Jan 22- Liberty Media Corp, now in full control of Sirius XM Radio Inc, has gone ahead with its plans to replace the satellite radio provider's board by adding three of its own insiders. Three board members- Leon Black, Lawrence Gilberti and Jack Shaw- will leave, Sirius XM said in a statement on Tuesday.
*Starz has $1.1 bln debt, access to $450 mln more. *Starz is potential acquisition target- analyst. Starz currently has about $1.1 billion of debt and access to a $450 million bank credit facility, the company said in a statement late on Friday.
NEW YORK, Jan 10- Sirius XM Radio Inc's grip on U.S. drivers is under an increasing threat as the availability of Internet connections in more cars is helping Pandora Media Inc counter some of its rival's big selling points.
Jan 3- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave Liberty Media Corp the green light to take control of satellite radio company, Sirius XM Radio Inc, Liberty said on Thursday.
Dec 19- Sirius XM Radio Inc named Jim Meyer as interim chief executive officer on Wednesday and said a search committee was considering the longtime executive as the full-time CEO. Meyer, currently president of sales and operations at the company, had emerged as a leading contender to replace Mel Karmazin, Reuters had reported.
Dec 19- Sirius XM Radio Inc named Jim Meyer as interim chief executive, effective immediately, the satellite radio company announced on Wednesday. Meyer, currently president of sales and operations at the company, had emerged as a leading contender to replace outgoing CEO Mel Karmazin.
*Outgoing CEO Mel Karmazin stepped down Tuesday. Dec 19- Sirius XM Radio Inc named Jim Meyer as interim chief executive officer on Wednesday and said a search committee was considering making the longtime executive the satellite radio company's full-time CEO.
*Starbucks, H&R Block buoy consumer discretionary names. *Dow up 0.3 pct, S&P 500 up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.5 pct. "Right now we're just drifting, waiting to learn about the cliff and jobs," said Donald Selkin, chief market strategist at National Securities in New York. "
*Apple's stock up 1.4 pct, one day after worst drop since 2008. NEW YORK, Dec 6- U.S. stocks drifted near the unchanged mark on Thursday as investors postponed big bets before the November employment report on Friday, but technology stocks rose on gains in Apple and Broadcom.
Dec 6- The board of Sirius XM Radio Inc approved a $2 billion common stock repurchase program and issued a special dividend, giving a big payout to its biggest shareholder, Liberty Media.