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Comcast’s LaPat Heads South

Rich LaPat has been named technical training manager at Comcast Corp.’s Southern division.

LaPat had been working ou

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Brant to Head Loral Skynet

Patrick K. Brant has been named president of Loral Space & Communications’ Loral Skynet unit.

Brant had been wit

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Comcast Called on ‘Do Not Call’

Comcast Corp. got called on the carpet for violating the state of Pennsylvania’s “do not call” law.

The MSO, whi

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Adelphia Outlines Sale Process

Adelphia Communications Corp. Friday announced the preliminary timetable for its sale process.

The process will be man

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Charter Cleans Up Its Legal Affairs

Charter Communications Inc. Thursday announced the settlement of a consolidated class-action lawsuit and related shareholder derivative actio

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Playboy Net Loss Widens

Playboy Enterprises Inc. posted a second-quarter net loss of $8.3 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, versus a loss of $900,000 ($

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Unlike Cable, DirecTV Adds Subs in 2Q

DirecTV Group Inc. reported blowout net subscriber additions in the second quarter, trouncing analysts’ estimates and hinting that recent b

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RCN’s Chicago Unit Begins Restructuring

RCN Corp.’s Chicago subsidiary filed a voluntary petition for reorganization Thursday.

RCN Cable TV of Chicago Inc.

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Dish Goes Local in Puerto Rico

EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network said Thursday that it will offer local channels via satellite in Puerto Rico.

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Dish to Offer Olympics Interactivity

EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network will offer picture-in-picture interactivity of the Summer Olympic Games after signing a deal w

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