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Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports First Quarter 2002 Financial Results - Cablevision NY Group and Rainbow Media Group -.


Business Editors/High Tech Writers

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Cablevision For the unrelated Canadian company, see .
Cablevision Systems Corporation is an American cable television company. It is the 5th largest cable provider in the USA, with most customers residing in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
 Systems Corporation
-- A 1.1% increase in cable subscribers year-over-year. For the first quarter,
the company lost 7,000 subscribers compared to December 31, 2001. The New York
City system accounted for 50% of the loss. That system had added 10,000 new
subscribers in the fourth quarter 2001 following the loss of broadcast
transmission facilities at the World Trade Center. As of April 30th, the
overall year-to-date subscriber loss totaled 10,400.

-- 6,900 new iO digital video customers for a total of 24,100 customers

-- 53,000 new HSD customers added or 4,100 per week

-- HSD penetration was 18% of homes released compared to 13% in March 2001

-- Advertising revenue rose 13% compared to the first quarter of 2001.


Cablevision Systems Corporation today released financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2002 for its Cablevision NY Group (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CVC See CSC. ) and Rainbow Media Group (NYSE:RMG RMG Roularta Media Group
RMG RiskMetrics Group, Inc.
RMG Revenu Minimum Garanti (French: Guaranteed Minimum Income)
RMG Risk Management Group
RMG Ready Made Garment
RMG Raw Materials Group (mining industry) 
) businesses. The three-month results and the percentage increases or decreases are presented on the pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 basis described elsewhere in this release, together with a description of the reconciling adjustments to GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 results.

Consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, totaled $1.1 billion, a 7% pro forma increase compared to the prior year period. Consolidated adjusted operating cash flow Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 (operating profit Operating profit (or loss)

Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions.


operating profit

See operating income.
 before depreciation and amortization and excluding the effects of long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 incentive and stock plans income or expense - "AOCF AOCF Association of Outplacement Consulting Firms ") totaled $218.9 million, a 12% pro forma increase from the prior year period.

Telecommunications' net revenues rose to $593.1 million, a 13% pro forma increase and AOCF increased to $222.1 million, a 13% pro forma increase over the year-earlier period. Rainbow Media Group's Core Networks net revenues rose 15% to $138.6 million with AOCF increasing 17% to $50.9 million.

Cablevision President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  James James, person in the Bible
James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship.
James, rivers, United States
James.
 L. Dolan Dolan is a surname, and the following people:
  • Charles Dolan, founder of HBO and chairman of Cablevision Systems Corporation
  • Daniel Dolan, Catholic bishop
  • Daria Dolan, financial journalist and wife of Ken Dolan
  • Ellen Dolan, American actress
 commented: "Cablevision's cable, Lightpath and high-speed high-speed
adj.
1. Operated or designed for operation at high speed: a high-speed food processor.

2. Taking place at high speed: a high-speed chase.

3.
 data businesses experienced an impressive start to 2002, reporting an increase of 13% in both revenue and cash flow in the first quarter. With the strength displayed by our core businesses, we are on track to meet the company's operating and financial objectives for this year and look forward to continued growth driven in part by our recent launch of iO, Cablevision's new digital video service, in New Jersey.

"Rainbow Media Group's AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. , Bravo BRAVO Cardiology A clinical trial–Blockade of the GP IIB/IIIA Receptor to Avoid Vascular Occlusion– which evaluated lotrafiban in preventing strokes and acute MI. See GP IIB/IIIA. , IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF.  and consolidated sports businesses continued to achieve excellent results, reporting a 15% increase in revenue and 17% increase in cash flow. This success is due largely to growth in subscribers and affiliate Affiliate

Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company.
 fees as well as an expanding advertising revenue stream, all of which we expect will help drive RMG's revenue and cash flow growth throughout 2002," Mr. Dolan concluded.

Cablevision NY Group

Cablevision NY Group refers to the company's Consumer Services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, , Business Services and other New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 area assets as follows:

-- Consumer Services: analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system. , digital video,

high-speed-data (HSD HSD Human Services Department
HSD High Speed Data
HSD Hillsboro School District (Hillsboro, OR)
HSD Hybrid Synergy Drive (Toyota/Lexus)
HSD High School Diploma
HSD Historical Society of Delaware
), residential telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies.  and

R&D/Technology

-- Business Services: Lightpath Long Island, Lightpath developing

markets and business modem modem [modulator/demodulator], an external device or internal electronic circuitry used to transmit and receive digital data over a communications line normally used for analog signals.

