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Radio Hanukkah is back, along with holiday hits sung by Bruce Springsteen, Bing Crosby, Pavarotti, Nat ‘King’ Cole, to name a few…

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) will celebrate the holiday season with commercial-free music and specialty channels dedicated to the holiday season across SIRIUS and XM.

SIRIUS XM’s holiday music channels will broadcast traditional holiday favorites, country music versions of holiday hits and classical holiday music. Holiday programming will feature a celebration of Hanukkah; classic Bing Crosby Christmas radio specials featuring celebrity guests, including Frank Sinatra; contemporary holiday hits sung by recording artists including Bruce Springsteen; and of course, a non-stop broadcast of holiday music favorites recorded by artists including Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Andy Williams, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, among many others. Listeners can create the perfect seasonal soundtrack for their holiday events and activities.

SIRIUS XM Radio holiday channel lineup features:

Holly on SIRIUS channel 81 and XM channel 35 will broadcast contemporary holiday hits mixed with selected traditional favorites and will include Bruce Springsteen, Amy Grant, The Carpenters, Mannheim Steamroller and more. Holly will air through New Year’s Eve, December 31.

Bing Crosby Christmas Radio on SIRIUS channel 113 and XM channel 120, a non-stop broadcast of more than twenty years of vintage Bing Crosby holiday radio specials, hosted exclusively for SIRIUS XM by the Crosby family and featuring a wide variety of Crosby’s beloved music — including his most popular recording ever, “White Christmas” — and special guests like Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Bob Hope among others. Bing Crosby Christmas Radio will air beginning December 13 at 12 midnight ET to Christmas Day, December 25.

Holiday Traditions on XM channel 36 will broadcast traditional holiday recordings from the ’40s through the ’60s by artists including Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Ray Conniff, Nat “King” Cole and more. Holiday Traditions will air beginning Monday, November 24 at 12 midnight ET through Christmas Day, December 25.

Holiday Pops on SIRIUS channel 79 and XM channels 37 and 77 will broadcast beloved carols sung by the greatest classical musicians of all-time including the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Pops and Leontyne Price among others. Holiday Pops will air beginning Thanksgiving Day November 27 at 12 midnight ET to Christmas Day, December 25.

Radio Hanukkah on SIRIUS channel 3 and XM channel 38 will broadcast a celebration showcasing Hanukkah music and Jewish culture. Radio Hanukkah will air beginning the first night of Hanukkah on December 21 starting at 12 midnight ET to December 29.

Regular SIRIUS XM programming will resume after the holiday season.

For up-to-date holiday music programming information, please visit www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com.

Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange is moving up the charts on Amazon. His book “Too Fat To Fish” is now #14 on the list. Is Howard Stern yesterday’s news? Not really. Howard and people associated with Howard to may lists each month. The mere mention of something by Howard delivers instant Internet recognition. Watch for the Lange book to continue to move up the Best Seller list.

I could not help but notice that a lot of noise is being made by the media in regards to a press release issued by Michael Hartlieb and Co.

The last I heard of Michael Hartlieb, he had filed an appeal against the approved merger of Sirius and XM. Interestingly, page 35 of Sirius XM’s most recently filed 10Q gives us an update on that appeal:

Appellate Review of FCC Merger and Consent Decree Orders. Two different parties, U.S. Electronics and Michael Hartleib, have sought appellate review of the FCC’s decision regarding the Merger. Each party also challenged the FCC’s decision to enter into the consent decrees mentioned above. These matters were both filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and have been consolidated by the court. We have moved to intervene, and that motion has been granted. Subsequent to filing its initial request for appellate review, U.S. Electronics moved to both amend its original filing and submit an additional notice of appeal in order to comply with the statutory requirements for review of agency decisions. The FCC has moved to dismiss both the Hartleib and the U.S. Electronics requests for review on the grounds that neither party has standing to challenge the merger order or the consent decrees, and has further argued that the agency’s decision to enter into a consent decree is not reviewable by the court in these circumstances. Separately, the court issued a show cause order on its own motion that requires U.S. Electronics to demonstrate why its additional notice of appeal should not be dismissed as untimely.

I find that very interesting. That statement regarding standing. As far as I know, not having standing means that the persons bringing the complaint do not in fact own any shares of Sirius XM stock. So how can it be that Mr. Hartlieb is seeking to protect shareholders, when he in fact has no standing, or in this case shares, himself?

Perhaps that is the reason he has created this conspiracy theory and wishes to bring actual shareholders into his delusions?

There are some very interesting institutional trades being reported the first half of November…

• Funds buying shares: 131
• Buying %: 42.39 %
• Funds not buying/selling shares: 54
• Neutral %: 17.47%
• Funds selling shares: 124
• Selling %: 40.12 %

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NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today unveiled new enhanced channel lineups. Effective immediately, and for the first time, XM subscribers will hear SIRIUS’ dynamic and exclusive music, news, talk, sports and comedy shows and channels, and SIRIUS subscribers will have access to XM’s equally diverse and unique content.

