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United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
Argued September 22, 2009 Decided March 12, 2010
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Charles Dolan is placing a bet on cell phones. A very, very big bet.
In the last week, the Cablevision Systems Corp. chairman has tendered more than $270 million in bids in a Federal Communications Commission auction for newly available wireless spectrum. But Dolan has found the competition stiff, with other wireless providers and cable operators battling fiercely for Cablevision's home turf in the tri-state area.
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- WE MEDIA, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant, -v- CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP., RAINBOW MEDIA
HOLDINGS, INC., AMERICAN
MOVIE CLASSICS CO., WE: WOMENS ENTERTAINMENT, LLC,, (2nd Cir. 2004)
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER THIS SUMMARY ORDER WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REPORTER AND MAY NOT BE CI...
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A funny thing happened when Cablevision Systems Corp. announced last month that it booked a nearly $90 million charge for improperly backdating stock options: Investors shrugged.
In fact, analysts and investors have been shrugging for years when it comes to Cablevision, the Bethpage company that's as well known for its boardroom shenanigans as its reputation as an industry leader. The company finds ways to make unwanted headlines, yet its stock keeps chugging along.
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Michael E. Horowitz, President Obama's nominee as the Justice Department's top watchdog, has earned more than $4 million since last year as an attorney representing the likes of Pfizer Inc., Dow Chemical Co. and Cablevision Systems Corp. But he is keeping the identities of nearly a dozen other clients secret on newly filed ethics forms.
Federal ethics rules require nominees to disclose clients and customers so ethics officials and the public can vet potential conflicts of interest. But because of a narrow exception to the rules, Mr. Horowitz is withholding about half of his client list, meaning he essentially will have to police himself on any potential conflicts.
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The plan to take Cablevision Systems Corp.'s core cable system private has been dropped by the controlling Dolan family.Chairman Charles Dolan and Chief Executive James Dolan withdrew the plan to go private after they were unable to reach an agreement with the company's board. Shares of Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) fell 13 percent to $24.06 in pre-market trading.
The Dolan Family Group on Tuesday also called for the company's board to award a cash dividend to shareholders worth $3 billion. The board of rectors is considering the proposal. No decision with respect to a dividend has been made at this time, according to a Cablevision statement.In a letter to the board, Chairman Charles Dolan, representing the Dolan Family, said, It has become clear that we will be unable to reach agreement the ...
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CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL) as the Bull of the Day and The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN) the Bear of the D...
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Gubernatorial candidates Andrew Cuomo, Carl Paladino and five other contenders are slated to debate tonight, but not on Verizon's network.
While Cablevision Systems Corp. viewers face a blackout of News Corp. programming including sports events, the company in a separate content battle denying FiOS viewers access to tonight's debate between the all seven state gubernatorial candidates.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. chief James Dolan said late Tuesday that his family will not raise their offer to buy the company for $36.26 per share.
The statement was issued after a growing number of shareholders questioned whether the controlling Dolan family was paying enough to take the company private.