Rocco Commisso

Rocco Commisso was an Italian and American businessman born in 1949, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.6B Wikidata. He is identified in SEC records as COMMISSO ROCCO B and has 42 insider filings tied to Mediacom Communications Corp. SEC EDGAR. News coverage in the provided data links him to Mediacom and to Fiorentina, and one headline describes him as having built a cable empire from assets others shunned NewsAPI.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records show 42 insider filings for Commisso, including Form 4 and SC 13G/A filings SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company stock, while SC 13G/A is an amended filing used to report a significant passive ownership stake SEC EDGAR. The filings are connected to Mediacom Communications Corp., indicating a long-running relationship with the company SEC EDGAR.

Political Activity

From 1999 to 2025, Commisso made 65 federal contributions totaling $215,000 FEC. Most of the money went to PACs and other committees, with $173,000 in the PAC/Other category, compared with $31,400 to Republicans and $10,600 to Democrats FEC. The largest recipients were cable-industry PACs, including the National Cable and Telecommunications Association PAC at $80,000 FEC.

In the News

Recent headlines in the provided data focus on Fiorentina and Mediacom NewsAPI. One article says Mediacom confirmed the founder's son as new CEO, while another describes Commisso as having built a cable empire from “scraps” that others shunned NewsAPI. Other headlines discuss Fiorentina’s results and transfer activity, showing continued public attention to his ownership of the club NewsAPI.