Newsday

Newsday to Charge $5 per Week for Website Access

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 12:10pm.

New York - Cablevision-owned (NYSE: CVC) Newsday will next week begin charging a $5 per week subscription fee for access to all of its website content, the Associated Press reported. Some online content -- including the site's home page, classifieds, weather, obituaries and community notices -- will remain free. The site will also remain free to print subscribers, and subscribers to Cablevision's Optimum Online Internet service.

Cablevision to Charge for Online Access to Newsday

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2009 - 9:06am.

New York - Cable TV provider Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) announced this week that it plans to begin charging for online access to its Newsday newspaper, which the company acquired in a $650 million deal in May 2008, Reuters reported.

Cablevision to Acquire Newsday for $650 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2008 - 7:40am.

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.