwan that focuses on general entertainment, news, and local content. CCTV-4, from China Central Television (CCTV), is China's largest provider of cultural, news and entertainment programming, primarily in Mandarin, but includes regular newscasts in English and Cantonese. The Chinese Channel (Sino TV), features locally produced content and programming from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, spoken in Mandarin and Cantonese.

"The addition of iO Chinese is a meaningful expansion of our iO International programming service and further demonstrates Cablevision's leadership position in the delivery of in-language programming to our diverse customer base," said John Trierweiler, Cablevision's senior vice president of product management. "We are pleased to make this package available to our customers for the first time, and along with Optimum Voice World Call, our innovative flat-rate international calling plan, we think it will have broad appeal to our Chinese customers."

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