Ex-FCC Head Believes Sirius & XM Merger Will Pass
In a CNBC interview a few moments ago (around 4:45 PM EST), former FCC-Head Michael Powell said he believes that the merger between Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR) will pass. He did state that…
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Today 2 specialists sat in for Jim Cramer on WALL STREET CONFIDENTIAL at TheStreet.com about the XMSR/SIRI merger. This doesn’t really answer how Cramer will warm up or not, but you can bet you’ll…
Will Cramer Warm Up to Karmazin Now? (SIRI, XMSR)
Now that Sirius (SIRI-NASDAQ) and XM (XMSR-NASDAQ) have announced a merger of equals to tie the knot, you have to wonder how the media and the street will treat the companies as a single…
Clearwire IPO Closer With Year-End Financials
Clearwire has further set itsproposed IPO terms of 20 million shares at a price range of $23.00 to $25.00per share, plus an additional 3 million for overallotments; and keep in mind that is has…
YouTube Faces Some (Real) Competition
The number of video-sharing sites seems to rise every day. MySpace (NWS) has gotten on board. So has photo site Photobucket. But Google’s YouTube (GOOG) remains the largest. And, several large media companies are…
Media Digest 2/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Barron’s, FT
According to Reuters, Sirius (SIRI) will by XM (XMSR) for $4.6 billion in stock. Reuters writes that EMI Music has been approached by Warner Music (WMG) about a possible merger or buy-out. Reuters reports…
How Sirius & XM Would Look As a Merged Company (Revision)
The New York Post today wrote that a Sirius (SIRI) merger with XM (XMSR) could be announced as early as today. While many are guessing or speculating on a merger between XM Satellite (XMSR)…
Media Digest 2/19/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, DaimlerChrysler (DCX) shares hit a five year high on a possible sale of its Chrysler unit. The Wall Street Journal writes that Citigroup (C) is considering listing on the Tokyo Stock…
YouTube’s “Mafia Shake Down”
According to CNNMoney, Google’s (GOOG) is only offering anti-piracy software to content owners who have a commercial deal with the huge video sharing site. YouTube says that locating pirated material requires direct cooperation with…
Could XM & SIRIUS Merge Before Earnings?
Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI-NASDAQ) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR-NASDAQ) are both 1 week from earnings: SIRI reports early morning on February 27 and XMSR reports on February 26 early morning. The past quarters that…
Barron’s February 17, 2007 Issue
According to Barron’s, Alcoa (AA) could fetch $40 billion. BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rio TInto are both possible bidders. Share in Sotheby’s (BID) are still hot. The number of people with large fortunes is…
Are Sirius Common Shares Worthless? (Revised 2)
Further speculation about a merger between XM and SIrius pushed the shares of XMSR much higher this week. But, how much of a combined company could SIRI shareholders get? Sirius (SIRI) has about $352…
Viacom Makes The Case That IFILM Is Its YouTube (Revised)
Management at Viacom (VIA) property IFILM is making the case that they may not need YouTube. IFILM already has video-sharing features, video blogs, films, video ads, and TV. The video site has about 13…
Earnings Preview Comparison: SIRIUS vs. XM (XMSR, SIRI)
Who will win the satellite radio wars? SIRI reports early morning on February 27 and XMSR reports on February 26 early morning. The past quarters are largely irrelevant. The guidance for 2007 and the…
Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 16, 2007)
(AAPL) Apple has 6 more days to reach an agreement with Cisco over the iPhone trademark.(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland priced $1.15B in notes and will repurchase more than $350M in common stock.(AMR) AMR up…