-- Other Businesses: Madison Square Garden Coordinates:

Current arenas in the National Hockey League

Western Conference Eastern Conference
, THE WIZ, Clearview Clearview may refer to:
  • ClearView, an Australian investment company
  • Clearview (typeface), font family for traffic signs
  • Clearview, South Australia
  • Clearview, Ontario, Canada
  • Clearview, Oklahoma, USA
  • Clearview, Washington, USA


Cinemas, News12 Networks, MetroChannels and a 49.9% ownership

interest in Northcoast Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
.

Consumer Services

Net revenues for the first quarter increased 12% on a pro forma basis over the year-earlier period to $560.3 million. AOCF for the three-month period rose 11% on a pro forma basis to $212.2 million, compared to the year-earlier period. Highlights include:


-- A 1.1% increase in cable subscribers year-over-year. For the first quarter,
the company lost 7,000 subscribers compared to December 31, 2001. The New York
City system accounted for 50% of the loss. That system had added 10,000 new
subscribers in the fourth quarter 2001 following the loss of broadcast
transmission facilities at the World Trade Center. As of April 30th, the
overall year-to-date subscriber loss totaled 10,400.

-- 6,900 new iO digital video customers for a total of 24,100 customers

-- 53,000 new HSD customers added or 4,100 per week

-- HSD penetration was 18% of homes released compared to 13% in March 2001

-- Advertising revenue rose 13% compared to the first quarter of 2001.


iO, Cablevision's new digital video offering was relaunched on April 17th with a new user interface and a new pricing structure that offers more options for consumers and makes the digital service even more affordable at $9.95 per month for the basic package. The service is now available to 150,000 homes in New Jersey and more than 550,000 homes on Long Island. By year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 the service is expected to be available to more than 2,000,000 homes in the New York area.

Business Services

Lightpath's businesses throughout 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.  achieved a 27% increase in net revenues to $36.8 million. AOCF for the first quarter more than doubled to $9.9 million from the prior year period. Highlights include:

-- A 47% increase in the number of buildings on-net Connected to the Internet, or connected to a LAN or WAN. Contrast with off-net.

-- A 40% increase in access lines

-- A 22% increase in transmission and access line revenue.

MSG MSG: see glutamic acid.

Madison Square Garden includes MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , the New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history. , the MSG Arena complex, and Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall

New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338]

See : Theater
. For the first quarter 2002, net revenue totaled $207.1 million, a 4.5% decline from the prior year period. AOCF for the quarter was $10.0 million compared to $15.4 million in the prior year period. The lower revenue and AOCF were primarily due to higher player compensation, lower advertising revenue, and a decrease in affiliate fee revenue and broadcast revenue related to the loss of the Yankees telecasts. This was partly offset by lower production expenses at MSG Network.

Retail Electronics

THE WIZ recorded net revenue of $139.5 million, an 8% decrease for the first quarter. The AOCF deficit for the first quarter was $20.6 million compared to a $17.4 million AOCF deficit for the prior year period.

Theatres

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, net revenue for Clearview Cinemas was $19.3 million, a 4% increase from the year-earlier period. The AOCF deficit for the quarter was $0.3 million, compared to an AOCF deficit of $0.1 million in the year-earlier period.

Rainbow NY

Rainbow NY is comprised primarily of the five local News12 Networks operating in Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester Westchester is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Westchester, Los Angeles, California
  • Westchester, Florida
  • Westchester, Illinois
  • Westchester County, New York
  • The Westchester, a shopping mall in White Plains, New York
, Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States
Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W).
 and the Bronx Bronx, river, c.20 mi (30 km) long, issuing from Kensico Reservoir, SE N.Y., and flowing SW through the Bronx into the East River. The Bronx River Parkway, one of the first limited-access highways in the New York City area, parallels a portion of the river. , as well as Rainbow's three local MetroChannels and Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp. These businesses recorded an AOCF deficit of $13.5 million in the first quarter of 2002 compared to an AOCF deficit of $15.9 million in the prior year period. The reduction in deficit was primarily due to increased advertising and affiliate revenue for the MetroChannels.

Other

Other costs for the quarter amounted to $13.6 million for the first quarter of 2002 compared to $9.2 million in the prior year period and include corporate and developmental expenses to support the New York metropolitan area operations.

