# Insight Communications

> Insight Communications was a New York-headquartered cable operator that ran the wires, boxes and broadband for roughly 760,000 homes and businesses across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Founded in 1985 by cable veterans Sidney Knafel and Michael Willner, it grew into the ninth-largest cable company in the United States by bundling television, high-speed internet and digital phone service in mid-sized Midwestern markets that the coastal giants often overlooked. It launched its own regional news channel, cn|2, went public in 1999, was taken private by the Carlyle Group in 2005, and was acquired by Time Warner Cable for about $3 billion in a deal that closed in 2012.

- **Founded:** 1985
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Sidney R. Knafel (Co-Founder & Chairman), Michael S. Willner (Co-Founder, President & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~3,000 employees
- **Products:** Digital Cable Television, Insight Broadband (High-Speed Internet), Insight Digital Phone, Insight Business / B2B Services, cn|2
- **Notable:** Grew into the ninth-largest cable operator in the United States., Served approximately 760,000 customer relationships across three contiguous states., Completed an initial public offering on NASDAQ in 1999.

## Products & services

- **Digital Cable Television** — Bundled video service including expanded digital tiers, high-definition television, digital video recorders (DVR), video-on-demand and subscription video-on-demand.
- **Insight Broadband (High-Speed Internet)** — Residential and business high-speed data service delivered over the company's hybrid fiber-coaxial network, offered in multiple speed tiers.
- **Insight Digital Phone** — Voice telephony service delivered over the cable network, sold as part of the triple-play bundle with TV and internet.
- **Insight Business / B2B Services** — Data, voice and video services for commercial customers across the company's markets.
- **cn|2** — A regional news and information network Insight created and delivered to its Kentucky and Indiana customers.

## Achievements

- Grew into the ninth-largest cable operator in the United States.
- Served approximately 760,000 customer relationships across three contiguous states.
- Completed an initial public offering on NASDAQ in 1999.
- Built and launched its own regional news channel, cn|2.
- Delivered a full triple-play bundle (video, high-speed internet, digital phone) in mid-sized markets.
- Achieved a ~$3 billion exit via acquisition by Time Warner Cable.

## Latest updates

- **2011-08** — Time Warner Cable announced its agreement to acquire Insight Communications for about $3 billion.
- **2012-02** — Time Warner Cable completed the acquisition of Insight Communications on February 29, 2012.
- **2013-06** — Insight Communications was fully absorbed into and rebranded under Time Warner Cable.

## Links

- Website: https://myinsight.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/insight-communications

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