iO Digital Cable Service

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The logo of iO Digital Cable
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Interactive Optimum, better known as iO Digital Cable or simply iO, is a digital cable service offered by Cablevision, available in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania. It includes 45 HDTV channels, interactive channels, such as games, and channels that allow viewers to browse listings of autos and homes for sale in the area, and video on demand. HD channels are free with iO. So long as a customer subscribes to the service package that has the SD channel he/she will receive the HD channel for no additional cost. Additionally, iO comes with 44 channels of Music Choice music channels. iO also offers a DVR and an HD-DVR, for an additional cost. It was the first American company to offer BBC World; however, it is one of the only companies where BBC America is not available.

[edit] On Demand services

[edit] Subscription channels

  • HBO on Demand
  • Cinemax on Demand
  • Anime Network on Demand
  • Showtime on Demand
  • Disney Channel on Demand
  • Playboy TV on Demand
  • IFC in Theaters on Demand
  • Too Much for TV On Demand
  • here! on Demand
  • Howard Stern On Demand
  • WWE 24/7 On Demand
  • Disney Travel on Demand
  • The Jewish Channel on Demand

[edit] Free On Demand channels

  • Discovery On Demand
  • Fuse On Demand
  • Yule Log
  • HBO Sampler
  • Local On Demand
  • lifeskool (Mag Rack)
  • Travel Channel On Demand
  • Food Network on Demand
  • HGTV on Demand
  • MSG Free On Demand
  • MTV Tr3s On Demand
  • Nick On Demand
  • Showtime Sampler
  • sportskool
  • Thirteen Kids On Demand
  • Thirteen on Demand
  • TV Guide SPOT
  • WWE On Demand

[edit] Cablevison On Demand Channels

  • Free on Demand
  • Movies on Demand
  • Tv Encores
  • Adult

[edit] Other

  • Active Rentals

[edit] High definition

iO HD logo
iO HD logo

Cablevision offers 45 high definition television channels at no additional charge to subscribers. (For a list of HD channels, see channels in the 700 range in iO channel list.)

[edit] Movie channels

[edit] Sports packages

[edit] Non-English packages and channels

[edit] iO channel list

For a listing of lower channels see Optimum TV.

