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Investment firm Oaktree Capital Management more than doubles its stake in Charter Communications. Charter's stock price has dropped significantly over the last few months, following an overall trend in the industry.

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The release of Digeo's retail version of the Moxi DVR has been postponed until next year, according to Multichannel News. The MSO version, with CableCard capability, is still slated to be release by the end of the year.

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FCC Chairman Seeks Order that Could Force Cable Operators to Carry Both Analog and Digital Formats

By Ted Hearn -- Multichannel News, 8/22/2007 1:43:00 PM

Washington -- Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin is seeking support for an order that would require cable operators in early 2009 to carry so-called must carry TV stations in both analog and digital formats on cable systems that have not converted to digital-only transmission.

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"despite strong subscriber growth in the second quarter, both Cablevisions Systems and Charter Communications had tough news for investors as they reported earnings this week."

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St. Louis news KSDK investigates the questionable background checks done on Charter subcontractors.

Charter subcontracts much of their service work to outside companies. The contractors are licensed, bonded and insured. But no one, not Charter, not local governments, knows whom these subcontractors hire and send into your home.

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Cebridge will buy around 869,000 Cox customers and 240,000 Charter customers and will serve 16 states, with a majority of the subscribers in Texas, West Virginia, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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(KSDK) At least six fire departments spent more than six hours battling a massive house fire Thursday afternoon in Olivette. The fire happened at Heather Hill Lane and Stacey Drive.

Daniel Kirchhoefer, an executive with Enterprise Rent-A- Car closed on the house Tuesday morning.

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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov.

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By JIM SUHR

AP Business Writer

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Charter Communications Inc., the nation's third biggest cable television system operator, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter loss widened to $340 million, citing higher programming and service costs, increased interest expense and a lower income tax benefit.

The company, which is controlled by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, also announced its co-chief financial officer, Derek Chang, will step down in April.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 · Last updated 10:41 a.m. PT

Charter Communications chief quits

By JIM SALTER

AP BUSINESS WRITER

ST. LOUIS -- Carl Vogel has resigned as president and chief executive of Charter Communications Inc. in the wake of big losses in 2004 and the big cable television system operator's struggles with more than $18 billion in debt.

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By Jerri Stroud

Of the Post-Dispatch

12/01/2004

Charter Communications Inc. is raising rates for basic cable by between 7.8 percent and 155 percent across the St.

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