EXHIBIT 99.1


PRESS RELEASE                                                     [Insight Logo]



    CONTACT: DINNI JAIN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER &
         CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS | 917.286.2300

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          INSIGHT MIDWEST ANNOUNCES PROPOSED $125 MILLION DEBT OFFERING

New York,  NY (December 4, 2003) - Insight  Midwest,  L.P. and Insight  Capital,
Inc.  today  announced a $125  million  bond  offering to repay a portion of the
outstanding debt under a subsidiary's revolving credit facility.

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 certain
persons in offshore  transactions  in reliance on Regulation  S. 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 offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

Insight Midwest is a subsidiary of Insight Communications  Company, Inc (NASDAQ:
ICCI).

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forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "estimate,"  "expect,"  "anticipate"
and  other   expressions   that  indicate  future  events  and  trends  identify
forward-looking  statements. The above forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties  and are  subject  to change  based  upon a variety  of
factors that could cause actual results to differ  materially from those Insight
Communications  anticipates.  Factors  that could have a  material  and  adverse
impact on actual results  include  competition,  increasing  programming  costs,
changes in laws and regulations, our substantial debt and the other risk factors
described in Insight Communications' annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, for
the year ended December 31, 2002. All  forward-looking  statements in this press
release are  qualified  by reference to the  cautionary  statements  included in
Insight Communications' Form 10-K.