EQUITY PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

The following table summarizes activity relating to Company employees who held Cablevision stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

	Shares Under Option					Weighted Average		Weighted Average Remaining
	Time Vesting Options			Performance Vesting Options		Exercise Price Per Share(a)		Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value(b)
Balance, December 31, 2010		6,163,042			403,200	$	11.10		4.18	$	149,373
Exercised		(307,643	)		-		9.85
Forfeited/Expired		(15,000	)		-		38.25
Balance, June 30, 2011		5,840,399			403,200		8.17		3.92	$	115,377
Options exercisable at June 30, 2011		4,533,401			-	$	8.21		3.71	$	83,565
Options expected to vest in the future		1,306,998			403,200	$	8.05		4.46	$	31,812

In addition, the following table summarizes activity relating to AMC Networks and Madison Square Garden employees who held Cablevision stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

	Shares Under Option						Weighted Average		Weighted Average Remaining
	Time Vesting Options			Performance Vesting Options			Exercise Price Per Share(a)		Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value(b)
Balance, December 31, 2010		906,985			92,200		$	11.57		4.29	$	22,252
Exercised		(136,316	)		(59,800	)		14.59
Forfeited/Expired		-			-			-
Balance, June 30, 2011		770,669			32,400			7.97		3.60	$	14,998
Options exercisable at June 30, 2011		645,403			32,400		$	8.29		3.10	$	12,442
Options expected to vest in the future		125,266			-		$	6.24		3.19	$	2,556

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(a)	Option exercise prices relating to activity occurring on and as of the AMC Networks Distribution date were adjusted to 73.59% of their pre-AMC Networks Distribution exercise prices.

(b)

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between (i) the exercise price of the underlying award and (ii) the quoted price of Cablevision's NY Group Class A common stock on June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010, as indicated, and June 30, 2011 in the case of the options expected to vest in the future.

Activity for restricted shares

The following table summarizes activity relating to Company employees who held Cablevision restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

	Number of Restricted Shares			Number of Performance Restricted Shares		Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share at Date of Grant(b)
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2010		6,032,120			606,600	$	16.24
Granted		946,830			331,200		36.10
Vested		(1,528,870	)		-		20.89
Awards forfeited		(81,205	)		-		21.25
Transfers(a)		(140,520	)		-		14.59
Unvested award balance, June 30, 2011		5,228,355			937,800		14.05

The following table summarizes activity relating to AMC Networks and Madison Square Garden employees who held Cablevision restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

	Number of Restricted Shares			Number of Performance Restricted Shares		Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share at Date of Grant(b)
Unvested award balance, December 31, 2010		2,914,770			-	$	14.48
Granted(c)		303,530			76,090		36.10
Vested		(700,190	)		-		20.64
Awards forfeited		(153,120	)		-		12.20
Transfers(a)		140,520			-		14.59
Unvested award balance, June 30, 2011		2,505,510			76,090		12.04

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(a)	Represents the transfer of restricted stock awards for employees who transferred from/to Cablevision affiliated entities to/from AMC Networks during the period.

(b)	Restricted share grant date fair values relating to activity occurring on and as of the AMC Networks Distribution date were adjusted to 73.59% of their pre-AMC Networks Distribution grant date fair value per share amount.

(c)	Represents restricted shares granted to AMC Networks' employees in March 2011. Subsequent to the AMC Distribution, these restricted shares were cancelled and replaced with AMC Networks shares.