Cablevision Hit By Internet Service Attack

It happened last night, and for about six hourspreventedsome customers — no word on how many — from being able to use the Web. Cablevision says that it was a Distributed Denial of Service attack, which means that someone flooded its network with communications, causing it to slow down or grind to a halt. But the company says it has fixed the problem and is trying to find out what caused it. Cablevisionhas nearly 3M broadband customers, most concentrated in NY City and its suburbs. Here’s its release: BETHPAGE, NY, November 30, 2011 — Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is alerting customers that it experienced a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Optimum Online network during the evening hours Tuesday night. The company announced that the attack has been remediated and resolved. It began at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday and was resolved shortly after midnight, when all service returned to normal. The attack Tuesday night caused a disruptive increase in automated requests on a portion of the network, which impacted the ability of some customers to access certain websites and other Internet services. DDoS attacks have been directed at several leading technology companies in recent months. Cablevision is continuing to investigate the cause of the attack.

Specials spur CBS Tuesday victory

The unlikely combo of ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' and ''Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'' lifted CBS to a convincing victory in key demos on Tuesday, a night that also saw NBC's ''Biggest Loser'' and ''Parenthood'' match season highs.According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' averaged a 4.0 rating/11 share in adults 18-49 and 12.7 million viewers overall in the 8 o'clock hour, rising a bit year to year. And following a special ''NCIS'' repeat at 9 (2.9/7 in 18-49, 13.4 million viewers overall), the ''Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'' (4.6/11 in 18-49, 10.3 million viewers overall) drew its largest demo scores to date, surging 35% vs. last year and winning the 10 p.m. hour by 6 shares in 18-49 over both ABC and NBC.Fox was on the upswing with its comedies ''Glee'' (3.2/8 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall), ''New Girl'' (3.6/9 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) and ''Raising Hope'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall). ''Glee'' led its 8 o'clock hour in persons 12-34 (3.1/9), while ''New Girl'' was the night's top regular series in adults 18-49.NBC saw both ''The Biggest Loser'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall) and ''Parenthood'' (2.2/5 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) match their season highs in 18-49, rising more than 15% from last week when they faced the ''Dancing With the Stars'' finale on ABC. ''Parenthood'' also picked up some older viewers in the absence of competition from CBS crime drama ''Unforgettable,'' and logged its largest overall audience since its season premiere on Sept. 13.ABC opened with ''Last Man Standing'' (2.4/7 in 18-49, 10.2 million viewers overall) and ''Man Up'' (1.7/4 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall), both of which were down week to week. And following a special hourlong repeat of the season premiere of Wednesday comedy ''The Middle'' (1.4/3 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall), crime drama ''Body of Proof'' averaged a 1.8/5 in 18-49 and 9.4 million viewers overall.At CW, ''90210'' (0.8/2 in 18-49, 1.6 million viewers overall) was up across the board vs. its performance of recent weeks, but ''Ringer'' (0.6/1 in 18-49, 1.6 million viewers overall) continues to post modest demo numbers.Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 3.8/10; Fox, 3.1/8; NBC, 2.3/6; ABC, 1.7/4; Univision, 1.5/4; CW, 0.7/2.In total viewers: CBS, 12.1 million; ABC, 7.5 million; Fox, 7.2 million; Univision, 3.5 million; CW, 1.6 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

Police Arrest 4 Occupy L.A. Protesters After Midnight Evacuation Deadline Ignored

NY - Shares of Madison Square Garden Co. rose more than 10 percent in early Monday trading following an agreement in the NBA labor dispute. As of 10:25am ET, the stock of MSG was up 11.2 percent at $28.65. That gave the company, which is controlled by the Dolan family, a market value of $2.1 billion. Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce early Monday upgraded his rating on MSG from "neutral" to "buy" and lifted his shorter-term price target to $30 from $27, citing the apparent end of the labor dispute. And Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne, in a report entitled "Game On," wrote that "the likely end of the NBA lockout is an incremental positive for MSG shares - both in terms of near-term earnings and the removal of a major overhang." The benefit of the proposed 66 game season versus his prior assumption of 50 games "should have a modest positive impact on earnings per share," he added. Swinburne also commented on the NY Knicks, which MSG owns. "The new deal brings harsher luxury tax penalties, which should help to limit the payrolls of high-revenue teams such as the Knicks," he said. A labor agreement unveiled this weekend is tentative and still needs approvals, but would get the season started on Dec. 25. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Cablevision

