Archive for October 25th, 2009

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SIRIUS XM…BETTER TIMES AHEAD

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As the current share price of SIRIUS XM bounces around in the mid to high .50s heading into the Q3 Conference call, many would say it’s just bad timing regarding the price, the economy is still bad, auto sales are still slumping post Cash 4 Clunkers though it did provide a much needed boost and, people are still unemployed in large numbers and scared for their jobs. Having recently lost my job….I can relate to all the uncertainty. While that is all true, and some of it is reflected in the current state of the price per share, there are very positive signs that the Media in general has chosen to pretty much ignore recently.

We saw an upgrade on the EBIDTA forecast for the year from 300 million dollars to over 400 million dollars, from a company which was nearly bankrupt according to their CEO and many media reports back in February. This is not an insignificant achievement by any standard, yet it has also been virtually ignored in the main stream media. More recently, we have seen a used Car program meant to take advantage of all those inactive chipsets that are out there from the past. The release of the iPhone application during the

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Goldman Sachs Communacopia XXIII, Liberty Media Presentation, Greg Maffei speaker, and his comments about SiriusXM Radio.

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By Relmor Demitrius

On September 15th, 2009, Greg Maffei of Liberty Media Corporation presented at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia in New York. Not much fanfare came from this presentation from Maffei for Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) investors, but maybe that was an oversight. Lost in the more seemingly important Liberty Investors Conference this month, and Sirius XM Radio’s own conference call coming very shortly, one might have missed some interesting and fascinating comments from one of the more powerful and important influences on Sirius XM, Greg Maffei. In case anyone is wondering who Greg Maffei is, a quick look into his past accomplishments and credentials is in order before going forward.

Greg Maffei is currently the President and CEO of all three Liberty Holding Companies, Liberty Capital (LCAPB), Liberty Entertainment (LMDIA), and Liberty Interactive (LINTA).

Liberty Capital includes Liberty’s holdings in Sirius XM Radio (SIRI), Viacom (VIA), Time/Warner (TWX), and Sprint Nextel (S).

Liberty Entertainment is where DIRECTV is held.

Liberty Interactive is where they hold QVC and a lot of their internet companies.

Greg Maffei discussed all of Liberty’s divisions during his presentation, but the commonality in all of Liberty’s interests is Greg Maffei himself and his background is truly impressive.

Maffei is currently on boards with Electronic Arts, DIRECTV, and Sirius XM Radio.  He has held the  position of Chief Finance Officer at Oracle, Chairman and CEO of 360 Networks, and a CFO of Microsoft as well. His resume is extensive, having been involved with many industry leaders in the past. This man has attached

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