--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - April 07, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY: Expo Communications inked a multi-platform affiliation agreement with Bresnan Communications for the rollout of Expo TV, a network dedicated to helping consumers make informed purchasing decisions. Expo TV's 24/7 channel will be made available to most of Bresnan's digital basic customers and Expo TV's on-demand service will be made available to all video-on-demand enabled homes. Expo TV offers a TV-based video catalog, on a linear channel and on- demand, showcasing product demonstrations.
Our valued sponsors: Applied Telcomm - http://www.appliedtel.com Pace Electronics - http://www.pacemso.com/AdGateway/SMATV_AprilSpecial-05/AprilSpecial.asp?referrer=skyreportApril2005 2005 MEDIA KIT NOW AVAILABLE! - http://www.skyreport.com/mediakit_2005.pdf Check out The BRIDGE Blog. - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/blogs.cfm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot & Not --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week WGAT 4.18 0.19 4.76 % 1.35 - 6.89 TLGD 7.01 0.29 4.32 % 6.64 - 16.23 XMSR 31.53 1.30 4.30 % 20.35 - 40.89 HLIT 9.49 0.39 4.23 % 4.86 - 12.40 CCUR 1.90 0.07 3.83 % 1.35 - 3.71 Not Close Pts. - % Chg 52-Week PAX 1.15 - 0.26 - 18.44 % 0.48 - 4.00 BDR 3.67 - 0.11 - 2.91 % 2.46 - 4.95 NOOF 7.05 - 0.14 - 1.95 % 5.67 - 10.15 MBND 1.25 - 0.02 - 1.57 % 0.96 - 2.70 LNET 19.00 - 0.24 - 1.25 % 13.10 - 21.00 DOW 10,546 60 NASDAQ 2,019 20 S&P 500 1,191 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- At the Bell --------------------------------------------------------------------- Double C Technologies completed its purchase of substantially all the North American assets of Liberate Technologies --- More than one-half (56 percent) of U.S. broadband households have received an Internet protection solution from their broadband ISP, although only 11 percent currently pay for these services, according to research from Parks Associates --- SES GLOBAL said its board of directors appointed Edward D. Horowitz to the position of president and CEO of SES AMERICOM and to the executive committee of SES GLOBAL. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE Bonus --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Of course, we're going to see programming wars across 2005 ... the broadcasters against the subscription services, the sports nets against each other, the movie channels fighting for product and the wanna-bes clawing for channel space. The only thing we can see to prevent more bloody battles would be a nationwide TV blackout. And we're not planning on that. So the question is: Where will this year's programming wars burn hottest?" For more information on The BRIDGE, visit http://www.mbc-thebridge.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 26.94 0.33 1.24 % 24.46 - 28.96 CVC 27.84 0.99 3.69 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 1.42 0.02 1.43 % 1.23 - 4.95 CMCSA 33.28 0.28 0.85 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 16.45 0.15 0.92 % 14.02 - 21.22 DTV 14.64 0.15 1.04 % 14.21 - 18.81 DISH 29.12 0.31 1.08 % 26.95 - 34.91 GMSTE 4.43 - 0.03 - 0.67 % 3.97 - 6.93 GE 35.78 0.28 0.79 % 29.55 - 37.75 ICCI 11.92 0.03 0.25 % 7.83 - 12.10 IACI 22.64 0.04 0.18 % 19.16 - 34.62 L 10.42 0.04 0.39 % 8.33 - 11.45 LBTYA 41.30 0.21 0.51 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 6.34 - 0.03 - 0.47 % 5.06 - 8.55 MSFT 25.10 0.43 1.74 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 15.30 0.36 2.41 % 13.83 - 20.89 MBND 1.25 - 0.02 - 1.57 % 0.96 - 2.70 NNDS 34.00 - 0.19 - 0.56 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 17.55 0.29 1.68 % 15.31 - 19.41 NXTL 29.55 0.55 1.90 % 21.18 - 30.50 OUTD 14.25 - 0.10 - 0.70 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 1.15 - 0.26 - 18.44 % 0.48 - 4.00 PIO 18.20 0.00 0.00 % 17.11 - 30.85 Q 3.80 0.02 0.53 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.84 - 0.07 - 0.29 % 22.98 - 27.29 SFA 28.27 0.09 0.32 % 24.61 - 36.50 SIRI 5.47 0.08 1.48 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 23.73 0.51 2.20 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 17.88 0.32 1.82 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 5.49 0.07 1.29 % 3.45 - 10.10 UCOMA 9.01 0.00 0.00 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 35.41 - 0.10 - 0.28 % 34.13 - 42.27 VIA 35.54 0.30 0.85 % 32.56 - 42.32 DIS 28.70 0.29 1.02 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 31.53 1.30 4.30 % 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
