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| 01.06.2010 |
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Verizon CEO: DirecTV ‘Not a Priority’ 
[Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company and that the satellite operations do not fit with Verizon’s...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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Bankruptcy Court Actions Show Debt Priority Is Not Guaranteed
Last April, we reported on the February 2009 loan commitments extended to satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio by Liberty Media, which controls satellite television broadcaster DirecTV. Liberty Media functioned as a “white knight” to stave...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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What Does 2010 Hold for the Communications Sector?
Even though the satellite sector was touted as recession-proof, many companies are glad to put a difficult year behind them. And while there is no guarantee that 2010 will be immediately better, the communications sector is looking forward to what should be a...
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| 12.17.2009 |
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Ondas CEO Searches for a Satellite Radio Growth Formula After W2A Anomaly
[Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on Solaris Mobile’s W2A satellite in July, Ondas CEO David Krueger told...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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EIRP Density: A Regulatory Tool?
The challenge: Attending to the ever-growing demand for smaller antennas while maintaining the integrity of the 2-degree satellite separation standard. The solution: The use of uplink effective isotropic radiated power EIRP density as a regulatory tool. The...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Major Software Companies: Friend and Foe of Satellite?
Throughout the past few years, the names of major software companies quietly have crept into more and more satellite-related business developments. Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Apple are just a few of the powerful software firms that have been...
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| 02.18.2009 |
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Liberty Media Outmanuvers EchoStar to Save Sirius XM
[Satellite News 02-17-09] Liberty Media Corp. signed a last-minute agreement to loan Sirius XM Radio the funding it needs to avoid bankruptcy, beating EchoStar to a deal it had been aggressively pushing for as the possible demise of Sirius XM’s moved...
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| 01.22.2009 |
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Analysts Raise Doubts Over Sirius XM’s Super Bowl Push, Hikes Rates
[Satellite News 01-22-09] Despite the force of Sirius XM Radio’s push to capitalize on the most popular U.S. television event of the year, the NFL Super Bowl, some market analysts are calling the move “desperate” — coming at a...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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EU versus ITU
What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to select satellite operators...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Looking Ahead To 2009
2008 closes with a potential bottom of the financial institutions/credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and spread from the subprime mortgage market to the entire financial services industry in the second and third quarters of 2008. This crisis has...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Year in Review: 2008 Events Set Stage for 2009
While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will need as they look to expand their operations and capitalize on new...
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| 11.19.2008 |
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Ondas CEO Heeds Lessons from Other Satellite Radio Operators
[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look good. David Krueger, CEO of Ondas Media, believes his...
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| 11.06.2008 |
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Analyst: Sirius May Have to Renegotiate Content-Related Contracts to Survive
[Satellite News 11-06-08] Lucrative contract offers from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to its on-air content are key drivers of the company’s reported massive debt and may have to be renegotiated before they are up for renewal according to industry analyst...
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| 11.04.2008 |
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Sirius Faces Stockholder Lawsuit, Debt Issues in 2009
[Satellite News 11-04-08] Sirius XM Satellite Radio has been sued by Save Sirius, a group formed by 500 shareholders of the formerly independent Sirius Satellite Radio. The group charges top Sirius executives, including CEO Mel Karmazin, of...
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| 10.15.2008 |
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Financial Crisis Looms Over Satellite Investment Symposium
[Satellite News 10-15-08] The discussion between financial analysts and satellite executives at the ISIS Satellite Investment Symposium was dominated by talk of the recent financial crisis on Wall Street. Craig Moffett, managing director of...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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The Impact of Competition
The XM-Sirius merger saga wrapped up as we were closing this edition. While I’m sure that officials from the two satellite radio companies are relieved this chapter is over, this is just the beginning of the...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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iBiquity Will File With FCC Over Satellite, HD Radio Inquiry
[Satellite News 08-28-08] iBiquity Digital Corp., a developer and licenser of HD radio technology, told Satellite News that it will file with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to an FCC notice of inquiry (NOI) considering whether or...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Satellite Radio Rebooted
The saga of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio entered a new chapter in June when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced his support for a conditional approval of the deal. The...
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| 07.24.2008 |
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XM-Sirius Merger Reveals Multiple Unseen Conflicts And Challenges
[Satellite News 07-24-08] The buzz over the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio continues louder than ever, as the two companies said July 24 that they are in discussions the Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission...
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| 07.14.2008 |
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iPhone Could Provide Competition For Combined Sirius-XM
[Satellite News – 07-15-08] After battling government red tape, hostile Congressmen and lobbying groups for more than a year, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio seem on the cusp of closing their proposed merger. Now a more...
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