Rainbow Media Group

Rainbow Media Group refers to national programming networks, including American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Movie Classics, Bravo, The Independent Film Channel, WE: Women's Entertainment, MuchMusic USA and Mag Rack A frame or cabinet into which hardware components are mounted. Equipment may be bolted into the rack (see rack mounted), or placed on shelves. Stereo and home theater racks are cabinets with shelves designed to accommodate VCRs, CD, DVD and cassette decks, receivers, amplifiers and , as well as Rainbow's interests in the Fox Sports Net national service and Rainbow's ownership interests in five regional Fox Sports Net channels outside the New York market. These businesses are owned through Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. which is 77.5% owned by Cablevision.

As now required by the FASB's EITF EITF Emerging Issues Task Force
EITF Edinburgh International Television Festival
EITF Europe International Taekwon-Do Federation
 No. 01-09, the Company has reclassified the amortization of deferred carriage carriage, wheeled vehicle, in modern usage restricted to passenger vehicles that are drawn or pushed, especially by animals. Carriages date from the Bronze Age; early forms included the two-wheeled cart and four-wheeled wagon for transporting goods.  fees as a reduction to revenues versus expensing such costs as an element of selling, general and administrative expenses. Amortization of deferred carriage fees has been reclassified for the 2001 period, with no effect on AOCF or net income (loss). The revenue impact for Rainbow Media Group is $3.5 million for the first quarter and $16.5 million for the full year.

American Movie Classics (AMC)

AMC's first quarter 2002 net revenues increased 8% to $59.0 million and AOCF rose 14% to $29.9 million. The strong revenue and cash flow growth compared to the year-earlier period was attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to a 4% increase in viewing subscribers, affiliate rate increases and $7.8 million of sponsorship revenue, representing a 56% increase from the prior year period.

Bravo/The Independent Film Channel (IFC)

Bravo/IFC's first quarter 2002 net revenues increased 18% to $47.3 million and AOCF grew 15% to $12.9 million. Highlights include:

-- A 21% increase in Bravo's viewing subscribers

-- A 67% increase in IFC's viewing subscribers

-- A 22% increase from the year-earlier period in Bravo's

advertising revenue to $15.2 million.

Consolidated Regional Sports

Consolidated Regional Sports is comprised of Fox Sports Net Florida Florida, state, United States
Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and
 and Ohio, both of which are 60% owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. First quarter 2002 net revenues rose 24% to $32.3 million, and AOCF increased 36% to $8.1 million for these properties, primarily due to higher affiliate fees.

Non-Consolidated Regional Sports (Fox Sports Net Chicago Chicago, city, United States
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837.
, Bay Area and New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. )

For the first quarter, net revenues grew 6% to $52.6 million, and AOCF increased 10% to $6.7 million. Viewing subscribers totaled 10.6 million representing a 4% increase from the prior year period.

Non-Consolidated Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports Net's viewing subscribers totaled 73.7 million at the end of the quarter, a 3% increase from the prior year period.

Developing Programming/Other

Developing Programming/Other consists of WE: Women's Entertainment, MuchMusic USA, Rainbow Network Communications and other Rainbow start-up Start-up

The earliest stage of a new business venture.
 ventures. First quarter net revenues of $26.3 million represented a 65% increase compared to the prior year period due to increases of 15 million viewing subscribers for WE: Women's Entertainment and 10 million viewing subscribers for MuchMusic USA as compared to March 2001. The AOCF deficit for the three-month period was $10.0 million, a 20% decline compared to an AOCF deficit of $12.5 million in the year-earlier period. The decrease in the AOCF deficit was primarily attributable to lower losses at WE:Women's Entertainment.

Mag Rack

Mag Rack develops special interest video-on-demand The ability to deliver a movie, sports event or other video program to a TV set whenever the customer requests it. Video-on-demand (VOD) typically refers to free and paid programs from the cable TV companies or the telephone companies that offer video over DSL lines.  content offered to cable companies. Mag Rack presently offers 22 video magazines and anticipates having between 35 and 40 distributed by year end. The AOCF deficit for the first quarter was $6.0 million.

