BSkyB shares (BSY.L) dropped four points this week, but Morgan Stanley had already adjusted the target price on Thursday, which probably had a slightly negative impact on trading. The only other significant news which could have impacted on Sky shares was the news from NTL/Telewest about their quad-play offering, which could dent Sky's 9million userbase in the UK.
Comcast (CMCSA), on the other hand, ended up slightly on the week at 39.90, and EchoStar (DISH) continued a slow rise back from their poor start to the week, ending at 32.74, up from 31.61. The net offering of approximately $500 million aggregate principal of debt securities (in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A) probably helped boost trade, since it certainly wasn't any product or service announcements which helped perk things up slightly -- although, a bunch of football fanatics are attempting to set a world record for watching TV as part of the Ultimate Football Fan Contest. Good luck to them.
Lastly, DirectTV (DTV) and TiVo (TIVO) seem to have remained fairly constant arround the 19.60 and 7.60 marks respectively, with the only news from DirecTV likely to affect shares being the rejection of a lawsuit on behalf of Darlene investments.
