SATWAVES

The Next Great SIRI Crisis & A Few Forgotten Facts

By Whitney a.k.a. "The Duke" If you read the financial writers or analysts, SIRI is like some drunken sailor lurching from one crisis to another. Solve one crisis and another one immediately pops up. Sixteen months ago, people were counting down the days until SIRI got a delisting notice. Then the NAZ suspended the delisting rules. Twelve months ago, we were reading that BK was coming on Feb. 15th because SIRI could not pay its bonds due on that date. Enter John Malone and no BK. The BK argu...

Malone Sees Cross Marketing Potential of Sirius XM and Direct TV (SIRI, DTV)

By Brandon Matthews In the following video interview, CNBC's David Faber goes one on one with Liberty Capital (LCAPA) CEO, John Malone. When asked about the potential of a partnership between Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) and Direct TV (DTV), Mr. Malone explains that he is willing to bring the management of the two companies together to look at cross marketing opportunities between the two companies, referring to such a move as "logical." Mr. Faber notes that the potential for more may exist between...

Mega Media Merger! Sirius XM Radio To Buy Sirius XM Radio?

By Brandon Matthews Is the media deal of the century about to take place? According to a Reuters news report, Greg Maffei of Liberty Media (LINTA) expects to "spin-off" Liberty's preferred stake in Sirius XM Radio, which represents a 40 percent interest in the company, "at some point." I have been speculating about this since last April, when I first wrote about the prospects of Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) reversing the February deal with Liberty Capital (LCAPA) that staved off bankruptcy. M...