Daniel Radcliffe and 'Harry Potter' Friends Celebrate Franchise at Luncheon in New York (Video)

our editor recommends'Harry Potter' Films Dominate Home Video Chart Thanks to 'Deathly Hallows Part 2' Release'Harry Potter' Director Developing Big-Screen Take on 'Doctor Who'Harry Potter's Parents' Death Anniversary Sweeps Web'Harry Potter' Documentary Details the End of the Film Franchise (Video)This afternoon, Warner Brothers hosted a Peggy Siegal luncheon at NY's fabled 21 Club in celebration of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the eighth and final installment of the decade-spanning film franchise that has collectively grossed over $7.7 billion at box-offices around the world and single-handedly revived the faltering British film industry. PHOTOS: Growing Up 'Harry Potter': Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Though the franchise's first seven installments received only scattered Oscar nods in technical categories -- art direction/set direction (#1, #4, #7), cinematography, (6), costume design (#1), original score (#1, #3), and visual effects (#3, #7) -- the final one is considered to have a long but not impossible shot of cracking into the best picture category itself, perhaps as part of a Lord of the Rings-like tribute. (As you may recall, the third and final installment of that epic franchise was not only nominated for but won the best picture Oscar.) Attendees at today's event included the actors Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rickman, who in all eight films played the title character and villainous Severus Snape, respectively; the director David Yates, who helmed the four most recent installments (Chris Columbus did #1 and #2, Alfonso Cuaron did #3, and Mike Newell did #4); and the producer David Heyman, who purchased the rights to J.K. Rowling's novels a decade ago and has guided the film franchise ever since. PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years THR exclusively captured footage of remarks of gratitude that were made by Heyman and Yates to the attendees of the event. You can watch them at the top of the post or read them here... Heyman transcription... "Over the course of the, I guess, 10 years that we've been making these films, we became a family. You know, Dan, Alan -- so many of these people -- worked on all eight films, and it was just the most wonderful odyssey. And now that it's over, it's a little weird -- you know, that family's all gone its own way -- but those 10 years are filled with the most fantastic memories. And I've had the pleasure of working with some great directors, but none greater than David Yates, who really had the daunting challenge of not just directing one film but directing four films -- he's still on holiday, by the way. He also brought the series to a conclusion in such a perfect way that I really think did justice to Jo Rowling's magnificent books. The fact is that none of us would be here were it not for Jo, and I know that she feels really proud of this film -- she's a producer on it. She feels incredibly proud of it. And I thank you all for being here to support us and to support it." Yates transcription... "There's very little to add other than to say thank you for being here. It has been an incredible journey -- I've only been along for half of it, and it just feels strange coming back. We finished the movie about four months ago, and after the promotions and the premieres we felt we'd, kind of, left it behind. But it's wonderful to be back and just talking about it, because we are very proud of the last film. There was huge expectation and anticipation, and an enormous amount of pressure, because this material and these books mean so much to so many people around the world, and we carried that responsibility around with us. We did a DVD launch a week ago in Orlando, and we met many of these young fans, and they were all really wonderful, and the thing they kept saying to us was, 'Thank you,' which was really, really touching. So we left it behind in July, but we're coming back to see it again now. Thank you for being here and supporting the film. We very much appreciate it." Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe Alan Rickman David Yates

Grateful Dead Movie: Finally Happening?

The Grateful Dead are among numerous legendary rock groups -- Introduced Zeppelin as well as the Beatles also belong in this category -- whose music is almost impossible to license in the film. Unless of course obviously there is a massive budget to get on music rights (cough, Cameron Crowe), the prospect of using 'Hey Jude' or 'Misty Mountain Hop' within your movie are really low. However, the Grateful Dead might no more have this problem. According to Deadline, ICM remains given utilisation of the band's catalog and can produce a feature film built around their music. ICM's Bruce Kaufman, who did so on while using Beatles for 'Across the planet,A will probably be heading within the project. So, an 'Across the Universe' for Grateful Dead music -- that could be good or bad news, according to everything you considered the film. Some Beatles fans loved the incorporation of Great Four music in to a feature film, others think it is cheesy and unwatchable. Really, as extended simply because they include 'Sugar Magnolia' in this movie, we won't complain. [via Deadline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Mac Burns debuts atop album chart

