Former Univison exec Phillip Woodie joins Comcast Spotlight as dir, multicultural sales. — YES Net appointed former Fox Cable exec Matthew Cacciato svp, affiliate sales, effective Dec 6. — OpenTV named former Mystro hand Mazin Jadallah to its newly created post of svp of strategic development, where he’ll report to fellow Time Warner vet Jim Chiddix. — Terayon tapped former Covad exec Mark Richman as its svp of finance and administration. — BellSouth named Mark Feidler as its COO, putting him in line to succeed CEO Duane Ackerman, who is slated to retire in 2007.

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3Q Was Rough for Cable—What Happened?

The concept of cable companies struggling to spark consistent subscriber growth in the new age of media isn’t new. Nor is it surprising that an ultra-competitive environment has made it difficult to sustain momentum. But when the sub losses stack for companies and the industry at large, there’s an underlying sense of skepticism from analysts eagerly listening to earnings calls.

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