SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: July 30, 2004 Insight Communications Company, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-26677 13-4053502 (State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 810 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number: (917) 286-2300 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 30, 2004, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. This press release contains disclosure of operating cash flow, system cash flow and free cash flow, each of which is a financial measure that is not calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Tabular reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are presented on pages 10 and 12 to the press release. Disclosure regarding management's reasons for presenting these non-GAAP measures appears on page 5 of the press release. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Insight Communications Company, Inc. Date: July 30, 2004 By: /s/ Elliot Brecher ------------------ Elliot Brecher Senior Vice President and General Counsel