--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - March 30, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - The European Commission approved MGM's $3 billion sale to a group led by Sony. The MGM/Sony deal got past U.S. antitrust regulatory approval in December when the required waiting period expired without objections. Comcast is part of the Sony-led group taking over the Hollywood studio.
Our valued sponsors: Pace Electronics - http://www.pacemso.com/AdGateway/SMATV_specialMar-05/MarchSpecial.asp?referrer=skyreportMarch2005 Perfect 10 Distributing - http://www.perfect-10.tv CASE, Inc. - http://www.case-inc.com Check out The BRIDGE Blog. - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/blogs.cfm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot & Not --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week VVTV 12.30 0.75 6.49 % 10.03 - 16.29 ADCT 2.12 0.11 5.47 % 1.75 - 3.02 SIRI 5.67 0.29 5.39 % 2.01 - 9.43 CTV 15.13 0.60 4.13 % 13.98 - 22.65 PAX 0.76 0.03 4.11 % 0.48 - 4.00 Not Close Pts. - % Chg 52-Week CCUR 1.90 - 0.10 - 5.00 % 1.35 - 3.71 OPTV 2.84 - 0.08 - 2.74 % 1.82 - 4.14 TLGD 6.95 - 0.16 - 2.25 % 7.07 - 16.45 TIVO 5.24 - 0.04 - 0.76 % 3.45 - 10.10 UCOMA 9.29 - 0.07 - 0.75 % 5.80 - 10.23 DOW 10,541 135 NASDAQ 2,006 32 S&P 500 1,181 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------- At the Bell --------------------------------------------------------------------- Arris said Insight will use its Arris Cadant C4 CMTS in its VoIP rollout --- At Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, Jim Bennett was promoted to vice president, technical operations, and Jodi Falkenthal was appointed vice president, advertising sales, Southeast region --- Jefferies and Co initiated coverage of Liberty Media with a "buy" rating. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyze This --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Eagan of Oppenheimer and Co. on rumors that Cablevision may join two private equity firms in the bidding for Adelphia's assets: "Do we think Cablevision is truly interested in acquiring Adelphia? Unlikely. However, it may be that Cablevision teaming with KKR and Providence to bid for Adelphia may give Time Warner the incentive to make a bid for Cablevision. Should this occur, we estimate that Time Warner would carry the brunt of any larger bid as Comcast is likely to be merely swapping its 21 percent stake in Time Warner Cable for 100 percent stake in Adelphia systems." --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 25.74 0.24 0.94 % 24.46 - 28.96 CVC 28.15 0.80 2.93 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 1.58 0.04 2.60 % 1.23 - 4.95 CMCSA 34.30 0.00 0.00 % 26.25 - 34.36 CSGS 16.48 0.42 2.62 % 14.02 - 21.215 DTV 14.41 - 0.02 - 0.14 % 14.21 - 18.81 DISH 28.70 0.39 1.38 % 26.95 - 34.91 GMSTE 4.35 0.14 3.33 % 3.97 - 7.16 GE 36.20 0.67 1.89 % 29.55 - 37.75 ICCI 11.74 - 0.04 - 0.34 % 7.83 - 12.10 IACI 22.12 0.60 2.79 % 19.16 - 34.62 L 10.25 0.09 0.89 % 8.33 - 11.45 LBTYA 43.52 - 0.24 - 0.55 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 6.50 0.14 2.20 % 5.06 - 8.55 MSFT 24.16 0.24 1.00 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 14.95 0.23 1.56 % 13.83 - 20.89 MBND 1.42 0.00 0.00 % 0.96 - 2.70 NNDS 34.90 0.35 1.01 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 17.73 0.35 2.01 % 15.305 - 19.41 NXTL 28.06 0.30 1.08 % 21.18 - 30.50 OUTD 14.20 - 0.01 - 0.07 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 0.76 0.03 4.11 % 0.48 - 4.00 PIO 17.77 0.00 0.00 % 17.11 - 30.85 Q 3.77 - 0.02 - 0.53 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.70 0.37 1.59 % 22.98 - 27.29 SFA 27.89 0.55 2.01 % 24.61 - 36.50 SIRI 5.67 0.29 5.39 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 22.42 0.41 1.86 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 17.49 0.19 1.10 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 5.24 - 0.04 - 0.76 % 3.45 - 10.10 UCOMA 9.29 - 0.07 - 0.75 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 35.43 0.57 1.64 % 34.13 - 42.27 VIA 35.10 0.45 1.30 % 32.56 - 42.32 DIS 28.35 0.45 1.61 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 31.52 0.57 1.84 % 20.35 - 40.89 ===================================================================== For all the industry critical news - see: The BRIDGE War Room - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/research.cfm SkyREPORT - http://www.skyreport.com SkyRETAILER - http://www.skyretailer.com The BRIDGE - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- -To modify your subscription to The Evening Bridge, visit http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/register.cfm We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact the editor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data and information is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. MBC is not liable for any errors or delays in the content or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Â MBC 2005 807 Arapahoe Street - Golden - CO 80401 - tel. 303-271-9960 - fax 303-271-9965