2002 Outlook

Cablevision's Board has authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
, subject to management's approval, making an additional $42 million investment in Northcoast Communications primarily to facilitate a pilot rollout of a wireless PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1.  service in the New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 area. This should not be interpreted Translated from source code into machine code one line at a time. See interpreted language and interpreter.

interpreted - interpreter
 as a full scale deployment Installing, setting up, testing and running. This military term, which means the placement of troops and equipment in the field, is widely used with computers as an alternate to the word "implementation.  of the service throughout the New York area. Rather, it is a very focused, contained pilot program.

The company affirms all of its guidance for 2002 for Cablevision NY Group and Rainbow Media Group as disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
 in January January: see month.  but for Madison Square Garden, which due to the Rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services.  not making the playoffs, forecasts AOCF between $90 million and $95 million versus the $100 million previously disclosed.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies See telecom company. . Its cable television operations serve 3 million households located in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  offerings include its Lightpath integrated business communications services; its Optimum-branded high-speed Internet See broadband.  service and iO: Interactive Optimum, the company's newly introduced digital television offering. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. operates programming businesses including American Movie Classics, Bravo, The Independent Film Channel and other national and regional services. In addition, Rainbow is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net. Cablevision also owns a controlling interest controlling interest

The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail
 and operates Madison Square Garden and its sports teams including the Knicks and Rangers. The company operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall and owns and operates THE WIZ consumer electronics stores and Clearview Cinemas in the New York metropolitan area. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.

This earnings release, including the sections entitled en·ti·tle  
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.

2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
 "2002 Outlook," contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including financial community and rating agency perceptions of the company and its business, operations, financial condition and the industry in which it operates and the factors described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A)

A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial
 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained therein. The company disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained herein.

Cablevision's Web site: www.cablevision.com

CVC 1Q 2002 earnings announcement Webcast live at 9:30 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

EST
abbr.
electroshock therapy


RMG 1Q 2002 earnings announcement Webcast live beginning at approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 10:15 a.m. EST

Conference call dial-in number for CVC and RMG (973) 872-3100

Conference call replay number (973) 341-3080 / reservation A clause in a deed of real property whereby the grantor, one who transfers property, creates and retains for the grantor some right or interest in the estate granted, such as rent or an Easement ,a right of use over the land of another.  No. 3183975 until May 9th


                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS DATA AND PRO FORMA RECONCILIATION
             (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                ------------------------------
                                   2002                2001
                                ----------          ----------

Pro forma revenues, net         $1,102,170          $1,027,303
  Elimination of deferred
   revenue amortization relating
   to At Home warrants                   -              18,705
                                ----------          ----------
Revenues, net                   $1,102,170          $1,046,008
                                ==========          ==========

Pro forma AOCF                  $  218,922          $  194,864
  Elimination of deferred
   revenue amortization
   relating to At Home warrants          -              18,705
  Stock plan income (expense)       18,014             (18,857)
  Long-term incentive plan
   expense                          (6,104)             (3,023)
                                ----------          ----------
Operating profit before
 depreciation and amortization     230,832             191,689
  Depreciation and amortization(a)(211,070)           (247,946)
                                ----------          ----------
Operating income (loss)             19,762             (56,257)

Other income (expense):
  Interest expense, net           (119,158)           (134,450)
  Gain on sale of cable assets,
   net                                   -           1,433,492
  Gain (loss) on investments, net (418,450)            214,832
  Gain (loss) on derivative
   contracts, net                  295,539                (965)
  Minority interests               (47,109)            (27,747)
  Other items, net                 (15,029)            (14,785)
                                ----------          ----------
Income (loss) before income
 taxes                            (284,445)          1,414,120
  Income tax (expense) benefit      34,815            (286,245)
                                ----------          ----------
Net income (loss)               $ (249,630)         $1,127,875
                                ==========          ==========

INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

CNYG Common Stock
  Income (loss) applicable to
   common stock                  $(254,970)         $1,136,826
                                ==========          ==========
  Basic
  Basic net income (loss) per
   common share                 $    (1.45)         $     6.49
                                ==========          ==========
  Basic weighted average common
   shares (in thousands)           175,443             175,043
                                ==========          ==========
  Diluted
  Diluted net income (loss) per
   common share                 $    (1.45)         $     6.32
                                ==========          ==========
  Diluted weighted average
   common shares (in thousands)    175,443             178,569
                                ==========          ==========
RMG Tracking Stock
  Income (loss) applicable to
   common stock                 $    5,340          $   (8,951)
                                ==========          ==========
  Basic
  Basic net income (loss) per
   common share                 $      .06          $     (.10)
                                ==========          ==========
  Basic weighted average common
   shares (in thousands)            94,738              87,521
                                ==========          ==========
  Diluted
  Diluted net income (loss) per
   common share                 $      .06          $     (.10)
                                ==========          ==========
  Diluted weighted average
   common shares (in thousands)     96,541              87,521
                                ==========          ==========

      (a) The 2001 period includes amortization of approximately $72,700
        relating to intangibles no longer amortized due to the
        implementation, in 2002, of a new accounting statement (FAS
        142) which addresses the assessment and amortization of
        intangible assets including goodwill. No impairment losses
        were recorded in connection with this implementation.

