Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI)

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You'll recall I told you that Kevin Martin will likely approve the merger based on Mel's ala carte plans (which as mentioned, will further his own agenda)

Statements from him today at CES appear to fortify that viewpoint:

XM-Sirius (NasdaqGS: SIRI - News) and Echostar-DirecTV: Shapiro attempted to draw Martin on whether approval of the XM-Sirius merger would bode well for a merger between Echostar (NasdaqGS: DISH - News) and DirecTV (NasdaqGS: DTV - News). Martin wouldn't talk about the pending approval of the satellite radio merger, but spoke about how XM (NasdaqGS: XMSR - News) and Sirius said they'd offer different subscription and content plans to consumers, allowing them more choice over the content they receive at a variety of price points. The implication was that this was an important declaration by the radio companies in terms of their chances of regulatory approval, and Martin said that it would be important for satellite TV companies to offer consumers more control and choice as part of any future merger plans


http://biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/080108/1_318451_id.html?.v=1