--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - June 09, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY -- The Federal Communications Commission today decided to expedite the deadline for all 24- to 36-inch televisions to be installed with digital tuners to March 1, 2006. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said the action will "help speed the consumer migration to DTV and reduce marketplace problems with the 50 percent requirement for sets in that range."
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True or False? >From the top five DMAs in terms of basic cable penetration, that notion would have to be ... False. To be sure, two of the top fives do both fit the conventional wisdom: The No. 42 DMA in size (Harrisburg-Lancaster- Lebanon-York) covers metropolitan strongholds in Pennsylvania and the No. 55 DMA (Albany-Schenectady-Troy) is mostly located in upper New York, with minor incursions into Massachusetts and Vermont. But the three other DMAs on the list, which boasts an average basic penetration of 77 percent, are far off the beaten northeast/urban track." Want to see more? Subscribe to the BRIDGE today: http://www.mbc- thebridge.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 26.71 - 0.04 - 0.15 % 24.85 - 28.96 CVC 27.56 0.86 3.22 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 0.98 - 0.01 - 1.01 % 0.88 - 4.06 CMCSA 31.85 0.21 0.66 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 19.63 0.36 1.87 % 14.02 - 21.22 DTV 15.17 0.13 0.86 % 13.88 - 18.25 DISH 29.20 - 0.26 - 0.88 % 26.95 - 34.38 GMSTE 3.51 0.01 0.29 % 2.93 - 6.39 GE 36.79 - 0.01 - 0.03 % 31.15 - 37.75 ICCI 11.40 0.04 0.35 % 7.83 - 12.15 IACI 26.02 0.21 0.81 % 19.16 - 31.25 L 10.52 0.04 0.38 % 8.33 - 11.21 LBTYA 43.41 0.96 2.26 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 6.41 0.01 0.16 % 5.06 - 8.22 MSFT 25.51 0.11 0.43 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 18.23 0.14 0.77 % 13.83 - 20.43 MBND 1.15 0.05 4.55 % 0.95 - 1.78 MWAV 1.02 0.01 0.99 % 0.85 - 2.78 NNDS 32.35 0.18 0.56 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 17.19 0.22 1.30 % 15.30 - 19.41 NXTL 31.61 0.29 0.93 % 21.18 - 31.49 OUTD 15.49 0.54 3.61 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 0.68 0.03 4.62 % 0.48 - 3.81 PIO 15.69 - 0.12 - 0.76 % 15.75 - 26.46 Q 3.74 0.04 1.08 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 23.41 - 0.13 - 0.55 % 22.78 - 27.29 SFA 34.40 - 0.01 - 0.03 % 24.61 - 35.59 SIRI 5.76 - 0.07 - 1.13 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 24.43 0.10 0.41 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 16.78 - 0.11 - 0.65 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 7.29 0.07 0.97 % 3.45 - 7.75 UCOMA 9.33 0.16 1.74 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 34.81 - 0.26 - 0.74 % 33.71 - 42.27 VIA 33.28 - 0.25 - 0.75 % 32.56 - 39.26 DIS 27.55 0.14 0.51 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 31.31 - 0.52 - 1.63 % 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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