--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - November 21, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - RadioShack said it will distribute Skype-certified hardware and software in about 3,500 stores, making it the first U.S. retailer to offer the much-talked-about Internet phone product. Also, Motorola unveiled a Skype-certified Bluetooth headset solution in America, the Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit, which will sell in RadioShack stores.
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(For more on signal security, check out the latest BRIDGE: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- What's New --------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle lines for the broadband home have been drawn. Cable and telco giants alike are going after consumers at a frantic pace, but the battle's far from over. Who's winning today and where? Get the answers you need with Internet Wars: Broadband vs. Dial-up, a new report from C+MBC: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/research/cablevsdsl/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Week Ahead --------------------------------------------------------------------- All eyes will be on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving that was given the title since it's expected most retailers will move into profitability for the first time this year. The Consumer Electronics Association said it expects a 9 percent jump in electronics retail sales for the holiday season --- Also, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Evening BRIDGE will not present issues Thursday and Friday. The news resumes Monday, Nov. 28. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 27.19 - 0.17 - 0.62 % 24.32 - 28.96 CVC 24.75 - 0.08 - 0.32 % 19.93 - 33.90 CHTR 1.24 0.01 0.81 % 0.88 - 2.40 CMCSA 27.13 0.21 0.78 % 26.05 - 34.50 CSGS 24.30 - 0.01 - 0.04 % 15.74 - 24.76 DTV 13.79 0.05 0.36 % 13.47 - 17.01 DISCA 15.60 0.36 2.36 % 13.51 - 16.30 DISH 26.25 0.17 0.65 % 24.44 - 34.38 GMSTE 2.48 - 0.05 - 1.98 % 2.24 - 6.14 GE 36.20 0.45 1.26 % 32.67 - 37.75 ICCI 11.63 0.14 1.22 % 7.95 - 12.15 IACI 28.95 0.08 0.28 % 23.49 - 57.82 L 7.69 - 0.04 - 0.52 % 7.59 - 11.21 LBTYA 24.63 - 0.17 - 0.69 % 23.93 - 52.32 MCCC 4.79 - 0.09 - 1.84 % 4.95 - 7.59 MSFT 28.16 0.09 0.32 % 23.82 - 28.00 MOT 23.90 0.04 0.17 % 14.48 - 23.99 MBND 1.19 - 0.01 - 0.83 % 0.95 - 1.78 MWAV 0.55 0.06 12.25 % 0.40 - 2.07 NNDS 39.69 0.09 0.23 % 29.27 - 40.35 NWS 15.55 0.35 2.30 % 14.76 - 19.41 NXTLM.PK 540.00 0.00 0.00 % 5.00 - 617.24 OPTV 2.25 - 0.04 - 1.75 % 2.07 - 4.14 OUTD 16.09 0.06 0.37 % 12.50 - 17.49 PAX 0.91 - 0.02 - 2.15 % 0.37 - 2.15 Q 5.05 0.08 1.61 % 3.30 - 4.97 SBC 24.37 - 0.01 - 0.04 % 21.79 - 26.56 SFA 42.49 0.34 0.81 % 26.73 - 41.90 SIRI 7.13 - 0.15 - 2.06 % 4.42 - 9.43 STM 17.38 - 0.12 - 0.69 % 13.96 - 21.13 TWX 18.09 0.06 0.33 % 16.10 - 19.90 TIVO 5.50 0.23 4.36 % 3.45 - 7.75 VZ 31.77 0.07 0.22 % 29.13 - 42.21 VIA 33.73 - 0.11 - 0.33 % 30.02 - 39.26 DIS 25.05 - 0.15 - 0.60 % 22.89 - 29.99 XMSR 31.12 0.37 1.20 % 26.16 - 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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