SIRIUS and XM subscribers will hear the exclusive music, talk and comedy channels and shows from Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Presley, Grateful Dead, Eminem, Frank Sinatra, Jamie Foxx, Metropolitan Opera, NPR, NYU’s Doctor Radio, The Catholic Channel, Blue Collar Comedy, Cosmo Radio, Tom Petty, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, the Grand Ole’ Opry, Barbara Walters, Deepak Chopra, and more, now available to all subscribers. The change delivers to all current subscribers unquestionably the best lineup of audio entertainment today.

Listeners can now get easy access to channels spanning SIRIUS and XM that feature music’s most critically-acclaimed artists for the first time at no increase in the subscription fee and with no need to change or upgrade their existing radios. With this new programming lineup, subscribers will receive the same number of music and non-music channels on the SIRIUS and XM services as they have in the past.

“This is the ultimate evolution for our channels and sets a new bar for audio entertainment. The breadth and quality of the new programming lineups make it clear that everything worth listening to is now on SIRIUS XM,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS XM’s President and Chief Content Officer.

XM subscribers will have access to new exclusive music, talk and comedy channels and shows. Here is a selection:

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NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 3.1 percent
in late October, the exchange said on Tuesday. For story please see
[ID:nN11536571].

 Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions from mid-October to late October, according
to information released by the exchange.

 The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.

 The latest data is as of Oct. 31, while the previous period's data is as of
Oct. 15.
COMPANY                      OCT 31       OCT 15        NET CHANGE  PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O:)    285,208,034   232,009,933    53,198,101     22.9
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O:)      82,580,008    69,298,881    13,281,127     19.2
Oracle Corp (ORCL.O:)         43,640,523    31,983,588    11,656,935     36.5
Gilead Sciences (GILD.O:)     35,801,454    24,339,686    11,461,768     47.1
JA Solar (JASO.O:)            16,906,186     6,369,451    10,536,735    165.4
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Huntington  (HBAN.O:)         56,764,180    77,214,846    -20,450,666    -26.5
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O:)       220,042,613   233,076,267    -13,033,654     -5.6
Intel Corp (INTC.O:)          66,050,769    75,785,822     -9,735,053    -12.9
Seagate Technology (STX.O:)    7,682,672    16,700,863     -9,018,191    -54.0
JDS Uniphase (JDSU.O:)        11,117,933    19,257,362     -8,139,429    -42.3
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O:)    285,208,034   232,009,933    53,198,101     22.9
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O:)       220,042,613   233,076,267   -13,033,654     -5.6
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O:)   83,383,469    80,672,395     2,711,074      3.4
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O:)      82,580,008    69,298,881    13,281,127     19.2
Charter Comm (CHTR.O:)        76,895,835    66,646,693    10,249,142     15.4

• Pro Forma Revenue of $613 Million, Up 16% Year Over Year
• Total Subscribers of More Than 18.9 Million, Up 17% Year Over Year
• Self-Pay Customer Churn Remains Unchanged at 1.7%
• Pro Forma Adjusted Loss from Operations of $37 Million, Before Restructuring Costs, Improves 64% Year Over Year

NEW YORK - November 10, 2008 - SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced third quarter 2008 results, including pro forma revenue of $613 million (up 16% over the year ago quarter), total subscribers of more than 18.9 million (up 17% from last year) and a 64% improvement in the pro forma adjusted loss from operations of $37 million before purchase accounting and restructuring costs.

“SIRIUS XM third quarter results demonstrate strong revenue growth, solid cost control and most importantly a clear path to positive cash flow,” said Mel Karmazin, CEO of SIRIUS. “Despite a continued tough economy and further weakening in auto sales, pro forma revenue grew 16% and ending subscribers grew 17% as compared with last year. In addition, self-pay monthly customer churn remained flat from last year at an impressive 1.7%.”

“In the third quarter, total operating costs, less merger related expenses, decreased as compared with last year, leading to a 64% improvement in the pro forma adjusted loss from operations of $37 million before restructuring costs. In the first 60 days following the merger, SIRIUS XM is operationally very close to breakeven. As we realize the substantial synergies associated with the merger, we expect to quickly bring the company to positive EBITDA and free cash flow. We have provided new long term financial and operating projections based upon slower auto production and greater cost savings and we now anticipate positive free cash flow of $1 billion in 2012.”

SIRIUS XM ended the third quarter 2008 with 18,920,911 subscribers up 17% from 16,234,070 subscribers at the end of the third quarter 2007. During the third quarter 2008, SIRIUS XM added 344,100 net subscribers.

Total pro forma revenue for the third quarter 2008 increased to $612.8 million, up 16% from third quarter 2007 pro forma total revenue of $529.3 million. Third quarter 2008 pro forma average monthly revenue per subscriber (ARPU) was $10.47. Third quarter 2008 average monthly self-pay customer churn was 1.7%. SAC per gross subscriber addition was $74 in the third quarter 2008, an improvement of 15% over third quarter 2007 SAC per gross subscriber addition of $87.

SIRIUS XM’s pro forma net loss was ($217.0) million, or ($0.09) per share, for the third quarter of 2008, compared to a pro forma net loss of ($265.5 million), or ($0.18) per share, in the third quarter 2007.

