Television

Cablevision Corporate Office

Cablevision was founded in 1973 by Charles Dolan as Sterling Manhattan Cable. He launched HBO on this cable system soon after.

He later sold both HBO and the cable system to Time Life, Inc. He used the money from the sale to start a new cable system in Long Island called Cablevision.

In the 1980’s Cablevision expanded to Boston, Chicago, and Cleveland.

By the 1990’s the company had 2.9 million customers in 19 states.

Today Cablevision provides digital television, phone, and internet services in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania. Its operations also include newspaper publishing and cable television advertising, and movie theaters.

Cablevision is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CVC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #292 in the Fortune 500, has 14,046 employees, and had $6.3 billion in revenue in 2013.

Cablevision

Cablevision was founded in 1973 by Charles Dolan as Sterling Manhattan Cable. He launched HBO on this cable system soon after.

He later sold both HBO and the cable system to Time Life, Inc. He used the money from the sale to start a new cable system in Long Island called Cablevision.

History

In the 1980’s Cablevision expanded to Boston, Chicago, and Cleveland.

By the 1990’s the company had 2.9 million customers in 19 states.

Discovery Channel Corporate Office

The Discovery Channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., was founded by John Hendricks in 1982. Several investors raised $5 million to launch the network.

The channel began broadcasting in 1985 in 156,000 households.

In the early years, The Discovery Channel focused on educational programming, such as wildlife documentaries and science and historical specials.

By 1990 the channel was available in 50 million households.

In 2000 The Discovery Channel began to change its programming, including reality-based series focusing on automotive occupations, and investigations. In 2005 the channel added popular science and historical themes.

Today the channel’s most popular shows include MythBusters, Unsolved History, Best Evidence, Dirty Jobs, and Deadliest Catch.

The Discovery Channel is available in over 400 million households worldwide and is owned by Discovery Communications, Inc.

The channel received negative reviews and calls of bait and switch after it advertised that Paul Rosolie, host of Eaten Alive, was going to go headfirst and be eaten by a 20-foot anaconda snake. After 90 minutes, it became clear that Rosolie was wearing a compression suit and that while the confused snake did attack, he was not going to be eaten.

Discovery Communications is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol DISCA, is a member of the S&P 500, is #531 on the Fortune 1000, has 5,700 employees, and had $5.54 billion in revenue in 2013.

The Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., was founded by John Hendricks in 1982. Several investors raised $5 million to launch the network.

The channel began broadcasting in 1985 in 156,000 households.

History

In the early years, The Discovery Channel focused on educational programming, such as wildlife documentaries and science and historical specials.

By 1990 the channel was available in 50 million households.

Today the channel’s most popular shows include MythBusters, Unsolved History, Best Evidence, Dirty Jobs, and Deadliest Catch.

The Discovery Channel is available in over 400 million households worldwide and is owned by Discovery Communications, Inc.

Cablevision Corporate Office

Cablevision has its roots in the 1960’s launching of Sterling Manhattan Cable by Home Box Office (HBO) by Charles Dolan.

Dolan subsequently sold HBO and Sterling Manhattan Cable to Time Life Inc. and used the money from the sale to start a new cable system called Cablevision in Long Island, New York.

Cablevision quickly expanded to other parts of the New York metropolitan area.

By the mid-1990’s Cablevision had 2.9 million subscribers in 19 states.

Today Cablevision Systems Corporation owns and operates cable television systems through three operating segments: Cable, Lightpath, and Other.

Cablevision is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CVC, is a member of the S&P 500, and is #382 on the Fortune 500.

Cablevision has 14,046 employees and had $6.23 billion in revenue in 2013.

Cablevision

Cablevision has its roots in the 1960’s launching of Sterling Manhattan Cable by Home Box Office (HBO) by Charles Dolan.

Dolan subsequently sold HBO and Sterling Manhattan Cable to Time Life Inc. and used the money from the sale to start a new cable system called Cablevision in Long Island, New York.

Cablevision quickly expanded to other parts of the New York metropolitan area.

History

By the mid-1990’s Cablevision had 2.9 million subscribers in 19 states.

Today Cablevision Systems Corporation owns and operates cable television systems through three operating segments: Cable, Lightpath, and Other.

