AT&T Corp. appointed AT&T President David W. Dorman and CFO Charles H. Noski to it board, effective immediately. Chair and CEO C. Michael Armstrong recommended the two as the company moves into its next phase of restructuring, the company says. The additions make a total of13 board members, four of which will join the board of AT&T Comcast if the merger is approved. Armstrong will be one of the four. …
Newcomer to the iTV biz MediaBus Networks Inc. says it’s debuting with its i2DVD interactive set-top player and $10.4 million in purchase orders. The product allows such services as IP broadcasting and, and development of proprietary and client-side audio, video and data content. The player has a 56K modem, with broadband Internet option, and combines MP-3, CD, DVD, Internet access and iTV technologies, the company says. It also includes a USB port and a printer port. …
Moxi Digital Inc. appointed Rita Brogley president and CEO. Founder Steve Perlman, formerly in the role, stepped down to devote more time to creative projects at Rearden Steel Studios. Perlman will stay on the company’s board as vice chair. Brogley has been in Moxi’s top management since its founding, as second-in-command. She has held top positions with Microsoft TV, Bain & co., and Hewlett- Packard. …
Sunrise Telecom Inc. released new test modules for the CM1000 CATV Network Analyzer to support international cable TV standards. The modules allow dual bandwidth testing for DOCSIS (6 MHz) and Euro-DOCSIS (8 MHz) systems. The added features allow installation and troubleshooting of cable modems, digital cable video and traditional analog cable video anywhere in the world, the company says. Financial terms were not disclosed. …
Next Level will raise $30 million through a private placement of convertible preferred stock to Motorola Inc. The company made a similar, $20 million, placement with Motorola in December. The more than 6 million shares of 7.5 percent convertible preferred stock can be converted into two shares of Next Level common stock. With each two shares of preferred stock, Motorola will receive a warrant to purchase one share of common stock, exercisable at $2.17 per share. …
CommScope Inc. appointed June E. Travis to its board. Travis was executive VP and COO of the National Cable Television Association, now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. …
Kansas’ pending SB 606, introduced by Southwestern Bell through the state’s Senate Commerce Committee, is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday. If the bill passes, it would allow regulated phone companies to apply to become an investing company, which must honor certain community requests for broadband services in return for lifting price regulation for business phone service and broadband services, the The Kansas City Star reports. …
Comcast Corp. is rolling out high-speed Internet service Monday in 49 communities in Reading, Pa. Comcast had promised the service six months ago, but delayed the launch to test two-way, fiber optic lines installed by Time Warner Cable in 2000, the Reading Eagle reports. …
