Top MediaOne Programming Exec Resigns

MediaOne Group Inc. said its top programming executive, Jedd Palmer, left the No. 3 U.S. cable television company after less than a year amid a realignment. Judi Allen, former senior vice president of marketing, has assumed Palmer’s duties as well as other tasks in the newly created position of senior vice president for video. She will oversee MediaOne’s cable TV programming and content. The Englewood, Colo.-based company is reshuffling its businesses as it focuses on high-speed data, telephone and video. Palmer, who couldn’t be reached for comment, joined MediaOne in January after serving as Tele-Communications Inc.’s top programming negotiator since 1991. Shares of MediaOne fell 81 cents to close at $39.63 on the NYSE.