EXHIBIT 99.1





     Insight Communications Announces Proposed $150 Million Debt Offering

NEW YORK, NY, January 26, 2001 -- Insight Communications Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ICCI) today announced a $150 million discount bond offering for general
corporate purposes, to repay inter-company debt and to fund potential
acquisitions of cable assets.

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 will not be
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, a cable television operator based in New York City, is a
full service provider of entertainment, information and communications services
focused on the development of new and enhanced products and services for the
communities served by its networks. Insight Communications is the eighth largest
cable television system operator in the US based on customers served. Through
its wholly-owned and managed systems, Insight Communications currently serves
approximately 1.4 million customers primarily in the four contiguous states of
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio.

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' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September
30, 2000. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by
reference to the cautionary statements included in Communications' Form 10-K and
Form 10-Q.

Contact:
Colleen Quinn, Investor Relations
Insight Communications
(917) 286-2300