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Mel Karmazin: Sirius XM Will Be "Very Profitable"

Fortune | Jon Birger | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

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"I really don't mind everybody second-guessing," Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin tells me, though his tone screams otherwise. Karmazin and I are chattin...

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Sirius XM Creditors "Angry," Warn Mel Karmazin Against Chapter 11

Business Insider | Dan Colarusso | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Charlie Ergen, John Malone, Sirius XM Bankruptcy, Echostar, Sirius XM, Mel Karmazin, Media News

As if being stuck between John Malone and Charlie Ergen wasn't enough, Mel Karmazin now has angry creditors on his tail. The Sirius XM boss is tryi...

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Charlie Ergen Assures: I May Let Mel Karmazin Stay At Sirius XM

Business Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

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Echostar's Charlie Ergen and Liberty's John Malone continue to tug at the carcass of Sirius (SIRI). It sounds as though Charlie has the upper hand, p...

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Sirius XM, DirecTV In Talks As Karmazin Tries To Fend Off Ergen

New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 03.15.2009 | Media

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Sirius XM Radio, the satellite radio giant that is on the brink of bankruptcy, is in preliminary talks with Liberty Media, the conglomerate controlled...

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Charlie Ergen, EchoStar Seeking Control Of Sirius XM Radio

Huff | Danny Shea | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media

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The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription) that Sirius XM chief Mel Karmazin is "scrambling to raise about $175 million" to fend off a takeover th...

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Media Person of the Year 2008: The Contenders

I Want Media | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: I Want Media, Jason Kilar, Rachel Maddow, Rupert Murdoch, Eric Schmidt, Media Person of the Year 2008, Arianna Huffington, Tina Fey, Media Person of the Year, Mel Karmazin, Sam Zell, Media News

Who was 2008's leading personality in the media world? Who left a lasting imprint on the industry -- for good or ill? Cast your vote in I Want Media's...

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Media Executives On Market Crisis: M&A Outlook Bleak

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Steven Rattner, Jeff Zucker, Mel Karmazin, Media News

Three out of three moguls agree: The implosion of Wall Street is going to be not so good for anyone hoping to get a big media deal done. NBC Universa...

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Mel Karmazin, Sirius XM Chief: "Radio Sucks Today"

Hollywood Reporter | Paul Bond | Posted 10.11.2008 | Media

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Mel Karmazin, trying to shore up Wall Street support for Sirius XM Radio, told analysts that regular radio "sucks" as an investment while the company ...

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Sirius XM Chief Predicts Radio Domination: "We're Going To Be Bigger Than Clear Channel"

New York Post | Peter Lauria | Posted 09.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Sirius XM Merger, Sirius XM, Clear Channel, Mel Karmazin, Media News

Mel Karmazin is on a mission. Now that the creation of Sirius XM is official, terrestrial radio's formerly brightest star is after nothing short of t...

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FCC Approves Sirius-XM Merger In 3-2 Vote

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 08.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Mel Karmazin, Deborah Taylor Tate, Fcc, Sirius Radio, Sirius XM Merger, XM Satellite, Media News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long dr...

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The XM/Sirius Radio Merger: You're Kidding, Right?

Stephanie Losee | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Sirius XM Merger, XM Radio, Don Imus, Sirius Radio, FCC Sirius XM Merger, Howard Stern, XM Sirius Merger, Mel Karmazin, Business News
Stephanie Losee

As the hours tick by while interested observers of the XM/Sirius digital radio merger await word on final approval by the FCC, it may be worthwhile to wonder how in the heck we even got here.

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