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WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2008

XM-SIRIUS BALL LANDS IN FCC COURT AFTER JUSTICE APPROVAL
WASHINGTON—At press time, XM Satellite Radio Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio were still waiting for word on whether the Federal Communications Commission would follow the Justice Department’s lead and approve the companies’ proposed merger to become the nation’s only satellite radio company.

DIRECTV EXECS SAY "REVOLUTION" ROLLS ALONG
With several strong quarters in a row in its pockets, The DirecTv Group Inc. told satellite retailers it is on a roll, must continue to grow, and is committed to keeping independent dealers as a key sales channel in the years ahead.

ECHOSTAR, NDS HACK IT OUT IN COURT
Where the saga will end up remains to be seen, but jurors in the trial stemming from EchoStar and Nagra’s lawsuit accusing News Corp.’s NDS Group of being responsible for breaking the security system Dish Network uses are sitting through highly technical testimony spiced up by tales of clandestine meetings, corporate espionage, money drops, and aliases better that at times sound like they came straight out of a spy novel.

DIRECTV GETS SATELLITE BOOST; DISH NETWORK STAYS COURSE AFTER AMC-14 FAILURE
In the wake of a post-launch mishap that rendered the AMC-14 satellite unusable, and barring further satellite problems, Dish Network is vowing to keep on track with its plans to increase the number of markets where it offers local stations in high-definition to 100 and the number of national channels it offers in high-definition to 100 by the end of the year.

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TODAY'S HEADLINES

FRIDAY MAY 9, 2008

NDS-ECHOSTAR TRIAL BECOMES WAITING GAME

DIRECTV TURNS IN ‘STRONG’ QUARTER

DIRECTV UPS DEBT FOR $3 BILLION BUYBACK

DISH OFFERS HELPING HAND IN DIGITAL TEST

REP. CLARIFIES XM-SIRIUS POSITION

CLEARWIRE LEAVES DBS QUESTIONS

NEWS & NOTES: Hughes Network Systems said it now has more than 400,000 subscribers to its HughesNet satellite-delivered, two-way Internet service…Dish Network is now offering local stations in high-definition in Hartford and New Haven, Conn., and Portland/Auburn, Maine .

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