--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - June 08, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - Starz Entertainment Group said the overall ratings for its 13 channels of premium TV increased 18 percent in April versus the same month a year ago. The ratings improvement followed the March 28 launch of the company's re-branding effort, encompassing new names and logos for all 13 channels and the launch of three new networks.
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Comcast said it will feature 10 Hours of Fox Sports en Espanol on-demand programming beginning this month -- - Univision signed a contract with Nielsen Wednesday for local ratings. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyze This --------------------------------------------------------------------- William Kidd of Vintage Research on TiVo and its move to get content stored on a DVR moved into a Windows Media Center device or new Pocket PCs. "Today's announcement is especially meaningful in this vein considering that the PDA market is burgeoning and seems ideal for a video-centric product like TiVo's. That said, it will take time for TiVo to build a base among the cross section of PDA-enabled, DVR users. Immediate impact seems small. Long-term impact could be material. TiVo needs to continue to forge relationships with cable providers in order to reach the households that crave TiVo’s functionality." --------------------------------------------------------------------- TelcoTV News is Here! --------------------------------------------------------------------- TelcoTV News - an innovative business news service designed for telephone operators moving into today's competitive video markets, as well as those closely watching telco developments - makes it anticipated debut Monday. Take a look at: http://www.telcotvnews.com. To subscribe to daily e-news from TelcoTV News, visit: http://www.telcotvnews.com/register.cfm. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 26.75 - 0.01 - 0.04 % 24.85 - 28.96 CVC 26.70 0.00 0.00 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 0.99 - 0.11 - 10.00 % 0.88 - 4.06 CMCSA 31.64 - 0.10 - 0.32 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 19.27 - 0.15 - 0.77 % 14.02 - 21.22 DTV 15.04 0.07 0.47 % 13.88 - 18.25 DISH 29.46 - 0.10 - 0.34 % 26.95 - 34.38 GMSTE 3.50 - 0.07 - 1.96 % 2.93 - 6.39 GE 36.80 - 0.04 - 0.11 % 31.15 - 37.75 ICCI 11.36 0.00 0.00 % 7.83 - 12.15 IACI 25.81 1.17 4.75 % 19.16 - 31.25 L 10.48 0.10 0.96 % 8.33 - 11.21 LBTYA 42.45 0.10 0.24 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 6.40 0.04 0.63 % 5.06 - 8.22 MSFT 25.40 - 0.11 - 0.43 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 18.09 - 0.04 - 0.22 % 13.83 - 20.45 MBND 1.10 0.00 0.00 % 0.95 - 1.78 MWAV 1.01 - 0.01 - 0.01 % 0.85 - 2.78 NNDS 32.17 - 0.30 - 0.92 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 16.97 0.18 1.07 % 15.305 - 19.41 NXTL 31.32 0.29 0.93 % 21.18 - 31.11 OUTD 14.95 0.07 0.47 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 0.65 - 0.01 - 1.52 % 0.48 - 3.81 PIO 15.81 - 0.08 - 0.50 % 15.85 - 26.46 Q 3.70 0.04 1.09 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.54 0.10 0.43 % 22.78 - 27.29 SFA 34.41 - 0.02 - 0.06 % 24.61 - 35.90 SIRI 5.83 - 0.01 - 0.17 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 24.33 0.28 1.16 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 16.89 - 0.16 - 0.94 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 7.22 0.24 3.44 % 3.45 - 7.75 UCOMA 9.17 - 0.02 - 0.22 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 35.07 0.03 0.09 % 33.71 - 42.27 VIA 33.53 - 0.57 - 1.67 % 32.56 - 39.26 DIS 27.41 0.12 0.44 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 31.83 - 1.14 - 3.46 % 22.43 - 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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