CABLEVISION SYSTEMS DELIVERS SECOND KNOCKOUT, OFFERING DE LA HOYA-GONZALEZ FIGHT DISCOUNT TO CUSTOMERS.WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997-- Cablevision Offers Premier PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation Boxing Event For Just $24.95 -- $10, or 29 Percent, Below Suggested Retail Price Cablevision Systems Corp. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :CVC See CSC. ) today announced an exclusive pricing arrangement and customer value for the January 18 "For Pride & Country: De La Hoya vs. Gonzalez" pay-per-view boxing extravaganza. The unique offer allows Cablevision customers to pay just $24.95 to view De La Hoya vs. Gonzalez, a savings of $10 or 29 percent off the suggested retail price for the event. "Cablevision is committed to finding creative ways to maximize customer value," said James L. Dolan, chief executive officer of Cablevision, whose $9.95 per-round offer for the November 1996 Tyson-Holyfield fight was a TV sports first. "Our goal is to ensure that customers who purchase pay-per-view fights from Cablevision are guaranteed to get their money's worth," Dolan continued. "For Pride and Country: De La Hoya vs. Gonzalez" features Super Lightweight World Champion Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy pitted against No. 1 Contender Miguel Angel Gonzalez. The undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. includes two other 12-round championship bouts, including Junior Welterweight Champion Konstantin Tszyu vs. Leonardo Mas and Light Flyweight Champion Michael Carbajal vs. Mauricio Pastrana, plus heavyweight sensation Butterbean. Customers can enjoy the entire presentation for only $24.95, compared with $34.95, the suggested retail price for the card. The event will be cablecast ca·ble·cast n. A telecast by cable television. [cable + (broad)cast.] ca live, on January 18, beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, from the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Cablevision officials noted that the company's innovative, fixed-fee, multi-fight agreement with the promoters makes this unique value-pricing arrangement possible. Terms were not disclosed further. TVKO will distribute the card and anticipate it will be available in 30 million pay-per-view homes. The event is presented by Top Rank, Inc., in association with Caesars Palace. Cablevision is the nation's sixth largest operator of cable television systems, serving 2.8 million customers in 19 states with major operations in Boston, Cleveland and the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. , where Cablevision has 1.6 million customers. Its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Rainbow Programming Holdings, Inc., manages entertainment, news and sports programming services. CONTACT: Charles Schueler (516) 393-1399 or John Hamill (718) 991-6000, ext. 412 or Valeska Stupak (212) 614-4106 |
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