13F-HR 1 tcs_13f-011906.txt OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: December 31, 2006 Estimated average burden hours per response: ................ 22.8 ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2005 ----------------- Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: -------------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: TCS Capital Management, LLC (1) Address: 888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1504 New York, NY 10019 13F File Number: 028-10340 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Eamon Smith Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 621-8771 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Eamon Smith New York, NY February 14, 2006 -------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting managers(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) (1) Mr. Eric Semler is the managing member of TCS Capital Management, LLC. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 50 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,658,833 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F TCS Capital Management, LLC Quarter Ended December 31, 2005
VOTING AUTHORITY TITLE VALUE SHARES/ -------------------------- OF (X PRN SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER NAME OF ISSUER CLASS Cusip $1000) AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24/7 Real COM 901314203 367 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 Media ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALAMOSA COM 011589108 52,739 2,833,900 SH SOLE 2,833,900 HLDGS INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALLTEL COM 020039103 48,114 762,500 SH SOLE 762,500 CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMERICA COM 029912201 111,156 4,101,679 SH SOLE 4,101,679 TOWER CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ aQUANTIVE CORP COM 03839G105 5,452 216,000 SH SOLE 216,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AZTAR CORP COM 054802103 31,949 1,051,300 SH SOLE 1,051,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CABLEVISION COM 12686C109 13,624 580,486 SH SOLE 580,486 SYS CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTRAL COM G20045202 135,978 2,348,497 SH SOLE 2,348,497 EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTRP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITADEL COM 17285T106 41,612 3,096,150 SH SOLE 3,096,150 BROADCASTING CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONVERA CORP COM 211919105 6,438 650,344 SH SOLE 650,344 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COX RADIO INC COM 224051102 12,174 864,600 SH SOLE 864,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIGITAS INC COM 25388K104 20,440 1,632,617 SH SOLE 1,632,617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOBSON COMMU- COM 256069105 76,000 10,133,313 SH SOLE 10,133,313 NICATIONS CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMMIS COMMU- COM 291525103 33,475 1,681,300 SH SOLE 1,681,300 NICATIONS CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EQUINIX INC COM 29444U502 38,021 932,800 SH SOLE 932,800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIRST AVENUE COM 31865X106 11,900 2,279,639 SH SOLE 2,279,639 NETWORKS INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOCUS MEDIA COM 34415V109 43,950 1,301,465 SH SOLE 1,301,465 HOLDING LTD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GEMSTAR-TV COM 36866W106 4,757 1,822,527 SH SOLE 1,822,527 GUIDE INTL INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOOGLE INC COM 38259P508 125,910 303,500 SH SOLE 303,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GREENFIELD COM 395150105 3,413 582,497 SH SOLE 582,497 ONLINE INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOMESTORE INC COM 437852106 46,717 9,160,213 SH SOLE 9,160,213 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IBASIS COM 450732102 1,438 785,865 SH SOLE 785,865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JAMDAT MOBILE COM 47023T100 12,193 458,740 SH SOLE 458,740 INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAMAR COM 512815101 6,620 143,500 SH SOLE 143,500 ADVERTISING CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ lEAP WIRELESS COM 521863308 38,069 1,005,000 SH SOLE 1,005,000 INTERNATIONAL INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARVEL COM 57383T103 19,124 1,167,536 SH SOLE 1,167,536 ENTERTAINMENT INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIVA INC COM 55311R108 5,250 1,060,609 SH SOLE 1,060,609 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONSTER WORLD- COM 611742107 38,100 933,365 SH SOLE 933,365 WIDE INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOTIENT CORP COM 619908304 9,358 447,743 SH SOLE 447,743 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NETRATINGS INC COM 64116M108 41,447 3,361,484 SH SOLE 3,361,484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NETFLIX COM INC COM 64110L106 68,021 2,513,700 SH SOLE 2,513,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEU STAR INC COM 64126X201 30,886 1,013,000 SH SOLE 1,013,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORASCOM COM 68554W205 47,160 881,500 SH SOLE 881,500 TELECOM HOLDING SAE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PIXAR COM 725811103 14,393 273,011 SH SOLE 273,011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRIMEDIA INC. COM 74157K101 10,220 6,347,812 SH SOLE 6,347,812 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RADIO ONE INC. COM 75040P405 15,636 1,510,700 SH SOLE 1,510,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGAL COM 758766109 5,388 283,300 SH SOLE 283,300 ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESEARCH IN COM 760975102 33,972 514,650 SH SOLE 514,650 MOTION LTD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SBA COMMUNI- COM 78388J106 65,630 3,666,500 SH SOLE 3,666,500 CATIONS CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SINA CORP ORD G81477104 19,289 798,400 SH SOLE 798,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIRIUS SATELLITE COM 82966U103 35,098 5,238,500 SH SOLE 5,238,500 RADIO INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOHU.COM INC COM 83408W103 9,720 530,000 SH SOLE 530,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPRINT COM FON 852061100 59,568 2,550,000 SH SOLE 2,550,000 NEXTEL CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES COM 911684108 54,829 1,109,900 SH SOLE 1,109,900 CELLULAR CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VALUECLICK INC COM 92046N102 41,881 2,312,600 SH SOLE 2,312,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WARNER MUSIC COM 934550104 35,046 1,818,700 SH SOLE 1,818,700 GROUP CORP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORLD SPACE INC COM 981579105 22,704 1,564,691 SH SOLE 1,564,691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ XM SATELLITE COM 983759101 12,140 445,000 SH SOLE 445,000 RADIO HLDGS INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO INC COM 984332106 39,180 1,000,000 SH SOLE 1,000,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUNG BROAD- COM 987434107 2,287 879,446 SH SOLE 879,446 CASTING INC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORT SUMMARY: 50 DATA RECORDS $1,658,833 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED