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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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Mediacom Posts Solid 2Q

Mediacom Communications Corp. said Thursday that net income for the second quarter of 2004 was $30.1 million, or $0.25 per share, versus a ne

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Playboy TV Heads Down Under

Playboy TV is headed for Australia.

Playboy TV International said Thursday that it will launch a two-hour block on Fox

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Porn Pays for New Frontier

Fiscal-first-quarter operating income at New Frontier Media Inc. rose 70% to $3.9 million from $2.3 million in the quarter ended June 30, 200

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CN8 Runnin’ to Runyan

Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan will host The Runyan Report on CN8, The Comcast Network, the network said Thurs

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Comcast, EA Sports Fulfill a Fantasy

Comcast Corp. is now the exclusive distributor of Electronic Arts Inc.’s “EA Sports Fantasy Football,” the MSO said Thursday.

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