                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS DATA AND PRO FORMA RECONCILIATION
             (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

    PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS
    ---------------------

    The following is a description of the pro forma adjustments
included in this earnings release:

    --  Elimination of deferred revenue amortization relating to At
        Home warrants. Under GAAP, we amortized into revenue an
        allocation of the initial value of certain warrants we
        received from At Home Corporation. In connection with the
        termination of the At Home agreement, we have eliminated this
        revenue recognition from the 2001 period.

    --  Long-term incentive plan income (expense). This adjustment
        eliminates the income or expense associated with contingent
        long-term incentive plan awards for senior executives that
        vest over varying periods.

    --  Stock plan income (expense). This adjustment eliminates the
        income or expense associated with vesting, and marking to
        market, of stock appreciation rights granted under our
        employee stock option plan.

    CAPITALIZATION
    --------------
                                                      Actual
                                                     March 31,
                                                       2002
                                                    ----------

Cash                                                $  201,598
                                                    ==========
Bank debt                                            1,496,375
Collateralized indebtedness                          1,586,406
Senior notes and debentures                          3,691,077
Subordinated notes and debentures                      599,073
Capital lease obligations                               99,512
Redeemable preferred stock                           1,544,294
                                                    ----------
Debt and redeemable preferred stock                 $9,016,737
                                                    ==========
LEVERAGE

Debt and redeemable preferred stock                 $9,016,737
Less: collateralized indebtedness(a) and cash       (1,788,004)
                                                    ----------
Net debt and redeemable preferred stock             $7,228,733
                                                    ==========

                                                      Actual
                                                      Running
                                                      Rate(b)
                                                    ----------
Consolidated Net Debt & Redeemable Preferred/pro
 forma AOCF                                            7.9x

    (a) Collateralized indebtedness is excluded for the purpose of
        the leverage calculation as the debt is collateralized by
        investment securities.

    (b) For purposes of calculating leverage, AOCF for Madison Square
        Garden is based on a trailing 12 months.


                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                         CABLEVISION NY GROUP
                      COMBINED OPERATING RESULTS
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

NET REVENUES                  Three Months Ended March 31,
                              ----------------------------
                                2002               2001     Pro Forma
                               Actual            Pro Forma   Change
                              --------           ---------  ---------
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
  Consumer Services           $560,324            $499,165      12.3%
  Business Services             36,805              28,913      27.3%
  Eliminations(a)               (4,069)             (3,796)        -
                              --------            --------
    Total Telecommunications   593,060             524,282      13.1%
                              --------            --------
MSG                            207,097             216,899      (4.5)%
Rainbow NY                      26,935              25,410       6.0%
Retail Electronics             139,542             150,863      (7.5)%
Theatres                        19,269              18,449       4.4%
Other                                -                 188         -
Eliminations(b)                (39,660)            (36,654)     (8.2)%
                              --------            --------
    Total Cablevision NY
     Group                    $946,243            $899,437       5.2%
                              ========            ========

    (a) Represents intra-segment revenues.

    (b) Represents inter-segment revenues.

    Note: The pro forma net revenues referred to above give effect to
        the exclusion of deferred revenue amortization relating to the
        At Home warrants.


