Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to submit an opinion on Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) proposed network-based digital video recorder, which drew a lawsuit from movie studios and television networks that is currently under appeal, Reuters reported. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that such a device -- which would "store" the programs a user chooses to record on Cablevision's servers, rather than on a hard drive-based device like a TiVo -- would not directly infringe the copyrights of media companies.

New York - Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) Rainbow Media Holdings announced that it has sold off its two video-on-demand services, the education-oriented Lifeskool and sports instruction-based Sportskool.

New York - Some three million of Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) subscribers aren't able to view all of the 2,200 hours of Olympics video on NBCOlympics.com, due to its reluctance to pay a premium NBC Universal is charging premium TV providers for the privilege, Cablevision-owned Newsday.com reports. Before viewing video, visitors to NBCOlympics.com must first enter their zip code and choose their cable or satellite provider from a list -- which generates local TV listings for Olympic events. "To date, Cablevision has not elected to offer its customers the enhanced Olympics package," NBC said in a statement.

New York - The chief executive of Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has said that his company will deploy a network-based digital video recorder, should rival Cablevision fare successfully against the studios and networks challenging the technology in court, Multichannel News reported.

San Diego - Michael Robertson, head of music storage locker service MP3tunes -- which is currently the target of a copyright suit from EMI -- said yesterday that a recent court ruling in favor of a similar video service from Cablevision "sets a sturdy legal precedence which MP3tunes can use to battle for the legality of our online music storage service." "The parallels to Cablevision are striking with the primary difference being they're video and we're music. Both are services storing your personal content and playing it back for you," Robertson wrote in a post on his blog. Robertson adds that the pending suit against his company is being heard by the same federal court that delivered the Cablevision ruling.

Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the cable TV operator and owner of sports teams, newspapers, entertainment venues and cable networks, announced on Tuesday that its board has authorized management to explore "all actions necessary or desirable" to enhance value for the company's shareholders, including the spin-off of one or more businesses.

New York - A federal appeals court has ruled that cable TV provider Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) proposed network-based digital video recorder does not directly infringe on the copyrights of networks and movie studios, and sent the case back to a lower court for further proceedings, Reuters reported. The device would store the programs a user wants to have recorded on Cablevision's servers -- rather than on a hard drive on the recorder device in the consumer's home, a la TiVo.

Bethpage, N.Y. - Cable TV service provider Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) Rainbow Media Holdings announced on Tuesday that it has completed its $496 million acquisition of Sundance Channel from previous owners NBC Universal, Showtime Networks and entities controlled by Sundance founder Robert Redford.

New York - Voom HD Networks, a suite of HD channels owned by Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) Rainbow Media, has filed a complaint against satellite TV provider DISH Network (NASD: DISH) with the New York Supreme Court, claiming over $1 billion in damages in the wake of DISH's dropping Voom's channels from its service last month, Multichannel News reported.

Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), a provider of cable TV and broadband services in the New York area, announced on Monday that it will acquire a 97% stake in Newsday Media Group from media company Tribune (NYSE: TXA) for $650 million. Tribune will retain a 3% stake in the company. Cablevision's winning bid beat out other suitors that included News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), which withdrew its $580 million bid on Saturday, and New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman.

Bethpage, N.Y. - Cable TV provider Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) on Monday announced a new service that will let subscribers watch select new release movies on-demand on the same day as their DVD release, as well as have a copy of the film shipped to them on DVD. The Popcorn DVDs On Demand service, powered by Popcorn Home Entertainment, will charge $19.95, plus DVD shipping costs, for new release films, while older library titles will cost between $9.95 and $15.95, plus shipping.