XM, Sirius subscriber growth falls short, shares dip
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  and rival Sirius Satellite Radio  on Wednesday posted quarterly subscriber growth that fell short of expectations, and their shares dropped despite reiterating full-year estimates.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said the companies surpassed their full year 2004 subscriber targets, boosted by a strong
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By SETH SUTEL  NEW YORK - Satellite radio rivals XM and Sirius have every intention of merging, but not just yet.  Until they clear serious regulatory hurdles, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
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By SETH SUTEL NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., rivals in the fledgling satellite radio industry, have agreed to combine in a deal that investors hope will result in lower costs, assuming it overcomes significant regulatory hurdles.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.   said on Wednesday it added some 285,000 new net  subscribers in the third quarter, fewer than that of rival  Sirius Satellite Radio , and both said they remain on  pace to meet full-year targets.
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Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. dipped Tuesday, a day after the leading maker of chips for cell phones said it expected to grow in the second quarter but gave only a middling outlook for first-quarter profit.
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Satellite radio companies Sirius and  XM invested billions in infrastructure and millions more in  marketing to differentiate themselves from one another. Now,  they&#39;re spending millions more in an attempt to merge.
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XM and Sirius get hit with a downgrade.
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Sirius Satellite Radio  said on Monday that retail sales since the Thanksgiving weekend have been less than it expected and it now sees 5.9 million to 6.1 million subscribers by year's end.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. slipped more than 10 percent in Wednesday trading after a JP Morgan analyst downgraded the stock and told investors to take profits following a three-month run-up.
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Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin told investors at the annual meeting of shareholders in New York Thursday that while he is very unhappy over the poor performance of the company's stock price, as a whole Sirius "sucks less" than XM.
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Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  look pricey despite the company's new five-year, &#36;500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program starting in 2006, according to the latest edition of Barron's, the weekly financial newspaper.
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The two main U.S. satellite radio  providers, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio on  Monday said they would merge in a stock-for-stock deal, a move  that has been long expected in the young industry.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , which is planning to merge with rival Sirius Satellite Radio , on Monday said its quarterly loss narrowed as it trimmed costs related to growing its base of subscribers.
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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported new difficulties this week, adding to its year of problems with regulators and with growth in subscribers and revenue.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  said on Monday  that if their proposed merger is approved, they will offer  subscriptions priced 46 percent below current levels, and would  let customers buy packages of their favorite channels.
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NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which has agreed to acquire its rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., reported a narrower loss for the fourth quarter Tuesday as revenues more than doubled.