With Comcast scheduled to learn details Thursday about a mystery bidder or bidders for the bankrupt parent company of Comcast SportsNet Houston, attorneys for the network asked a federal bankruptcy judge for an order requiring that the the bidder or bidders’ identities and prospective deal terms remain confidential.

Judge Marvin Isgur has set an Aug. 7 conference to provide updates in the Houston Regional Sports Network bankruptcy case, including a proposed bid to buy the company out of bankruptcy. Comcast said in early July it believed the bidder was involved in the television industry, leading to speculation it could be AT&T Home Solutions, which owns AT&T U-verse. DirecTV and Fox also have been cited as potential bidders.

Network attorneys said the prospective bidder wanted the four-member CSN Houston board, which includes two representatives from Comcast and one from each of the teams, to vote Thursday on whether to approve the sale, but there was no word on whether such a vote took palce. Thursday also was the deadline for attorneys to inform Comcast of the identity of the bidder or bidders.

Comcast, the Astros and Rockets said they would have no comment on Thursday’s developments, if any, so details of CSN Houston’s future may not become public knowledge until the Aug. 7 conference.

The proposed order sent Thursday to Isgur prevents Comcast from discussing information about the proposed sale with anyone except network attorneys and business consultants, the teams and prospective buyer or buyers.