--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - April 27, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - The National Cable and Telecommunications Association unveiled an initiative Wednesday to help families manage home TV viewing and keep children away from inappropriate content. The effort, coordinated by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, features an enhanced TV ratings system plus a $250 million multimedia public service campaign designed to reach most of the 70 million U.S. cable subscribers with information about parental control tools available from cable operators.
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A majority of new customers are getting Verizon's DSL service but the figures also include a small number of customers getting broadband through the company's developing FiOS fiber-based offering --- Crown Media completed the sale of its international business to an investor group comprised of Providence Equity Partners, 3i and David Elstein --- Cablevision said it will carry Yankees Entertainment and Sports in high-def. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What's New --------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolution in digital technologies is changing the television landscape forever. No longer satisfied with passive viewing, changing consumer preferences are dramatically altering digital television business models from the creation of content, to the purchase of services and products, to distribution and promotion strategies. Stay ahead of the curve with Lyra Researchâs DTV View report series, available in the War Room at http://www.mbc- thebridge.com/research/lyradtv/. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyze This --------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research on first quarter broadband customer additions: "BellSouth, SBC and Verizon all reported healthy net DSL subscriber additions in first quarter 2005. These results suggest that the broadband market is still growing strongly, and point to potential upside when the cable operators report later this week/early next week. BellSouth, SBC and Verizon reported a total of 1.14 million DSL subscriber additions in first quarter 2005, compared with 947,000 in the year ago quarter, a 21 percent increase." --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 26.36 0.36 1.38 % 24.46 - 28.96 CVC 26.80 - 0.20 - 0.74 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 1.20 - 0.08 - 6.25 % 1.19 - 4.64 CMCSA 31.92 0.31 0.98 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 17.40 1.52 9.57 % 14.02 - 21.215 DTV 14.00 - 0.03 - 0.21 % 13.88 - 18.81 DISH 29.14 0.09 0.31 % 26.95 - 34.85 GMSTE 4.09 - 0.06 - 1.45 % 3.97 - 6.39 GE 36.40 0.22 0.61 % 29.55 - 37.75 ICCI 11.73 0.03 0.26 % 7.83 - 12.15 IACI 21.89 - 0.12 - 0.55 % 19.16 - 34.35 L 10.15 - 0.03 - 0.29 % 8.33 - 11.28 LBTYA 41.76 0.60 1.46 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 5.69 - 0.03 - 0.52 % 5.06 - 8.55 MSFT 24.99 0.23 0.93 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 15.70 - 0.20 - 1.26 % 13.83 - 20.87 MBND 1.35 - 0.01 - 0.74 % 0.96 - 2.05 MWAV 1.16 0.01 0.87 % 0.85 - 2.78 NNDS 31.00 - 0.11 - 0.35 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 16.03 - 0.24 - 1.48 % 15.305 - 19.41 NXTL 28.99 0.18 0.62 % 21.18 - 30.50 OUTD 14.41 - 0.49 - 3.29 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 0.99 - 0.02 - 1.98 % 0.48 - 3.81 PIO 16.95 - 0.29 - 1.68 % 17.01 - 30.85 Q 3.54 0.01 0.28 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.44 0.28 1.21 % 22.78 - 27.29 SFA 30.78 - 0.26 - 0.84 % 24.61 - 36.50 SIRI 4.67 - 0.20 - 4.11 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 23.12 0.23 1.00 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 17.26 0.00 0.00 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 5.81 - 0.21 - 3.49 % 3.45 - 9.12 UCOMA 8.99 0.06 0.67 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 35.22 1.22 3.59 % 33.71 - 42.27 VIA 35.47 0.43 1.23 % 32.56 - 41.22 DIS 26.84 0.04 0.15 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 28.35 0.75 2.72 % 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. 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