Sirius quer XM ou XM quer Sirius?

«Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin said yesterday that Sirius would be interested in buying XM Satellite Radio at the right price, though regulatory issues "would be a question mark."

Karmazin added that he'd be less interested in being acquired, though he also would consider it if it were in the shareholders' best interest. Asked if he would consider a merger with a satellite-television provider, Karmazin said it would make more sense for DirecTV Group and EchoStar Communications to merge with each other than with Sirius.

Karmazin was speaking at a conference on media convergence at the Museum of Television & Radio.

"Regarding XM – would we like to buy them? Sure. We'd love to buy them. Price would matter, so that would be an issue (and) there would definitely be the regulatory issue," he said.

An XM spokesman said, "We do not comment on our competitors' wishful thinking."»

fonte: «Sirius CEO Karmazin ”Interested” In Buying XM», Radio Ink, 27/6/06