--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - December 13, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY -- MTV Networks and Microsoft announced today that the companies will debut MTV Networks' new digital music service URGE sometime next year. URGE will be integrated into a forthcoming version of Microsoft Windows Media Player. Additional details will be unveiled at the International CES in Las Vegas next month.
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Schmitz, COO and General Counsel of The Prince Group and Gabriel Venture Partners' Phil Garfinkle to its advisory board --- Comcast named company vet Amy Banse as president of the newly created Comcast Interactive Media --- Rogers Communications announced the appointment of Randy Reynolds as president, Rogers Telecom Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week T 25.02 0.16 0.64 % 21.79 - 26.17 BLS 27.72 0.15 0.54 % 24.32 - 28.96 CVC 24.33 0.14 0.58 % 21.10 - 33.90 CHTR 1.26 0.03 2.44 % 0.88 - 2.36 CSCO 17.50 - 0.02 - 0.11 % 16.83 - 20.25 CMCSA 26.62 0.03 0.11 % 26.05 - 34.50 CSGS 23.15 0.26 1.14 % 15.74 - 24.76 DTV 13.72 - 0.05 - 0.36 % 13.17 - 17.01 DISCA 15.98 0.18 1.14 % 13.51 - 16.30 DISH 26.15 - 0.02 - 0.08 % 24.44 - 33.98 GMSTE 2.89 - 0.17 - 5.56 % 2.24 - 6.14 GE 35.47 - 0.08 - 0.23 % 32.67 - 37.75 ICCI 11.73 0.01 0.09 % 8.28 - 12.15 IACI 27.67 - 0.24 - 0.86 % 23.49 - 57.82 L 7.81 - 0.06 - 0.76 % 7.59 - 11.07 LBTYA 22.80 0.19 0.84 % 21.84 - 52.32 MCCC 5.34 0.00 0.00 % 4.75 - 7.59 MSFT 27.13 - 0.32 - 1.17 % 23.82 - 28.25 MOT 22.91 - 0.22 - 0.95 % 14.48 - 24.99 MBND 1.20 - 0.05 - 4.00 % 0.95 - 1.75 NNDS 40.00 - 0.10 - 0.25 % 29.27 - 41.70 NWS 16.93 0.26 1.56 % 14.76 - 19.41 NXTLM.PK 540.00 0.00 0.00 % 5.00 - 617.24 OPTV 2.43 0.03 1.25 % 2.07 - 4.05 OUTD 15.18 - 0.65 - 4.11 % 12.57 - 17.49 PAX 0.93 - 0.04 - 4.12 % 0.37 - 2.15 Q 5.68 0.09 1.61 % 3.30 - 5.84 SFA 43.50 0.78 1.83 % 26.73 - 42.93 SIRI 7.01 - 0.45 - 6.03 % 4.42 - 8.48 STM 18.75 - 0.03 - 0.16 % 13.96 - 19.85 TWX 17.79 0.10 0.57 % 16.10 - 19.90 TIVO 5.35 - 0.04 - 0.74 % 3.45 - 7.75 VZ 30.72 0.00 0.00 % 29.13 - 41.44 VIA 34.86 0.15 0.43 % 30.02 - 39.26 DIS 25.13 - 0.02 - 0.08 % 22.89 - 29.99 XMSR 29.95 - 0.01 - 0.03 % 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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