Charter CommunicationsInc. on July 11 named a new head of its local news and sports networks.
Mike Bair will serve as executive vice president of SpectrumNetworks, which includes oversight of the company's regional sports networks inLos Angeles. Bair previously was the CEO of Bleachers Corp., a streaming media company.
Additionally, Clifford Harris was appointed senior vice presidentof law for programming, product and regulatory. Harris will be responsible for overseeinglegal support for programming, product groups and regulatory compliance and policymatters. He previously served as senior vice president and associate general counselfor cable at Cablevision.