--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - February 14, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - Playboy reported fourth quarter net income was $4.6 million. That compares to 2004 fourth quarter net income of $14.5 million, an amount which included a $5.6 million insurance recovery. Total net revenues for the three-month period were up slightly, from $89.6 million reported in fourth quarter 2004 to $91 million for fourth quarter 2005.
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The last time the Dow crossed 11,000 was Jan. 12 and the last time it closed above the milestone was Jan. 11, when it finished at 11,043.44 --- Scripps said revenue was up 15 percent to $69.9 million in January compared with the same month in 2004 --- BellSouth extended its marketing and sales relationship with DirecTV for another five years. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What's New - Telco Media News --------------------------------------------------------------------- Telco Media News, an innovative news service for telcos and others in today's competitive video markets, will cover each day this week the details on the video franchise debate. Take a look at http://www.telcomedianews.com. To subscribe to daily e-news from Telco Media News, visit: http://www.telcomedianews.com/register.cfm. --------------------------------------------------------------------- People Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------- EchoStar said Michael Neuman resigned as president and CEO. Neuman's duties will be assumed by Carl Vogel, vice chairman of the company, and Michael Dugan, chief technical officer and formerly president and chief operating officer --- At Starz Entertainment Group, Andrew Nigolian and Christine Carrier were each promoted to senior vice president, affiliate sales and marketing, from vice president, affiliate sales. Nigolian works out of SEG's Philadelphia office and Carrier is based in Atlanta --- Robert Nelson was appointed chief of the Satellite Division in the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission --- Mike Mullen joined the National Association of Broadcasters as director of government relations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week T 28.29 0.64 2.31 % 21.79 - 27.82 BLS 30.50 0.67 2.25 % 24.32 - 29.96 CVC 25.00 0.00 0.00 % 22.50 - 33.90 CBS 25.60 0.06 0.23 % 24.83 - 27.45 CHTR 1.20 0.01 0.84 % 0.88 - 2.00 CSCO 19.70 0.15 0.77 % 16.83 - 20.25 CMCSA 26.55 0.35 1.34 % 25.35 - 34.50 CSGS 22.14 0.28 1.28 % 15.74 - 24.76 DTV 15.07 0.17 1.14 % 13.17 - 16.79 DISCA 14.45 - 0.03 - 0.21 % 13.51 - 16.30 DISH 27.71 - 0.50 - 1.77 % 24.44 - 32.33 GMSTE 3.19 0.14 4.59 % 2.24 - 5.75 GE 33.46 0.21 0.63 % 32.21 - 37.34 IACI 28.47 0.20 0.71 % 23.49 - 55.50 L 8.20 0.00 0.00 % 7.59 - 10.71 LBTYA 20.30 - 0.20 - 0.98 % 19.79 - 52.32 MCCC 5.75 - 0.04 - 0.69 % 4.75 - 7.59 MSFT 26.65 0.26 0.99 % 23.82 - 28.38 MOT 22.22 0.58 2.68 % 14.48 - 24.99 NNDS 44.13 0.73 1.68 % 29.27 - 45.13 NWS 16.95 0.35 2.11 % 14.76 - 18.63 OPTV 2.66 0.07 2.70 % 2.07 - 3.45 OUTD 13.37 - 0.09 - 0.67 % 12.57 - 17.49 PAX 0.87 - 0.03 - 3.33 % 0.37 - 1.56 PLA 14.68 0.68 4.86 % 11.80 - 15.88 Q 6.00 0.10 1.69 % 3.30 - 6.27 SFA 42.82 0.05 0.12 % 26.73 - 43.90 SSP 49.99 0.54 1.09 % 44.85 - 52.91 SIRI 5.64 0.03 0.53 % 4.42 - 7.98 STM 17.84 0.17 0.96 % 13.96 - 19.90 TWX 18.17 - 0.10 - 0.55 % 16.10 - 19.00 TIVO 5.40 0.01 0.19 % 3.50 - 7.75 VZ 33.52 0.58 1.76 % 29.13 - 37.11 VIA 43.24 0.48 1.12 % 38.67 - 43.80 DIS 26.75 0.34 1.29 % 22.89 - 29.58 XMSR 24.64 - 0.02 - 0.08 % 23.01 - 37.31 ===================================================================== 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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