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Mel Karmazin Extends Contract Through 2012

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:01:06 GMT

Sirius XM announced today that Mel Karmazin’s employment agreement has been extended through December 31, 2012. The new deal gives Mr. Karmazin a raise in his base salary, as well as the options to buy 120 million shares at a price of $0.43 per share. Karmazin, a long time radio industry guy, joined Sirius Satellite Radio in 2004. His deal was scheduled to expire in the fall of this year and could have been a potential worry for the street. Over his tenure, Mel was able to bring about a merger with XM, but has also been at the helm[More...]

Bret Barakett's Tremblant Capital Group Bets On Technology: 13F Filing Q1 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT

This is the 1st Quarter 2009 edition of our ongoing hedge fund portfolio tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the Hedge Fund 13F filings series preface. Next up, we have Tremblant Capital Group. Tremblant is a $3 billion hedge fund based in New York and is run by Bret Barakett, who is a former portfolio manager at Moore Capital Management (the hedge fund run by the great Louis Bacon, whom we also track). If the last name of 'Barakett' sounds familiar, its because his brother, Timothy Barakett, manages fellow hedge fund Atticus Capital, whose portfolio we recently covered. Taken from their site, Tremblant Capital Group's objective is "to achieve superior risk adjust returns[More...]

Tune In To DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV)

Wed, 20 May 2009 15:05:29 GMT

"In recent months, DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) has shown that pay television is recession-resistant; indeed, the company has been dishing up subscriber growth," says Richard Moroney. In his Dow Theory Forecasts, the advisor explains why the satellite-TV system operator is among those select stocks[More...]

Liberty Media (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA) To Hold First-Quarter Conference Call

Fri, 08 May 2009 12:51:09 GMT

Investors will have barely had a chance to digest the Sirius XM Radio conference call when the next important call comes up. Liberty Media will be holding their Q1 2009 conference call at 12:00 PM EST in Boston. While the conference call will not likely speak directly to Sirius XM Radio, it is a unique opportunity to hear Liberty’s Gregory Maffei speak. Maffei has been tapped to join the Board of Sirius XM radio, and fills one of the three seats sought by Liberty. Because of the number of shares Liberty owns, they have the right to select up to six board members at Sirius XM Radio. One of Maffei’s main responsibilities with Liberty[More...]

East Meets West In Satellite Radio

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:16:00 GMT

Whether real or simply perceived, there seems to exist a stark difference in how business is conducted east and west of the Mississippi River. Eastern based businesses tend to more staunch and more conservative. Western based businesses seem to be more innovative and think more outside of the box. One is not necessarily better than the other, it just seems that there are differing mindsets based on geography. Having lived on the west coast, as well as the east coast, and being a frequent traveller, I have a diverse and keen perspective how different things can be even in our own country. One thing is certain. The east coast has been hesitant to give up the suit, tie, and cuff links, while executives out west tend[More...]

Liberty (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA)’s Malone Is Sirius (NASDAQ GS:SIRI) About His Investment

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:23 GMT

Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA)'s John Malone is serious about his investment into satellite radio. He did not bail out the company to parse it out into parts, nor is he interested in breaking apart the spectrum.[More...]

Liberty (NASDAQ : LCAPA) Upgrade Could Spill Over To Sirius XM (NASDAQ : SIRI)? Maybe

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Last week Deutsche Bank analyst Doug Mitchelson upgraded Liberty Media Corp New. (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA) to a “Buy” from “Hold” and established a $15 price target.[More...]

Finding Opportunity In Liberty Media’s Complex Structure

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT

Liberty Media (LMDIA: 17.52, -0.48 (-2.67%)) has been in the news a lot lately, due to CEO John Malone’s recent bailout of Sirius XM Radio (SIRI: 0.198, +0.0066 (+3.45%)). This article is not about that deal, however. This article is an attempt to explain the structure of Liberty Media, which is sure to confuse most amateur investors, as well as some professional ones. This is because Liberty uses “tracking stocks,” which have not been popular since the dot-com days of the 90’s.[More...]

RBC And Barclay’s Weigh In On Sirius XM

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:43:00 GMT

Now that there has been a ton of news on Sirius XM Radio, the analysts are once again getting to the business of issuing reports on the company. The infusion from Liberty has not only given Sirius XM new life, but investors as well. After months of doom and gloom, there is actually news that can deliver a positive outcome. RBC analyst David Bank see the $530million investment from Liberty Media as a positive that helps SIRI avoid bankruptcy by addressing 2009 debt refinancing obligations. However, Bank considers the deal extremely dilutive to existing shareholders via preferred convertible shares to be issued to Liberty (for free). Bank estimates that the share count will come in at 6.2 billion. The firm maintains a sector perform rating, and still has not established a price target. Vijay Jayant of Barclay’s issued a report focusing on Liberty, but for obvious reasons included a section on Sirius XM Radio. Jayant believes that the[More...]

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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:00 GMT

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DirecTV shows subscriber gains, as rivals see loss

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:00 GMT

Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers.
DirecTV said Thursday that a marketing partnership with AT&T Inc. that began in February accounted for most of the increase in U.S. subscribers, but it likely also retained subscribers and gained new ones because of a perennial favorite, the NFL Sunday Ticket package that airs out-of-market games to football fans.
DirecTV, which is controlled by media mogul John Malone's Liberty Media Corp., has focused on attracting consumers who don't mind paying more for quality TV as long as they get football and other packages they want.

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Mel Karmazin Extends Contract Through 2012

Bret Barakett's Tremblant Capital Group Bets On Technology: 13F Filing Q1 2009

Tune In To DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV)

Liberty Media (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA) To Hold First-Quarter Conference Call

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Liberty (NASDAQ GS:LCAPA)’s Malone Is Sirius (NASDAQ GS:SIRI) About His Investment

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DirecTV shows subscriber gains, as rivals see loss

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Liberty Media Establishes Annual Award for Excellence in Media

Liberty Announces Semi-Annual Payment on 3.5% Senior Exchangeable Debentures Due 2031

Form 4 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP For: Nov 02 Filed by: TANABE CHARLES Y (10K)

Form 4 SHEAN CHRISTOPHER W For: Nov 02 (10K)

Form 4 Malone Evan Daniel For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 ROSENTHALER ALBERT E For: Sep 29 (10K)

Form 4 MAFFEI GREGORY B For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP For: Sep 04 Filed by: TANABE CHARLES Y (10K)

Form 4 ROSENTHALER ALBERT E For: Aug 17 (10K)

Form 4 ROSENTHALER ALBERT E For: Aug 12 (10K)

Form 4 SHEAN CHRISTOPHER W For: Aug 03 (10K)

Form 4 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP For: Aug 03 Filed by: TANABE CHARLES Y (10K)