Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:    Kim D. Kelly
            Executive VP/COO/CFO

   INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL OFFERING OF $220 MILLION SENIOR
                                 DISCOUNT NOTES

             Transaction Size Increased From Original $150 Million
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     New York, NY - February 1, 2001 -- Insight Communications Company, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ICCI) today announced an agreement to sell $220 million original
principal amount of 12 1/4% senior discount notes due 2011.  The size of the
offering was increased from the previously announced $150 million amount.  The
notes are being issued at a discount to their principal amount at maturity of
$400 million.  The net proceeds of the offering, which is expected to close on
February 6, 2001, will be used for general corporate purposes, to repay inter-
company debt and to fund potential acquisitions of cable assets.

     The offering is a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and is being 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 offer or sale 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 Insight Communications' Form
10-K and Form 10-Q.


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