OPERATING CASH FLOW      Three Months Ended March 31,
                        ------------------------------
                                               2001
                          2002      2002     Pro Forma    Pro Forma
                         Actual    AOCF(a)     AOCF(a)     Change
                        --------  --------    --------    ---------
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Consumer Services       $219,933  $212,215    $191,467       10.8%
Business Services         10,815     9,903       4,389          -
                        --------  --------    --------
  Total
   Telecommunications    230,748   222,118     195,856       13.4%
                        --------  --------    --------
MSG                       10,746    10,012      15,368      (34.9)%
Rainbow NY               (11,921)  (13,496)    (15,855)      14.9%
Retail Electronics       (20,678)  (20,639)    (17,392)     (18.7)%
Theatres                    (250)     (271)        (49)         -
Other                    (13,637)  (13,637)     (9,151)     (49.0)%
                        --------  --------    --------
  Total Cablevision NY
   Group                $195,008  $184,087    $168,777        9.1%
                        ========  ========    ========

    (a) Excludes actual stock plan expense (income) of $(15,171) and
        $17,272 respectively, and actual long-term incentive plan
        expense of $4,250 and $2,407, respectively, in the three
        months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001. The long-term incentive
        plan consists of cash awards to senior executives of the
        company that vest over varying periods, some of which are
        performance based.

    Note: The pro forma adjusted operating cash flows referred to
        above give effect to the exclusion of deferred revenue
        amortization relating to At Home warrants and stock plan and
        long-term incentive plan income or expense.

                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                         CABLEVISION NY GROUP
    CONDENSED COMBINED OPERATIONS DATA AND PRO FORMA RECONCILIATION
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                                    Three Months Ended March 31,
                                    ----------------------------
                                      2002             2001
                                    ---------        ---------
Pro forma revenues, net             $ 946,243        $ 899,437
  Elimination of deferred revenue
   amortization relating to At Home
   warrants                                 -           18,705
                                    ---------        ---------
Revenues, net                       $ 946,243        $ 918,142
                                    =========        =========

Pro forma AOCF                      $ 184,087        $ 168,777
  Elimination of deferred revenue
   amortization relating to At Home
   warrants                                 -           18,705
  Stock plan income (expense)          15,171          (17,272)
  Long-term incentive plan expense     (4,250)          (2,407)
                                    ---------        ---------
Operating profit before
 depreciation and amortization        195,008          167,803
  Depreciation and amortization      (198,007)        (237,950)
                                    ---------        ---------
Operating loss                         (2,999)         (70,147)

Other income (expense):
  Interest expense, net              (118,438)        (121,474)
  Gain on sale of cable assets, net         -        1,433,492
  Gain (loss) on investments, net    (418,450)         214,832
  Gain (loss) on derivative
   contracts, net                     295,539             (965)
  Other items, net                    (12,466)          (6,660)
                                    ---------        ---------
Income (loss) before income taxes    (256,814)       1,449,078
  Income tax benefit (expense)         36,111         (286,245)
                                    ---------        ---------
Net income (loss) before dividend
 requirements                        (220,703)       1,162,833
  Dividend requirements applicable
   to preferred stock                 (43,629)         (43,629)
                                    ---------        ---------
Net income (loss)                    (264,332)       1,119,204
Net income or loss attributed to
 parties other than Cablevision
 Systems Corporation shareholders       9,362           17,622
                                    ---------        ---------
Net income (loss) attributed to
 Cablevision Systems Corporation
 shareholders                       $(254,970)      $1,136,826
                                    =========       ==========

CAPITALIZATION
--------------                                        Actual
                                                     March 31,
                                                       2002
                                                    ----------

Cash                                                $   65,523
                                                    ==========
Senior debt                                          1,124,082
Senior notes and debentures                          3,691,077
Subordinated notes and debentures                      599,073
Redeemable preferred stock                           1,544,294
Other Debt:
  Collateralized indebtedness                        1,586,406
  MSG senior debt                                      243,458
  Retail Electronics & Other                            98,113
                                                    ----------
Debt and redeemable preferred stock                  8,886,503
Less:  collateralized indebtedness(a) and cash      (1,651,929)
                                                    ----------
Net debt and redeemable preferred stock             $7,234,574
                                                    ==========
LEVERAGE
--------                                               Actual
                                                      Running
                                                       Rate
                                                    ----------
Notes and Debentures Ratio(b)                          5.9x

    (a) Collateralized indebtedness is excluded for the purpose of the
        leverage calculation as the debt is collateralized by
        investment securities.

    (b) Reflects debt to cash flow ratio applicable under indentures
        pursuant to which the notes and debentures were issued. The
        Restricted Group annualized running rate cash flow for March
        31, 2002 is $942,000.

