Thursday, February 19, 2009

XM Sirius Radio Bailed Out by DirecTV Owner



Sirius XM Satellite radio, who last week was rumored to go bankrupt, was bought by DirecTV owner Liberty Media. Liberty is investing $530 million in loans, $175 million of which is paying off their immediate debts. Sirius and XM Satellite radio merged last March but had caught some flake for getting rid of a lot of their niche programing and replacing it with more mainstream programing. For more details on the structure of the deal, visit Sirius' investor page.




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