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11/12/2026

NBC Sports’ Commentator Hicks Passes Away

Dan Hicks, a longtime voice of NBC Sports and its golf coverage, passed away Wednesday following an acute illness. He was 64.

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Found in: Dan Hicks / ESPN / Hannah Storm / NBA / NBC Sports / NHL
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11/12/2026

Board Moves at ACA Connects

Vyve Broadband Interim Co-President and COO Melanie Hannasch was elected to ACA Connects’ board at this week’s board meeting.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: ACA Connects / Cable One / Marie Censoplano / Melanie Hannasch / Vyve Broadband
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11/12/2026

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Craig Cowden was named CEO of data center and infrastructure company TierPoint, effective Jan. 4.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Bright House / charter / Christina Hartman / Craig Cowden / MetroNet / Scripps / Suddenlink / TierPoint

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11/06/2026

Comcast Co-Founder Julian Brodsky Dies at 93

Comcast co-founder and longtime CFO Julian Brodsky passed away at the age of 93. Brodsky was part of the three-man contingent that created the company in 1963, growing it from a small system in Tupelo, Mississippi, to the nationwide giant it is today. We take a look at Brodsky’s legacy.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Comcast / obituary / Julian Brodsky
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11/05/2026

Vistance CEO Treadway Stepping Down

Vistance Networks CEO Chuck Treadway will step down Feb. 1 and leave the board, closing out a tenure that began six years ago and saw the company sell off its CCS and Ruckus Networks businesses.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Bud Watts / Aurora Networks / Vistance Networks / Comcast / Ruckus Networks / Chuck Treadway
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11/04/2026

Optimum Next to Form Special Committee

Optimum expanded its board from nine to 11 directors and formed a special committee to evaluate potential financing, restructuring, reorganization or recapitalization transactions.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Daniel Silvers / MRC Global / Cable One / Optimum / Guggenheim Partners / Elizabeth Abrams

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