Cablevision is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CVC, is a member of the S&P 500, and is #382 on the Fortune 500.

Cablevision has 14,046 employees and had $6.23 billion in revenue in 2013.

Paramount Pictures Corporate Office

Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor. It is the fifth-oldest surviving film studio in the world.

Zukor’s idea was to offer feature-length films featuring the leading theatrical players of the time and appeal to the middle class.

At the same time Jesse L. Lasky opened the Lasky Feature Play Company.

Beginning in 1914, both Lasky and Famous Players released their films through a start-up company, Paramount Pictures Corporation, which had been organized earlier that year by theater owner W.W. Hodkinson.

In 1916 Zukor arranged a three way merger of his Famous Players, the Lasky Company, and Paramount.

Zukor was the driving force behind Paramount, and he signed and developed many of the leading early stars.

Paramount nearly collapsed during the Depression, but was reorganized and brought out from bankruptcy in 1936.

Paramount cartoons were successful in the 1930’s such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor.

In the 1960’s Paramount’s aging leadership could not keep up with the times and the company’s future was in doubt. The company was sold to Gulf + Western Industries Corporation, which was able to revive it and produce such hits as The Odd Couple, Love Story, and The Godfather.

Today Paramount Pictures Corporation is a film and television production/distribution studio which is consistently ranked as one of the top-grossing film studios. The studio’s most commercially successful films include Shrek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible, Friday the 13th, and G.I. Joe.

Paramount is a subsidiary of Viacom.

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor. It is the fifth-oldest surviving film studio in the world.

Zukor’s idea was to offer feature-length films featuring the leading theatrical players of the time and appeal to the middle class.

At the same time Jesse L. Lasky opened the Lasky Feature Play Company.

History

In 1916 Zukor arranged a three way merger of his Famous Players, the Lasky Company, and Paramount.

Zukor was the driving force behind Paramount, and he signed and developed many of the leading early stars.

Paramount nearly collapsed during the Depression, but was reorganized and brought out from bankruptcy in 1936.

Paramount cartoons were successful in the 1930’s such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor.

Paramount is a subsidiary of Viacom.

Nickelodeon Corporate Office

Nickelodeon has its roots in the 1977 launching of QUBE, an interactive cable television system, by Warner Cable.

One of the ten new channels offered to QUBE subscribers was C-3, which showed Pinwheel, a show similar to Sesame Street, every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Nickelodeon was officially launched in 1979. Pinwheel continued to air on the new station in three to five hour blocks, and was the precursor to the Nick Jr. block.

The channel struggled at first, and after losing $10 million in 1984, it went through a rebranding. After the rebranding Nickelodeon became the dominant channel in children’s programming.

In 1990 Nickelodeon opened Nickelodeon Studios, a television studio/attraction at Universal Studios Florida.

Today Nickelodeon is a basic cable and satellite television network that is owned by MTV Networks Kids & Family Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

The company also operates an indoor theme park in New Jersey called American Dream.

In December 2020, Time and Nickelodeon announced a new award program called “Kid of the Year”.

The NFL is targeting youngsters and teens by showing playoff games on Nickelodeon in 2020.

Nickelodeon reaches about 100 million households. Its top programs include Dora the Explorer, iCarly, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The company maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has its roots in the 1977 launching of QUBE, an interactive cable television system, by Warner Cable.

One of the ten new channels offered to QUBE subscribers was C-3, which showed Pinwheel, a show similar to Sesame Street, every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

History

Nickelodeon was officially launched in 1979. Pinwheel continued to air on the new station in three to five hour blocks, and was the precursor to the Nick Jr. block.

The channel struggled at first, and after losing $10 million in 1984, it went through a rebranding. After the rebranding Nickelodeon became the dominant channel in children’s programming.

In 1990 Nickelodeon opened Nickelodeon Studios, a television studio/attraction at Universal Studios Florida.

Today Nickelodeon is a basic cable and satellite television network that is owned by MTV Networks Kids & Family Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

The company also operates an indoor theme park in New Jersey called American Dream.

In December 2020, Time and Nickelodeon announced a new award program called “Kid of the Year”.

The NFL is targeting youngsters and teens by showing playoff games on Nickelodeon in 2020.

Nickelodeon reaches about 100 million households. Its top programs include Dora the Explorer, iCarly, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The company maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.