--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - May 02, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - DirecTV reported that it added 505,000 net subscribers during the first quarter, taking its customer total to 14.445 million. The satellite TV company also narrowed its operating loss to $54 million for the three-month period.
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In a statement, Qwest said, "We believe that the decision of the MCI board to once again favor Verizon is another example of that board's failure to accept the offer that maximizes shareowner value" --- Local United Way agencies in 27 states received more than $2.3 million in Comcast employee contributions and grants funded through The Comcast Foundation for 2004, the cable operator said --- Cablevision said it's offering Sprint PCS service through its Optimum Store Online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What's New --------------------------------------------------------------------- The BRIDGE's four part series covering video-on-demand (VOD) wraps up with week with a special look at what's on the VOD horizon for cable, telco and DBS providers. Also, we take a look at the digital platform and ask the BIG question: Will MSOs ever go all-digital? Don't miss out! Subscribe to the BRIDGE: http://www.mbc- thebridge.com/subscribe.cfm. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Week Ahead --------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional phone company Qwest releases first quarter numbers Tuesday. Time Warner, British Sky Broadcasting, News Corp. and NDS Group report 1Q results Wednesday. EchoStar reveals its quarterly results Thursday and cable operator Mediacom reports Friday. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 26.39 - 0.10 - 0.38 % 24.46 - 28.96 CVC 26.23 0.28 1.08 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 1.07 - 0.09 - 7.76 % 1.06 - 4.20 CMCSA 32.15 0.05 0.16 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 17.44 0.25 1.45 % 14.02 - 21.215 DTV 14.87 0.75 5.31 % 13.88 - 18.81 DISH 29.01 0.06 0.21 % 26.95 - 34.68 GMSTE 3.81 - 0.04 - 1.04 % 3.81 - 6.39 GE 36.25 0.05 0.14 % 29.55 - 37.75 ICCI 11.32 0.11 0.98 % 7.83 - 12.15 IACI 21.42 - 0.32 - 1.47 % 19.16 - 33.00 L 10.04 0.00 0.00 % 8.33 - 11.24 LBTYA 40.77 - 0.70 - 1.69 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 5.74 0.21 3.80 % 5.06 - 8.55 MSFT 25.23 - 0.07 - 0.28 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 15.47 0.13 0.85 % 13.83 - 20.47 MBND 1.17 - 0.05 - 4.10 % 0.96 - 1.79 MWAV 0.94 - 0.09 - 8.74 % 0.85 - 2.78 NNDS 32.07 0.83 2.66 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 16.09 0.17 1.07 % 15.305 - 19.41 NXTL 27.52 - 0.47 - 1.68 % 21.18 - 30.50 OUTD 14.15 - 0.75 - 5.06 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 0.71 - 0.06 - 7.79 % 0.48 - 3.81 PIO 16.97 - 0.03 - 0.18 % 16.60 - 28.80 Q 3.47 0.05 1.46 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.78 - 0.02 - 0.08 % 22.78 - 27.29 SFA 30.58 0.00 0.00 % 24.61 - 36.06 SIRI 4.99 0.23 4.83 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 21.69 - 0.57 - 2.56 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 16.80 - 0.01 - 0.06 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 5.54 - 0.09 - 1.60 % 3.45 - 9.12 UCOMA 8.83 - 0.12 - 1.34 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 34.97 - 0.83 - 2.32 % 33.71 - 42.27 VIA 35.15 0.37 1.06 % 32.56 - 39.46 DIS 26.33 - 0.07 - 0.27 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 27.65 - 0.09 - 0.32 % 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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