Rapper Mac Miller's "Blue Slide Park" blew to the national music chart at No. 1 a week ago, marking the very first time an indie rap album has capped their email list in greater than a decade . 5. Miller's Rostrum Records release, handled by Universal Music Group's indie arm Fontana and digital distributor INgrooves, moved 144,000 models, based on Nielsen SoundScan data for that week ended November. 13. It is the first full-length through the Pittsburgh artist, whose mixtapes and single "Jesse Trump" have won him a sizable fanbase. Snoop Dogg's 1995 set "Dogg Food" was the final indie rap set to achieve the pinnacle. Digital side paid for for many of Miller's first-week tally: UMG stated 76% from the release's sales came via online merchants. Using the holidays nearly here, Michael Buble's "Christmas" (Warner Bros.) rose six positions to No. 2, moving 123,000 (a 38% gain). Two familiar franchises settled in to the top 5. The Capitol-distributed 40th edition of "Now That Is What I Call Music" first showed at No. 3 having a 119,000-unit bow, as the soundtrack for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1" showed up at No. 4, moving 105,000 as they are. Apparently impervious towards the development of digital track sales, the "Now" series has placed all 40 of their hit-producing volumes within the top ten because the series -- inspired with a like-named U.K. package -- managed to get to those shores in 1998. Current edition has been promoted in a single- and 2-disc versions. The Chop Shop/Atlantic "Twilight" package, which prefaced the week's opening from the 4th and penultimate installment of Summit Entertainment's vampire romance, was soft in comparison with other franchise debuts. Last year's "Eclipse" showed up at No. 2 having a first-week score of 146,000 the prior two "Twilight" soundtracks arrived towards the top of the chart. Adele's "21" (Columbia) sitting at No. 5, adding 104,000 more models (off just 3%) to the 4.4 million sales total. Two other debuts arrived at the very best 10 now. Romeo Santos' "Formula Vol. 1" (The new sony Music Latin) joined at No. 9 having a 62,000-unit frame it is the Dominican-American vocalist's first top-10 release. Operatic pop unit Il Divo's "Wicked Game" (Syco/Columbia) grew to become the U.K. act's fifth U.S. top-10 set, relocating at No. 10 with 61,000 moved. The week's top holdovers incorporated Justin Bieber's "Underneath the Mistletoe" (No. 6, 97,000 offered, off 54%), Susan Boyle's "Anyone to Keep An Eye On Me" (No. 7, 72,000, lower 46%) and Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" (No. 8, 70,000, off 32%). Album sales, already cooking with five albums topping 100,000 a week ago, should still roar, as albums by Drake, Nickelback and Daughtry along with a new "Glee" Christmas album all arrived at stores now. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Disney Chief Bob Iger Joins Apple Board

Apple has put in its board of company company directors Disney Boss Bob Iger, the man responsible for making the late Jobs the media conglomerate's greatest investor. Apple also mentioned Tuesday it's made Arthur Levinson, the first sort Boss of Genentech plus an Apple director since 2000, its non-executive chairman. Apple has received a vacancy on its board since co-founder Jobs died lately. Jobs appeared to become a Disney director which he happen to be the business's greatest investor since Disney, under Iger, bought Pixar for $7.4 billion in 2006. "Bob which i've arrived at know one another perfectly within the last few years,Inch Apple Boss Tim Prepare mentioned. "His proper vision for Disney is founded on three fundamental concepts: creating the most effective creative content possible, fostering innovation and utilizing the newest technology, and growing into new areas around the globe which, makes him a great fit for Apple." Related Subjects Bob Iger Jobs The Wally Disney Company Apple Pixar Tim Prepare

