Cablevision Systems Corporation Names Jonathan D. Schwartz Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

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BETHPAGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced the appointment of Jonathan D. Schwartz as the company's executive vice president and general counsel. In this role, Mr. Schwartz will oversee and direct all of Cablevision's legal affairs. He will report to Cablevision President and CEO James L. Dolan.

Mr. Schwartz, 41, has a wide range of private and public sector experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel for AOL Time Warner Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Schwartz was general counsel for Napster, Inc.

Starting in 1995, Mr. Schwartz held a series of high-level positions in government, culminating with his role as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in Washington. He advised the Attorney General on a range of legal issues of nationwide importance and served as the senior day-to-day manager of the department. Prior to his role in Washington, he also served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan.

Mr. Schwartz succeeds Robert Lemle, who headed Cablevision's legal department for more than 20 years. Mr. Lemle left the position of general counsel at the end of 2002 and continues to serve as a consultant at Cablevision.

Mr. Dolan said: "Jonathan Schwartz comes to Cablevision with a distinguished background and broad experience that includes senior roles at both AOL Time Warner and Napster and leadership positions with the federal government. He has already achieved a great deal in his professional life, we believe he will be an excellent addition to Cablevision's senior management team and we look forward to a long association with him."

Mr. Schwartz said: "Cablevision is a first-rate, diversified media and entertainment company with terrific assets and enormous opportunities. I look forward to working with the company's management team to pursue the many prospects that lie ahead for Cablevision."

Mr. Schwartz served as a law clerk for both Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. He also served in the litigation department of the New York office of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.

A Long Island native, Mr. Schwartz graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and finished first in his class at Stanford Law School. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Cambridge University, where he earned a master's degree with distinction in international relations.

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars. In 1998, he was named one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 by Washingtonian magazine. In 1999, Mr. Schwartz was selected as a Fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. The Department of Justice honored him in 2001 with the prestigious Edmund J. Randolph Award, given by the Attorney General for outstanding service to the Department of Justice.

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment, media and telecommunications companies. In addition to its broadband, cable, Internet and telephone offerings, the company owns and operates Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and its networks; Madison Square Garden and its teams; and Clearview Cinemas. In addition, Cablevision operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.