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NBC stations launch new Web sites with Madison-based Broadcast Interactive Media
NBC on Thursday announced the first in a series of new Web site launches for their owned and operated stations with the launch of www.nbcchicago.com in conjunction with Madison-based Broadcast Interactive Media. read story
IBM to help build broadband network in power lines
IBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet access delivered over ordinary power lines. read story
Third Wave parent hits analysts' expectations
Hologic Inc., which acquired Madison-based Third Wave Technologies earlier this year, on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth quarter results that matched analysts' expectations. read story
Great Wolf names new VP of operations
Madison-based Great Wolf Resorts Inc. announced Wednesday that it named Tim Black, currently the company's senior vice president of operations, as executive vice president of operations, effective Jan. 1. read story
AT&T buying wireless provider Centennial
AT&T Inc. said Friday it will buy wireless and broadband services provider Centennial Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion in cash and assumed debt. read story
DISH loses subscribers again, profit tumbles
DISH Network Corp. on Monday reported a 54 percent drop in third-quarter net income as its subscriber total fell for only the second quarter in its history. read story
Update: DirecTV profit up, but misses expectations
DirecTV Group Inc. on Thursday reported that its third-quarter earnings rose 14 percent as capital expenses fell sharply and customers spent more on premium services. read story
Charter cuts loss, but debt weighs heavily
Boosted by gains in phone and Internet revenues and cable TV price increases, Madison area cable provider Charter Communications on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter loss compared with a year earlier. But St. Louis-based Charter, which is controlled by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, continues to struggle with its debt burden. It reported interest expenses of $478 million in the quarter, more than twice as much as the $208 million in earned from operations, which was up from $107 million a year earlier. read story
Equity deals boost MGE earnings
Boosted by one-time gains from equity positions it took in two local biotech companies that were sold, MGE Energy Inc. reported an 11 percent increase in earnings in the third quarter compared to a year ago. read story
Update: FCC to probe pricing policies, channel moves of major cable firms, Verizon
The Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the pricing policies and channel moves of major cable operators - including Charter Communications - and Verizon Communications Inc. read story
