Satellite

DISH And AT&T Done; Agreement Terminates At End Of The Year - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 01 Jul 2008 02:38 PM PST

As anticipated, AT&T (NYSE: T) will not renew its resale agreement with DISH at the end of the year, according to a regulatory filing made by the satellite operator this…

US IPTV Subscriptions Quadrupled In 2007; Not Taking Away From Satellite (Yet): iSuppli - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 18 Jun 2008 01:32 PM PST

Halfway through 2008, iSuppli is out with its assessment of the IPTV market for 2007. IPTV sometimes gets used for all kinds of things, though in this case they’re talking…

FCC Chief To Recommend Clearing XM-Sirius Deal; Conditions Include A La Carte Subscription - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 16 Jun 2008 12:35 AM PST

Everyone has “learned” it at the same time: U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin will recommend clearing Sirius Satellite Radio’s (NSDQ: SIRI) proposed purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio…

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XM Settles Suit With EMI on Portable Music Player; Major Labels Out Of The Way - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 10 Jun 2008 09:23 AM PST

XM Satellite Radio (NSDQ: XMSR) has settled a lawsuit brought by EMI against the firm over the Pioneer Inno digital media player, which has live recording capabilities. This is the…

XM Challenged To Maintain $120 Million In Escrow For MLB Deal - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 27 May 2008 08:01 PM PST

XM’s (NSDQ: XMSR) multi-year agreement to carry Major League Baseball requires the satellite operator to maintain $120 million in an escrow account. But the company noted in a filing last…

FCC Could (Finally) Decide On Sirius-XM Merger By End Of June - 2 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 23 May 2008 01:20 PM PST

After many delays, light at the end of the tunnel finally emerges… The Federal Communications Commission could decide on the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (NSDQ: SIRI) with rival XM…

Earnings: DISH Q1 Revs Up 7.5 Percent; Sub Growth Slows On Competition, Economy Hurts Churn - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 13 May 2008 04:54 AM PST

Satellite operator DISH Network reported Q1 revenue of $2.84 billion, a 7.5 percent increase from $2.64 billion in the year-ago quarter. Net income was up 64 percent to $258 million…

Broadband Content Bits: Microsoft; Oprah-XM; Complex Media; Few Get Their TV Online: Poll - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 12 May 2008 09:04 PM PST

-- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) launches video on Messenger Users will now be able to watch video clips with their network of friends while chatting via Windows Live Messenger, reports Reuters.…

Earnings: Sirius Q1 Revs Up 33 Percent; Unlike At XM, Loss Narrows - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 12 May 2008 01:04 PM PST

Following a weak earnings report from its fiancé XM (NSDQ: XMSR), Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) announced Q1 revs of $270.4 million 33 percent higher than $204 million in the year-ago quarter.…

Earnings: XM Q1 Revs Up 17 Percent; Losses Expand; Estimates Missed As SAC Increases - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 12 May 2008 05:42 AM PST

As it waits and waits for approval to merge with Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI), XM (NSDQ: XMSR) reported Q1 revenue of $308 million, a 17 percent increase from $264 million in…

Earnings: DirecTV Q1 Revs Up 17 Percent; Net Income Up 10 Percent; Strong Gains In Latin America - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 07 May 2008 04:00 AM PST

A solid quarter from DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), which reported a 17 percent rise in revenue to $4.6 billion from $3.9 billion. Net income was up just over 10 percent to…

Once Again: XM And Sirius Extend Deal Deadline Two More Weeks While Waiting On FCC - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 30 Apr 2008 12:14 PM PST

How naive I was: Back in February I wrote that by extending the deadline for their merger agreement to May 1, XM (NSDQ: XMSR) and Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) should be…

Maps Image Provider DigitalGlobe Files For $250 Million IPO - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 16 Apr 2008 08:45 AM PST

DigitalGlobe, a provider of satellite imagery for maps, whose clients include Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Virtual Earth, filed for an IPO of up to $250 million…

Liberty Media Ups Stake In DirecTV To 48 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 03 Apr 2008 11:56 AM PST

Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA), which recently traded its stake in News Corp (NYSE: NWS). for 41 percent of DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) has bought an additional 78.3 million shares of the…

Updated: DOJ Clears XM-Sirius; Waiting On FCC; ‘Not Likely To Harm Consumers’; NAB ‘Astonished’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 24 Mar 2008 12:18 PM PST

The merger of satellite radio operators Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) and XM (NSDQ: XMSR) has been cleared by the DOJ. This is a significant hurdle, though FCC approval is still required…

Dish Network To Offer Mobile TV Service? - 1 Comment
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Fri 21 Mar 2008 05:21 AM PST

Analysts have been abuzz with speculation over Dish Network Corp’s surprise win at the government auction for wireless airwaves that ended this week, speculating that the satellite television company formerly…

DirecTV Testing VOD Capability Via DVR Storage - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 12 Mar 2008 09:12 PM PST

DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) hopes a mix of DVRs and broadband will solve its problems serving video on demand, taking a competitive edge away from cable, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T…

XM And Sirius Extend Merger Agreement Until May 1 - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 29 Feb 2008 10:11 AM PST

This should be long enough: XM (NSDQ: XMSR) and Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) have extended their merger agreement to May 1, as the clock continues to tick on regulatory approval. Both…

Earnings: XM Satellite Continues to Narrow Net Losses; Revs Gain 20 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 28 Feb 2008 06:43 AM PST

As it concludes week 53 of waiting for Department of Justice approval of its merger with rival satellite radio provider Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI), XM Satellite Radio (NSDQ: XMSR) said its…

Liberty-News Corp Close DirecTV-Stock Swap - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 27 Feb 2008 09:53 PM PST

Finally, after years of wrangling over a deal and more than a year after the $11 billion-or-so deal was struck, John Malone and Rupert Murdoch have erased the ties that…

Earnings: DISH Network Q4 Profits Rise 14.4 Percent; Revs Up 12 Percent As Subscriber Growth Slows - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 26 Feb 2008 06:43 AM PST

The DISH Network posted higher Q4 profits of $175 million ($.39/share), up 14.4 percent over last year’s $153 million ($.35/share), while revenues grew 12 percent, coming in at $2.89 billion…

Earnings: Sirius Q4 Revs Up 29 Percent; Net Loss Narrows; Still Waiting On Merger Approval - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 26 Feb 2008 05:28 AM PST

With the clock still ticking on the regulatory front, satellite radio operator Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) has reported Q4 revenue of $249.8 million, a 29.2 percent increase from $193.4 million in…

FCC Grants Conditional Approval To News Corp.-Liberty DirecTV Swap - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 04:40 PM PST

As tipped last week, the FCC has approved the dragged out Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) and News Corp (NYSE: NWS). DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) swap agreement, subject to certain conditions. Liberty…

At Last: FCC Set To Approve News Corp.-Liberty DirecTV Swap: Reports - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 21 Feb 2008 08:43 PM PST

More than a year after it was first announced, the FCC is set approve a deal between Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) and News Corp that has the former relinquishing its…

Earnings: DirecTV Q4 Revs Up 17 Percent; Interest Expenses Up; Latin America, HD, DVRs Provide Boost - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 13 Feb 2008 07:22 AM PST

DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) reported Q4 revenue of $4.9 billion, a 17 percent year-on-year increase from $4.18 billion. Net income declined slightly to $348 million ($.30 per share) from $356 million…