Insight Communications Announces Proposed $200 Million Debt Offering

         New York, NY--September 17, 1999--Insight Communications Company, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ICCI) today announced a $200 million bond offering to refinance a
portion of the debt to be assumed in its acquisition of a 50% interest and
management control of InterMedia Capital Partners VI, L.P., a cable television
system operator serving approximately 425,000 customers in the State of
Kentucky. The bond offering is conditioned on the simultaneous completion of
this Kentucky acquisition, which is expected to occur on October 1, 1999.

         The offering will be a private placement under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be made only to qualified institutional buyers
and to a limited number of institutional accredited investors. The securities
have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offering sold would be unlawful.

         Insight Communications is the Nation's 8th largest cable television
operator after giving effect to its pending cable system acquisitions. Insight
Communications is based in New York City and specializes in offering a variety
of state-of-the-art entertainment, educational and information services tailored
to each local community. Upon completion of its pending cable system
acquisitions, Insight Communications will own or manage approximately 1,049,000
customers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, California and Georgia.

         Any statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "estimate," "anticipate" and other
expressions that indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or those Insight Communications anticipates. Factors that
could have a material and adverse impact on actual results are described in
Insight Communications' quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended
June 30, 1999. All forward-looking statements in this press release are
qualified by reference to the cautionary statements included in Communications'
Form 10-Q.

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                   Contact:
                             Kim D. Kelly
                             Insight Communications
                             (212) 371-2266