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Slacker, Inc., a personal radio company enabling consumers to play highly personalized music everywhere, today announced that Lon Levin, co-founder of XM Satellite Radio and satellite industry veteran, has joined Slacker as Senior Advisor. Mr. Levin is an entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years of experience in new media, satellite and wireless companies.
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Wilton, Conn. -- DirecTV, a provider of satellite TV and Internet services, has agreed to sell its New York-based PanAmSat subsidiary, the owner and operator of a fleet of 24 satellites, to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., for about $3.55 billion in cash, plus the assumption of about $750 million in cash. The deal will allow DirecTV to focus on its core business as a provider of entertainment and information, the company said. As part of the transaction, DirecTV agreed to extend and enhance certain agreements between itself and PanAmSat, at market rates, in order to assure future revenue flows.
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