From KCRW in Santa Monica, I'm Claudezor Ackner, and this is The Business.

So you still want to do the show business, and you think that you got what it takes?

I mean, you really got a rap and be all at.

But prepare yourself for the breaks, check it out.

This week on the business, will Hollywood's new Wall Street chums become food for showbiz sharks?

Then, a Wall Street banker puts his mouth where his money is

and tells us about investing his own cash in a new indie film.

And finally, the writer speaks again.

But first, it's the Hollywood News Caravan.

Shut off your Blackberry.

It's the business from NPR.

Thank you. from NPR. It was strange days on Capitol Hill last week as Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel

Karmazen once again tap danced in front of the House Energy and Commerce

Subcommittee.

Quote, if consumer choice and lower prices equals the public interest, Carmison said

of Sirius' planned merger with XM Radio, then we believe we've achieved that.

In the same breath, Carmesan then rejected a proposed Al-a-Cart pricing structure.

He also admitted that if you want both XM and Sirius, it'll cost you $25.90, a savings of,

wait a minute, that's not a savings.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, terrestrial radio listeners, sick of endlessly hearing the same

shop-worn pop tunes, may soon encounter surprising new bands on the dial.

Four enormous broadcast conglomerates, entercom, clear channel, Citadel, and CBS Radio have agreed to pay hefty penalties

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