                    Cablevision Systems Corporation
                         CABLEVISION NY GROUP
               SUMMARY OF PRO FORMA OPERATING STATISTICS
                              (Unaudited)

                          March 31,      December 31,     March 31,
                             2002            2001            2001
                          ---------       ---------       ---------
CONSUMER SERVICES
-----------------
Homes Passed              4,344,095       4,337,060       4,307,440
                          =========       =========       =========
Basic Video Customers     3,000,950       3,007,955       2,968,760
New Services Customers      596,985         537,240         316,155
                          ---------       ---------       ---------
  Total Revenue
   Generating Units       3,597,935       3,545,195       3,284,915
                          =========       =========       =========
Basic Video Penetration        69.1%           69.4%           68.9%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
iO - Digital Video
------------------
Homes Released              685,930         550,000               -
Customers                    24,100          17,200               -
Penetration                     3.5%            3.1%              -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Optimum Online -
High-Speed Data
----------------
Homes Released            3,127,270       2,974,840       2,303,000
Customers                   559,765         506,675         303,800
Penetration                    17.9%           17.0%           13.2%
Average Monthly Revenue
 per Customer             $   33.24       $   30.50       $   28.18
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Optimum Telephone-
Residential
------------------
Homes Marketed              157,320         157,320         151,625
Customers                    13,120          13,365          12,355
Penetration                     8.3%            8.5%            8.2%
Average Monthly Revenue
 per Customer             $   59.40       $   61.69       $   62.91
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Consumer Revenues
($ millions, except per
subscriber data)
-----------------------
Recurring Video           $     459       $     446       $     435
PPV                              12              11              11
Advertising                      17              22              15
Other (a)                        13              16              13
                          ---------       ---------       ---------
  Total Video Revenues          501             495             474
High Speed Data                  57              41              23
Residential Telephone &
 Other                            2               3               2
                          ---------       ---------       ---------
  Total Consumer Revenue  $     560       $     539       $     499
                          =========       =========       =========
Recurring Revenue per
 Video Customer (b)       $   51.40       $   49.11       $   49.80
AOCF Margin                    37.9%           37.1%           38.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
BUSINESS SERVICES
-----------------
Buildings on-net              1,330           1,240             903
Access Lines                132,095         122,075          94,295
Fiber Miles                  58,295          54,960          41,930
Route Miles                   1,447           1,370           1,100
AOCF Margin                    26.9%           28.2%           15.2%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital Expenditures
 ($ millions)              Three Months Ended March 31,
--------------------      ----------------------------
                              2002              2001
                          ----------------------------
Consumer Services         $ 195,923          $ 224,841
Business Services            28,212             48,758
Retail Electronics            2,278              5,584
Rainbow NY                   20,358              7,827
Other                        10,727             42,019
                          ---------          ---------
  Total Cablevision NY
   Group                  $ 257,498          $ 329,029
                          =========          =========

    (a) Other Consumer revenue includes installation revenue, guide
        revenue, and other product offerings

    (b) Recurring revenue per video subscriber includes only monthly
        subscription revenue for analog and digital video services

                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                          RAINBOW MEDIA GROUP
                      COMBINED OPERATING RESULTS
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

NET REVENUES                 Three Months Ended March 31,
------------                 ----------------------------
                               2002               2001
                              Actual             Actual      Change
                             ---------          ---------    ------
AMC                          $  58,964          $  54,577      8.0%
Bravo/IFC                       47,289             40,122     17.9%
Consolidated Regional Sports    32,306             26,131     23.6%
                             ---------          ---------
  Subtotal Core Networks       138,559            120,830     14.7%
Developing/Other                26,275             15,898     65.3%
Mag Rack                            27                  -    100.0%
Eliminations(a)                 (4,410)            (4,114)    (7.2)%
                             ---------          ---------
  TOTAL RMG                  $ 160,451          $ 132,614     21.0%
                             =========          =========

OPERATING CASH FLOW      Three Months Ended March 31,
-------------------   ---------------------------------

                        2002        2002          2001
                       Actual      AOCF(b)       AOCF(b)     Change
                      -------      -------      -------    ---------
AMC                   $29,988      $29,872      $26,179      14.1%
Bravo/IFC              13,143       12,908       11,225      15.0%
Consolidated Regional
 Sports                 8,372        8,097        5,943      36.2%
                      -------      -------      -------
  Subtotal Core
   Networks            51,503       50,877       43,347      17.4%
Developing/Other       (9,771)     (10,029)     (12,541)     20.0%
Mag Rack               (5,908)      (6,013)      (4,719)    (27.4)%
                      -------      -------      -------
  TOTAL RMG           $35,824      $34,835      $26,087      33.5%
                      =======      =======      =======

    (a) Represents inter-segment revenues.

