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Sirius faces its next challenge in May

Mel Karmazin's deal with John Malone's Liberty Media helps Sirius XM end its troubles with Charlie Ergen, but it doesn't end the possibility of a bankruptcy filing.


The clock ticks for Sirius' Karmazin

With a plot resembling a Hollywood movie, Sirius XM's Mel Karmazin is frantically seeking a white knight to thwart long-time rival Charlie Ergen from snapping up the media company.


Things get serious for Sirius

Sirius seems stuck between a rock and a hard place. Should the company accept Echostar's capital injection, it would have to cede control to an industry rival.


Karmazin projects profitability for Sirius XM, despite the recession

Even in the teeth of a recession, Mel Karmazin expects newly formed satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. to show a huge swing in profitability in the coming year. Karmazin told investors at the Media and Money conference in New York on Tuesday that the company expects to go from negative $400 million Ebitda this year to $300 million in 2009. ...


Critics accuse Sirius' Karmazin of deception

Mudslinging over the pending merger of satellite radio services XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. is getting as dirty as a presidential election. ...



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