Insight Communications

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.insight-com.com
Employees: 2,569
Employee growth: (36.3%)

Insight Communications had the foresight to jump on an industry trend and turn its cable TV systems into broadband networks. The firm's cable system (formerly a joint venture with Comcast known as Insight Midwest) serves about 650,000 subscribers in the Midwest, with the majority of customers in Kentucky. Insight upgraded its networks for two-way communications so it can offer interactive digital video and high-speed data services, including cable modem Internet access. Adding telephony to its list of services, the company has a deal with AT&T that provides co-branded broadband phone service.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $1,400.0M
One year growth: 10.9%

Officers:
Chairman: Sidney R. Knafel
Vice Chairman and CEO: Michael S. Willner
President, COO, and Director: Dinesh C. (Dinni) Jain

Competitors:
Cable One
Comcast
Time Warner Cable

Insight Communications Company, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	1985
Headquarters	New York City, New York, USA
Key people	Michael S. Willner Dinni Jain John Abbot Sidney R. Knafel
Industry	Telecommunications
Products	Cablecasting, Broadband Internet, Phone
Revenue	$1.26 billion USD
Net income	Unknown
Employees	Unknown
Website	www.insightcom.com

For the African advertising company, see Insight communications limited.

Insight Communications is the 9th largest cable operator in the United States with approximately 750,000 customer relationships in the three contiguous states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Insight offers bundled, analog and digital video, broadband Internet, and voice telephone services.^[1]

Breakup of Insight Midwest partnership

On Monday, April 2, 2007, Insight and Comcast announced that they were unraveling Insight Midwest partnership, a group of cable systems that were managed by Insight under the Insight name, but with equal ownership shared between Comcast and Insight. In the split Comcast acquired as direct customers the Illinois subscribers and most of the Indiana subscribers. Insight gained complete ownership of cable systems in Kentucky, Evansville, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio. This transaction removed Insight from the Illinois market, as well as much of the Indiana market.^[2]

References

1. ^ Top 25 MSOs - NCTA.com
2. ^ Insight and Comcast Agree to Divide Insight Midwest Partnership

External links

• Insight website
• Insight Broadband website

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