Rising Star: New Girls Jake M. Johnson

First Published: November 15, 2011 12:17 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Rising Star: Jake M. JohnsonAs televisions newest leading man on the rise, New Girls Jake M. Johnson is a lot of things but one thing he definitely is not, is 14 years old. They just finally took it off IMDB, Jake told Access Hollywood during a break from filming his FOX hit comedy series of the erroneous birth year 1997 previously listed on the movie website a date which prompted concern from a slew of young women on Twitter. I just thought it was so funny that all these 16-year-old girls who watch New Girl they, for a moment, thought that weird guy with the beard was like, 14, he continued, with a laugh. My whole career would be so much more interesting if I was 14 and looked and acted the way I act. Even without being the teenage weird guy with the beard, AccessHollywood.coms newest Rising Star has had more than an interesting lead up to his charming break out role as Nick, New Girls heartbroken underdog and the love interest-on-the-way for Zooey Deschanels Jess. But getting there was no easy feat for the youngest child of a single mom, who fed and clothed her brood by running what Jake called, kind of junk shops throughout Chicago, and making stained glass windows for clients. With an artist for a mom, a teenage Jake fell hard the arts too, but his passion went in a different direction the improvisational comedy stage at a famed Chicago club. Second City used to do a free improv show late at night, and when I was in early high school, thats when [Chris] Farley was there and Tina Fey was there, so we used to be able to go and watch these greats, he recalled fondly. I knew thats what I wanted, I just didnt know the path to get there, he added of the early dream. I always wanted to perform and act, it just seemed like [as big of a dream as], It would be really fun to go to the moon one day. Unsure of his route, Jake headed West, well, further Midwest, to the University of Iowa. During his two years as a Hawkeye, just 230-odd miles from Chicago, Jake began his path to the moon after penning a primate-inspired theater work. I wrote a play about a man who works at a gorilla house, and his main job is to care for the old celebrity gorilla. When that gorilla dies, his life kind of falls apart and his wife and friends are really weirded out by the fact that hes this devastated by a gorilla dying, Jake explained. I wrote this play when I was at Iowa just because it made me laugh, and I sent it to NYU and I got into Tisch for dramatic writing. Continuing his craft of writing in NY City, the early 20-something hit the stage too, performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade (with Casey Wilson of Happy Endings), an experience that eventually helped lead him finally to Hollywood. With the performing bug a full-blown virus, Jake quickly hit the stage at LAs Second City, with Eric Edelstein, for their self-penned sketch comedy, This Is My Friend, and the internet came calling too as he joined the likes of Michael Cera in Derek Waters Drunk History (see Jake duel Michael Cera HERE:, and Derek & Simon, a web series featuring Big Bang Theorys Simon Helberg. From there, doors started to open, landing the talented funnyman roles on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tim Roths Lie To Me and films like Russell Brands Get Him To The Greek, and the Ashton Kutcher vehicle, No Strings Attached, written by New Girl creator Liz Meriwether. Shes so good and she works so hard and when somebody cares that much at the top, it just makes everybodys job so much easier, Jake said of Liz, the woman who is now his full time boss. And that ease will continue on, as New Girl was picked up for a full series run by FOX. Random people will walk by and Ill get a point and theyll say, Hey man, New Girl, and Ill go, Yeah. And theyll go, Nice! he laughed, recounting to Access how his life is starting to change. It feels like Im high-fiving a stranger. With more roles in the just-released A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas and the 2012-due 21 Jump Street reboot, the journey is only getting better, something Jake said is fun too for his wife, artist Erin Payne. When we met, I think I had 400 dollars to my name and a disgusting moustache I was trying to grow. So for her, its just really fun, he said. I think shes been enjoying the ride. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Coen, Streep join U.S.-China Forum

BEIJING -- Filmmaker Joel Coen, thesp Meryl Streep and musician Yo-Yo Ma are among the big names coming to Beijing for the inaugural U.S.-China Forum on Arts and Culture. The four-day event starts Wednesday night with a dinner for 240 guests at the U.S. embassy, overseen by the organic food guru Alice Waters, proprietor of the Chez Panisse bistro in Berkeley. Waters will cook the meal at the embassy, which will be served by the celebrity guests, which also include artist Eric Fischl, scribes Amy Tan and Mark Danner, and ballet dancer and director Damian Woetzel. Coen will reportedly meet "City of Life and Death" helmer Lu Chuan during his visit, while Streep will host a screening of the Margaret Thatcher biopic, "The Iron Lady." Waters will also attend a screening of Robert Kenner's "Food Inc." The helmer will attend along with scribes Corby Kummer and Michael Pollan. "We hope this is the first of many annual events of this type, alternating between China and the United States," said the United States' freshly minted ambassador to China, Gary Locke. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Access Hollywood Live: Michael Chiarellos Italian Feast Quality quality recipes