The company’s actual third quarter and nine-month results (attached hereto) include only two months of operations of XM from its July 28, 2008 acquisition. The company’s actual results also include a $4.8 billion impairment charge to goodwill, principally related to the decline in the company’s share price since the date of the Merger Agreement in February 2007. The company also said it will delay filing its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for not more than five days in order to carefully review the required purchase accounting adjustments.

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SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) announced the broadcast of a new 100% commercial-free music channel dedicated to rock icons Led Zeppelin on SIRIUS and XM. Led Zeppelin Radio will be broadcast on SIRIUS channel 12 and XM channel 39 and will launch on Saturday, November 1 starting at 6:00 pm ET through December 31.

“Led Zeppelin is one of the most important rock bands in history,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. “We are thrilled to broadcast Led Zeppelin Radio for our subscribers and provide Led Zeppelin fans the only place to go for a comprehensive experience of their music and interviews with one of rock’s most iconic bands.”

Led Zeppelin Radio will be a non-stop broadcast of virtually every song from Led Zeppelin’s music catalog. The channel will also provide Led Zeppelin fans with archived interviews with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham and unique content that celebrates Led Zeppelin’s musical contribution to rock music. This channel will provide fans exclusive access to the sounds and insights that have made Led Zeppelin rock legends.

Led Zeppelin have produced some of the most acclaimed albums in recording history and are considered among the greatest musicians of all time, together as a band and through their individual solo projects. The band formed in 1968, from the then recently disbanded group The Yardbirds, when guitarist Jimmy Page brought in Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones and began touring as The New Yardbirds before changing their name to Led Zeppelin. In 1969, their self-titled debut album was released and is regarded as one of the pivotal records in the creation of heavy rock. They have sold over 300 million albums worldwide and in 1995, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On November 11, Atlantic/Swan Song/Rhino Entertainment will release the Led Zeppelin Limited-Edition Boxed Set of Mini-LP Replica CDs, which includes Led Zeppelin (1969), Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), Houses of the Holy (1973), Physical Graffiti (1975), Presence (1976), The Song Remains the Same (1976), In Through the Out Door (1979), and Coda (1982). For more information on Led Zeppelin and to explore the band’s history and music, please visit www.ledzeppelin.com.

Led Zeppelin Radio is the latest limited run artist-branded channel dedicated to iconic musicians offered by SIRIUS XM Radio. In addition to the current broadcast of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio and AC/DC Radio, SIRIUS XM has previously offered limited run channels such as Mandatory Metallica, Rolling Stones Radio, The Spectrum of John Mellencamp, The Who Channel, Radio R.E.M., Coldplay Nation, ABBA Radio, Neil Diamond Radio, Jay-Z Nation, Michael Jackson’s XM Thriller, George Strait’s Strait Country, Garth Brooks Radio, Kenny Chesney’s No Shoe Radio, and Duran Duran’s Red Carpet Radio among many others.

NEW YORK– “Alfred Hitchcock Radio” to broadcast selection of suspenseful radio dramas “SIRIUS Scream 113″ and “XM Gore 134″ are entire channels dedicated to the spooky sounds of Halloween
SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced Thursday that it will air extensive spooky, creative and classic Halloween programming. Two entire channels, SIRIUS Scream 113 and XM Gore 134, will be devoted to broadcasting spooky Halloween sound effects 24/7 for six consecutive days, as well as the Alfred Hitchcock Radio channel devoted to suspenseful radio dramas, including three directed by the Hollywood master himself.

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Oct 24 (Reuters)-Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 10.5 percent in mid-October, the exchange said on Friday.

Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions from late September to mid-October,
according to information released by the exchange.

COMPANY                       OCT 15       SEPT 30     NET CHANGE  PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 232,009,933 199,000,884  33,009,049   16.59
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O)     69,298,881    61,207,581     8,091,300     13.22
Dell Inc (DELL.O)           39,948,752    33,789,497     6,159,255     18.23
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O)       28,095,547    22,604,283     5,491,264     24.29
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)     29,794,928    24,551,791     5,243,137     21.36
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Level 3 Comm   (LVLT.O:)    233,076,267   245,078,490    -12,002,223    -4.9
Juniper Networks (JNPR.O)   25,515,825    37,286,559    -11,770,734   -31.57
PMC - Sierra (PMCS.O)       19,967,293    31,601,096    -11,633,803   -36.81
Sanmina-SCI Corp (SANM.O)   19,985,974    31,164,659    -11,178,685   -35.87
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O)  80,672,395    91,609,826    -10,937,431   -11.94
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Level 3 Comm               233,076,267   245,078,490    -12,002,223     -4.9
Sirius XM Radio            232,009,933   199,000,884     33,009,049    16.59
E*TRADE                     80,672,395    91,609,826    -10,937,431   -11.94
Huntington Banc (HBAN.O)    77,214,846    76,989,957        224,889     0.29
Intel Corp (INTC.O)         75,785,822    75,368,147        417,675     0.55
Source: Nasdaq data as of Oct 15, Reuters Estimates
 (Reporting by Phil Wahba; Editing by Gary Hill)