100 iO Digital Cable Channel Guide

101 iO Showcase

102 C-SPAN3

103 EuroNews

104 BBC World

105 Bloomberg TV

107 WABC+ Plus

108 Eyewitness News Now

109 WNBC Weather Plus

110 WNBC 4.4

116 New York State Legislative TV

120 Discovery Kids

121 Toon Disney

122 Nicktoons Network

123 Noggin

124 The N

131 Kids Thirteen

132 WLIW World

133 WLIW Create

140 ESPN Classic

141 ESPNEWS

142 Fox Soccer Channel

145 The Golf Channel

146 Versus

148 NBA TV

160 The Biography Channel

161 History International

162 National Geographic Channel

170 The Science Channel

171 Discovery Times Channel

172 Discovery Home Channel

173 Military Channel

175 G4TV

179 LOGO

180 Oxygen

181 ShopNBC

182 Jewelry Television

184 Great American Country

185 BET J

186 VH1 Classic

187 CMT

188 MTV Hits

189 VH1 Soul

190 Fox Movie Channel

191 Hallmark Channel

192 Sundance Channel

195 MTV Tr3́s

196 FOX Sports en Español

197 mun2

198 Telemundo Puerto Rico

199 V-Me

200 World Picks Latino On Demand

201 TVE Internacional

202 CNN en Español

203 Docu TVE

204 Momentum TV

205 Infinito

206 telefe internacional

207 History Channel en Español

208 Canal Sur

209 TV Colombia

210 TV Chile

211 Supercanal Caribe

212 Discovery en Español

213 Dominican View

214 La Familia

215 EWTN Español

216 Maria+Vision

217 Cartoon Network

218 Sorpresa

219 Toon Disney

220 ESPN Deportes

221 CASA Club TV

222 Utilísima Satelital

223 FOX Sports en Español

224 GOL TV

225 Latin TV (LTV)

226 MTV Tr3s

227 mun2

228 PUMA TV

229 HTV música

230 Cine Latino

231 iO Sports

232 Azteca America

238 Chinese Channel

242 World Picks Hindi On Demand

243 TV Asia (South Asian Programming)

244 ITV Gold (South Asian Programming)

245 Zee TV (South Asian Programming)

246 SET Asia (South Asian Programming)

250 World Picks Russian On Demand

251 RTV-i (Russian Programming)

252 RTN (Russian Programming)

253 Channel 1 Russia

254 NTV America (Russian Programming)

261 MKTV (Korean Programming)

262 MBC (Korean Programming)

265 TV Japan

267 TV5 Monde (French Programming)

276 SPT (Portuguese Programming)

279 RAI (Italian Programming)

282 TV Polonia (Polish Programming)

300 HBO On Demand

301 HBO Signature

302 HBO Family

303 HBO Comedy

304 HBO Zone

305 HBO Latino

306 HBO West

307 HBO2 West

308 HBO Signature West

309 HBO Family West

320 Showtime On Demand

321 Showtime Showcase

322 Showtime Extreme

323 Showtime Beyond

324 Showtime Next

325 Showtime Family Zone

326 Showtime Women

327 Showtime West

328 Showtime Too West

329 Showtime Showcase W.

339 STARZ On Demand

340 STARZ

341 Starz Cinema

342 Starz Kids & Family

343 Starz Edge

344 Starz InBlack

345 Starz West

349 Encore On Demand

350 Encore

351 Encore Action

352 Encore Mystery

353 Encore Westerns

354 Encore Love

355 Encore Drama

356 Encore Wam

357 Encore West

370 Cinemax On Demand

371 ActionMAX

372 MoreMAX

373 ThrillerMAX

374 WMAX

375 @MAX

376 5 Star MAX

377 Outer MAX

378 Cinemax West

380 TMC Xtra

381 TMC West

382 TMC Xtra West

401 NHL Network

402 TVG

403 FUEL TV

404 FCS Pacific

405 FCS Central

406 FCS Atlantic

407 The Outdoor Channel

408 Versus

409 GOL TV

410 The Golf Channel

411 MavTV

414 iO Sports 2

415-428 MLB Extra Innings/NHL Center Ice

430 NBA TV

431 NBA League Pass Preview Channel

432-440 NBA League Pass/MLS Direct Kick

445-450 ESPN PPV – Gameplan/Full Court

500 On Demand

502 Free On Demand

503 Disney Channel OD

506 here! On Demand

507 Anime Network OD

508 IFC in Theaters OD

512 WWE 24/7 OD

513 Howard Stern OD

515 Adult On Demand

516 Playboy TV On Demand

517 Too Much for TV OD

600 iO Dashboard

604 MSG Interactive

605 Optimum Autos

606 Optimum Homes

610 iO Games

612 News 12 Interactive

620 Move 'n' Match Puzzles

627 fuse Interactive

631 Hollywood.com TV

632 Broadway.com TV

650 Disney Travel On Demand

652 FX Preview Channel

654 Weight Watchers Channel

660 Metro Ethernet Now

700 Hi-Def On Demand

701 MOJO HD

702 WCBS HD (CBS)

704 WNBC HD (NBC)

705 WNYW HD (FOX)

707 WABC HD (ABC)

709 WWOR HD (MyNetworkTV)

710 HD News

711 WPIX HD (The CW)

713 Thirteen HD (PBS)

714 Gallery HD

715 YES Network HD

716 MSG Network HD

717 MSG Plus HD

718 SportsNet New York HD

719 Versus / Golf HD

720 World Sport HD

722 Family Room HD

723 Animania HD

724 Treasure HD

725 CNN HD

726 National Geographic Channel HD

727 Discovery HD Theater

728 Equator HD

729 UltraHD

730 HGTV HD

734 Rush HD

735 ESPN2HD

736 ESPNHD

737 TNT HD

739 TBS HD

740 Starz! HD

744 Universal HD

750 HBO HD

760 Showtime HD

766 Food Network HD

770 Cinemax HD

776 Kung Fu HD

777 Monsters HD

778 Film Fest HD

779 World Cinema HD

780 The Movie Channel HD

785 Rave HD

786 GamePlay HD

792 PPV HD

800s Music Choice Channels

801 Showcase

802 Today's Country

803 Classic Country

804 Bluegrass

805 R&B and Hip Hop

806 Classic R&B

807 Smooth R&B

808 R&B Hits

809 Rap

810 Metal

811 Rock

812 Arena Rock

813 Classic Rock

814 Alternative

815 Retro Active

816 Electronica

817 Dance

818 Adult Alternative

819 Soft Rock

820 Hit List

821 Party Favorites

822 '90s

823 '80s

824 '70s

825 Solid Gold Oldies

826 Singers and Standards

827 Big Band & Swing

828 Easy Listening

829 Smooth Jazz

830 Jazz

831 Blues

832 Reggae

833 Soundscapes

834 Classical Masterpieces

835 Opera

836 Light Classical

837 Show Tunes

838 Contemporary Christian

839 Gospel

840 Kids Only 841 Sounds of the Season

842 Musica Urbana

843 Salsa Merengue

844 Rock en Español

845 Pop Latino

900 iO Upgrades

901 Order Optimum Online[1]

1000 iO DVR

[edit] Criticisms

  • Many have criticized the advertising of a "digital cable service" where many of the most popular channels are broadcast in an analog format.
  • There is low compression on digital (including HD) channels being excessive, causing many to appear pixelized due to low bandwidth.
  • There is a high rate of instability of the Scientific Atlanta cable boxes.
  • Cablevision has also been criticised in the past for not having as many channels as other cable services, such as Verizon Fios and Time Warner Cable, such as Tennis Channel, NFL Network, and ESPN 360

[edit] References

  1. ^ Channel List.. Cablevision, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.

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