John Malone Doesn’t See Cablevision as Cable-Merger Target

John Malone, the billionaire aiming to consolidate the U.S. cable industry, said he doesn’t see Cablevision Systems Corp. as an appealing target because it’s entrenched in the New York market, giving it less room to grow.

“Part of the problem is they’ve done such a good job,” Malone said in an interview today at an investor conference for his holding company, Liberty Media Corp.