    (b) Excludes stock plan expense (income) of $(2,843) and $1,585
        respectively, and long-term incentive plan expense of $1,854
        and $616, respectively, in the three months ended March 31,
        2002 and 2001. The long-term incentive plan consists of cash
        awards to senior executives of the company that vest over
        varying periods, some of which are performance based.

                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                          RAINBOW MEDIA GROUP
                      COMBINED OPERATING RESULTS
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES                Three Months Ended March 31,
--------------------                ----------------------------
                                     2002                 2001
                                    ----------------------------
Rainbow Media Group                 $3,538                $1,791

----------------------------------------------------------------------
NON-CONSOLIDATED REGIONAL SPORTS  - Managed Businesses
------------------------------------------------------
100% of these affiliated entities'
net revenues and AOCF are reflected below:

                      Three Months Ended March 31,
                      ----------------------------
Non-consolidated
 Regional Sports        2002          2001               Change
----------------      -------       -------              ------

Revenues, net         $52,557       $49,499                6%
AOCF                  $ 6,685       $ 6,077               10%

    Note: Regional Sports includes Fox Sports Net Chicago, Fox Sports
        Net Bay Area and Fox Sports Net New England in which Rainbow
        Media Holdings holds a 30% effective ownership interest.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                      Viewing Subscribers         Basic Subscribers
                      -------------------         -----------------
                           March 31,                   March 31,
                      -------------------         -----------------
                      2002           2001         2002         2001
                      ----           ----         ----         ----

SUBSCRIBERS(thousands)
-----------
AMC                  72,100         69,510       79,100      76,220
Bravo                56,500         46,810       70,300      62,070
IFC                  23,000         13,800       60,500      46,100
WE: Women's
 Entertainment       39,000         24,000       61,100      40,040
MuchMusic USA        22,800         12,350       55,500      27,900
Consolidated
 Regional Sports
 (Florida &
 Ohio)                7,800          7,520        8,400       8,060
Non-Consolidated Fox
 Sports Networks
 (Bay Area, New
 England, Chicago)   10,600         10,200       11,600      11,180
Fox Sports Net       73,700         71,410       82,000      80,000


                    CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                          RAINBOW MEDIA GROUP
    CONDENSED COMBINED OPERATIONS DATA AND PRO FORMA RECONCILIATION
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                              (Unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended March 31,
                           ------------------------------
                             2002                  2001
                           --------              --------
Revenues, net              $160,451              $132,614
                           ========              ========
Pro forma AOCF             $ 34,835              $ 26,087
  Stock plan income
   (expense)                  2,843                (1,585)
  Long-term incentive plan
   expense                   (1,854)                 (616)
                           --------              ---------
Operating profit before
 depreciation and
 amortization                35,824                 23,886
  Depreciation and
   amortization             (13,063)                (9,996)
                           --------              ---------
Operating income             22,761                 13,890
Other income (expense):
  Interest expense, net        (720)               (12,976)
  Other items, net           (2,563)                (8,125)
                           --------              ---------
Income (loss) before
 income taxes                19,478                 (7,211)
  Income tax expense         (1,296)                     -
                           --------              ---------
Net income (loss)            18,182                 (7,211)
Net income or loss
 attributed to parties
 other than Cablevision
 Systems Corporation
 shareholders               (12,842)                (1,740)
                           --------              ---------
Net income (loss)
 attributed to Cablevision
  Systems Corporation
  shareholders             $  5,340              $  (8,951)
                           =========             ==========

CAPITALIZATION
--------------
                                                    Actual
                                                   March 31,
                                                     2002
                                                 ----------
Cash                                               $136,075
                                                 ==========
Rainbow Media Group senior debt                     106,000
Capital lease obligations                            24,234
                                                 ----------
  Total Rainbow Media Group debt                   $130,234

                                                 ==========


--30--ac/sw/ny*

    CONTACT: Cablevision Systems Corporation
             Charles Schueler
             Senior Vice President Media and Community Relations
               516/803-1013
             Frank J. Golden
             Senior Vice President Investor Relations
              516/803-2270

    KEYWORD: NEW YORK
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEVISION/RADIO EARNINGS
    SOURCE: Cablevision Systems Corporation
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