First Launched: November 2, 2011 12:44 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Billy Rose rose bush and Package Hoover with chef Michael Chiarello on Access Hollywood Survive November 2, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Chef Michael Chiarello chef & who is the owner of Botegga in Even Caribbean Cruise ships, together with a contestant on Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs round the Food Network, stopped by Access Hollywood Live to discuss his amazing quality quality recipes for declicious Italian cuisine! Roasted Butternut Squash and Mushrooms with Burrata (Recipe Courtesy: Michael Chiarellos Bottega Cookbook) Serves 6 4 tbsps . unsalted butter, and even more when needed 4 tbsps . extra-virgin essential essential olive oil 5 cups 1-inch cubes butternut squash (a few 1/2 pounds) Brown-Butter Vinaigrette: 6 tbsps . unsalted butter 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage 2 tbsps . balsamic vinegar Pinch of sea salt, ideally gray salt, or kosher salt 3 1/2 cups mushrooms, any variety (see cooks note below) 2 shallots, very carefully sliced Sea salt, ideally gray salt, and freshly ground pepper 12 ounces (3 balls) burrata Pre-warmth the oven to 400 levels. Warmth a substantial ovenproof skillet over high warmth and add 2 tbsps . in the butter and two tbsps . in the essential essential olive oil. When the butter foam, add the squash and prepare, shaking the pan every so often, until caramelized and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Slide the pan to the oven and roast until a significantly much deeper brown round the edges, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, increase the risk for vinaigrette: Warmth just a little saut pan over medium warmth, add the butter, then when it foam, brown the sage only for one minute, after which it pour inside the vinegar and let it reduce by half. Dont stir or touch it. Just maintain it inside a simmer, gently reducing until thickened. Add the salt when it's the consistency from the light syrup. Turn off the heat but leave the pan round the stove whenever you saut the mushrooms Warmth a medium saut pan or skillet over medium-high warmth and add the relaxation from the 2 tbsps . butter as well as the remaining 2 tbsps . essential essential olive oil. When the butter foam, add the mushrooms and saut until linked with emotions . release their water, 8 minutes. Add the shallots for the pan and saut until brown, tossing to ensure that they prepare evenly. Season with pepper and salt and add another 1/2 tablespoon of butter once they look dry. For everybody: Divide the squash as well as the mushrooms evenly among 6 plates. Along with your hands, tear the burrata into pieces, scattering them inside the vegetables. Drizzle while using vinaigrette. Cooks Note: You need to use any combination of mushrooms here. I really like matsutakes, chanterelles, shiitakes, or morels but use what looks very best in the maqui berries maqui berry farmers market or possibly within the produce section. ********** Spaghettini Cooked in Zinfandel with Spicy Rapini and Pecorino Romano (Recipe Courtesy: Chef Michael Chiarello, 2011) Serves 4 as primary course, or 8 as first course 1 1/2 pounds rapini or broccoli rabe 1 pound spaghettini 1 750-ml burgandy or merlot wine, ideally zinfandel 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 cup extra-virgin essential essential olive oil 2 tbsps . sliced garlic clove clove (about 4 medium cloves) 1 teaspoon Calabrian chili paste 1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt, ideally gray salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano Bring an 8-quart pot of salted water with a boil, prepare the rapini for approximately 3 minutes, after which it transfer with a sheet tray and spread it to awesome. Employing the same water, prepare the spaghettini for half the conventional time, stirring every so often, for 3 to 5 minutes. Youll perform another half in the cooking inside the zinfandel. Reserve a cup in the pasta water after which it drain the pasta in the colander and hang up it aside. Return the empty pasta pot for the stove. Youll saut the garlic clove clove concurrently that you just finish cooking the pasta in wine. Pour your wine as well as the sugar to the drained pasta pot and boil intensely over high warmth to reduce fifty percent, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the spaghettini for the pot and shake the pot to prevent the pasta from sticking. Gently stir with tongs until covered and boil over high warmth, stirring every so often, until a lot of the liquid is absorbed, about 6 minutes (pasta will probably be al dente). Because the pasta cooks inside the wine, warmth a substantial deep skillet until hot. Pour inside the essential essential olive oil. When the oil is hot, decrease the warmth to medium-low and add the garlic clove clove. Prepare prior to the garlic clove clove is pale golden, about 3 minutes. When the garlic clove clove is golden, add the chili paste as well as the blanched rapini for the skillet, add pepper and salt, and prepare, stirring every so often for you to two minutes. Pour in 1/2 cup in the reserved pasta water. Add the garlic clove clove, chili paste, and blanched rapini for the crimson spaghettini, toss gently, and transfer onto individual plates a treadmill large platter. Finish with grated pecorino cheese. For further, visit MichaelChiarello.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.