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The Evening Bridge - August 08, 2006
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TOP STORY - It was a big day for second quarter reporting. On the programming side,
Playboy Enterprises reported a net loss of $3.3 million for the second quarter. As part
of the company's previously announced cost reduction plan, second quarter results
included a net restructuring charge of $1.9 million, the company said. More 2Q results
are available in the "At the Bell" section below.

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Hot & Not
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Hot
                Close              Pts. +        % Chg          52-Week
NOOF         7.50             0.79            11.77 %          5.40-9.38
OPTV         3.12             0.10              3.31 %           2.09-4.18
CTV         28.87            0.87             3.11 %          16.38-33.72
NWS         20.19            0.43             2.18 %          14.76-20.57
CVC         22.42            0.34             1.54 %          18.00-31.90

Not
                Close              Pts. -        % Chg          52-Week
CHTR         1.18          -   0.14         -  10.61 %         0.88-2.00
NNDS        43.30         -   4.76         -   9.90 %         34.88-56.00
TLGD         8.20          -   0.68         -   7.66 %         8.03-16.24
PLA          9.21          -   0.52         -   5.34 %         8.90-15.88
GMST         2.65          -   0.12         -   4.33 %         2.24-3.89

DOW       11,174  -46
NASDAQ    2,061   -12
S&P 500   1,271   -4

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At the Bell
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Cablevision added 35,328 basic video customers during the second quarter (for a
total of 3.1 million) 35,328 digital subscribers (2.27 million), 84,819 data subs (1.891
million) and 122,234 voice customers (nearly 1 million). Cablevision also said an
ongoing stock options review and an expected restatement of past financial results
compelled the company not to release full second quarter financial information. It
added financial statements for reporting periods going back to 1997 "should not be
relied upon" --- Charter said it lost 37,800 basic video customers during the second
quarter, for a total of 5.876 million, while it gained 22,600 digital video subscribers,
for 2.889 million. Data subscribers jumped to 2.375 million while phone customers
climbed to 257,000, Charter said --- DirecTV netted 125,000 customers during the
second quarter, for a total of 15.51 million.
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People Notes
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Turner Media Group named former RadioShack executive Mark Hill president ---
Brian McHale joined Starz entertainment Group as vice president of information
technology --- During an awards dinner at the Independent Show, the American
Cable Association presented Jim Gleason, president and chief operating officer of
New Wave Communications, with its distinguished Leadership Award --- Mark Hale
was promoted senior vice president of technology operations for Scripps ---
Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association and its Broadcast Cable Credit
Association subsidiary elected Edward H. Deichman, senior vice president/controller
at Media General, as chair; Anthony A. Vasconcellos, executive vice president and
CFO at Regent Communications, as vice chair and 2007 conference co-chair; William
Fitzsimmons, vice president, accounting and financial Planning at Cox
Communications, was elected Secretary; and Sam Bush, senior vice president,
treasurer and chief financial officer, Saga Communications, as treasurer --- Chelsye
J. Burrows of Starz Entertainment Group has moved from executive director of
corporate communications to vice president, programming publicity.


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PrimeTime Players
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              Close              Pts. +        % Chg          52-Week
T           30.71         -   0.08         -   0.26 %         21.75-31.14
BLS         40.12         -   0.07         -   0.17 %         24.32-40.70
CVC         22.50            0.42             1.90 %          18.00-31.90
CBS         26.25            0.10              0.38 %           22.08-27.64
CCBL         6.86          -   0.22         -   3.11 %         4.77-8.97
CHTR         1.18          -   0.14         -  10.61 %         0.88-2.00
CSCO        17.29         -   0.12         -   0.67 %         16.83-22.00
CMCSA       34.25         -   0.39         -   1.13 %         25.35-35.31
CSGS        26.38         -   0.63         -   2.33 %         18.84-27.10
DTV         17.08         -   0.23         -   1.33 %         13.17-18.04
DISCA       13.59         -   0.26         -   1.88 %         13.17-16.23
DISH        35.08         -   0.30          -   0.85 %          24.44-35.95
GMSTE        2.65          -   0.12         -   4.33 %         2.24-3.89
GE          32.34         -   0.35         -   1.07 %         32.06-36.34
IACI        25.55         -   0.08         -   0.31 %         23.49-31.50
LCAPA       82.88            1.20              1.47 %           69.50-85.80
LBTYA       22.42            0.07             0.31 %          18.21-52.32
LINTA       16.59            0.00                0.00 %             15.84-21.00
MCCC         6.18          -   0.03         -   0.48 %         4.75-7.59
MSFT        24.34            0.12             0.50 %          21.46-28.38
MOT         22.81         -   0.29         -   1.26 %         18.66-24.99
NNDS        43.30         -   4.76         -   9.90 %         34.88-56.00
NWS         20.19            0.43             2.18 %          14.76-20.57
OPTV         3.12             0.10              3.31 %           2.09-4.18
OUTD        10.15         -   0.21         -   2.03 %         9.01-16.88
ION          0.94             0.00                0.00 %             0.37-1.15
PLA          9.20          -   0.53         -   5.45 %         8.90-15.88
Q            8.63          -   0.03         -   0.35 %         3.69-8.99
SSP         40.98         -   0.38         -   0.92 %         41.21-51.19
SIRI         3.87             0.06             1.50 %          3.60-7.98
TWX         16.19         -   0.19         -   1.16 %         15.70-19.00
TIVO         6.45          -   0.04         -   0.62 %         4.56-9.49
VZ          33.54            0.24             0.72 %          29.13-35.17
VIA         34.44            0.10              0.29 %           32.42-44.91
DIS         28.98         -   0.41         -   1.40 %         22.89-31.03
XMSR        11.24         -   0.25         -   2.18 %         9.63-36.91

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