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XM-Sirius merger finally completes

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2008-07-26 12:27:44 by Shoaib Hashmi in Startup Meme
...merger of XM-Sirius as indicated by Federal Communications Commission . Now after a long delay, the FCC has approved the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , last night. The decision came out after a 3-2 voting which was in favour of the merger. The $3.6 billion merger finally came to an end after a...
 
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XM: Merger With Sirius Should Happen In Q2

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2008-05-12 14:04:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...merger with Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) would be approved in Q2 We believe this is the last quarterly report we will make as a standalone company," Davis said on the conference call In the meantime, XMSR is busy showing that business as a standalone operation isn't so good. The company reported a wider loss in the quarter ($129.3 million...
 
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FCC staff indicates the merger of XM & Sirius

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2008-06-16 09:16:34 by Shoaib Hashmi in Startup Meme
...merger of XM-Sirius the two radio services, (after almost 15 months) which means that they are nearing a deal (unless something unusual happens in the near future The chairman of FCC, Kevin Martin is expected to support a $5 billion merger. The FCC chairman approval came in exchange for concession that include a 3 year price freeze, handing...
 
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Sirius-XM: $400 Million Post-Merger Savings In 2009 (SIRI, XMSR)

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2008-06-30 15:30:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...merger isn't approved in Q3 Mel Karmazin, who will become CEO of the combined company, has been circumspect about giving detailed estimates of post-merger synergies, except to say they will be "big" and "immediate But these projections probably won't thrill investors, who have delivered a beating to SIRI and XMSR stock. Earlier this year,...
 
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Yahoo/AOL merger coming soon: Will it be good or bad for Yahoo?

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2008-10-07 04:56:20 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
...merger and according to reports the deal (that might rescue troubled Yahoo ) may very well turn out by within this month. The deal focuses at Yahoo acquiring AOLs content and advertising, leaving the subscription dial-up business for AOL alone The combined platform will help Yahoo generate more revenue from the AOL assets that at present lurk...
 
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The DOJ Finally Realizes That A Sirius/XM Radio Merger Isnt a Serious Threat to Anyone

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2008-03-24 21:12:24 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
...merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. This deal took longer to review than Googles DoubleClick acquisition. And it is not over yet. The FCC still has to put its stamp of approval on the paperwork. Washington really needs to speed up the merger-review process. Deal, or no deal: it should take no more than six months tops for...
 
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Secret Merger Talks Between Technorati And b5media Blow Up

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2008-04-18 07:06:19 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
...merger with b5media had gone through, Technorati would have gained a network of 340 blogs . One of the slides in the pitch deck Technorati was showing potential investors (shown above) outlines how a roll-up strategy could be combined with an ad network. Technorati would use its search engine to promote owned-and-operated blogs. It would sell...
 
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More State AGs Say No To Sirius-XM Merger

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2008-04-28 14:57:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...merger of Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), first announced 16 months ago. The Department of Justice approved the tie-up in March. Short of blocking the deal entirely, the AGs are asking the FCC to take back enough satellite-accessible spectrum to allow the launch of another, competing satellilte radio service No...
 
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XM Satellite Q1: More Losses, More Merger Delays

2008-05-12 13:25:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...merger to go through: For instance, they're thinking about forcing the merged company to open up a slice of its airwaves to non-profits or the like. But as ridiculous as the approval process has been, it's hard to muster a ton of sympathy for the satellite guys, whose primary mode of competition to date has been money burning. A merger will...
 
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