News bits for this week's hump day:

• Google sets aside a $200 million YouTube fund, may need more if Howard Stern calls. [ZDNet Blogs]
• Sirius vs. XM goes video: Jim Breuer is the new host of VH1's Web Junk 20 - replacing Patrice Oneal. (Breuer hosts a Sirius show, while Oneal is a regular O&A guest and guest-hosted own show on XM). [Press Release]
• Fox Considers Stern Sidekick Artie Lange for Late-Night Role. [Broadcast Newsroom]
  
• 2007 Infinity G35 with XM NavTraffic now available. [Press Release]
• Microsoft Zune gets dissected (yummy). [Engadget]
• Uh oh... Apple orders 12 million iPhones. [Red Herring]
  

News bits for today:

• The radio industry is spending $1,000 to sell every $300 HD Radio. [Hear 2.0]
• Directed Electronics' gross satellite radio sales were $28.6 million for 3Q06 - an increase of 76.0% over 3Q05. [Press Release]
• Cingular releases new Samsung BlackJack smart phone featuring XM Radio Mobile. [LAPTOP Review]
• Horizon Air chooses XM WX for their fleet. [Aero-News]
• College paper feels that Sirius' Scott Greenstein doesn't care about college kids (worth the read just for the silly interview). [The Daily Texan]
  

News bits for this Manic Monday:

• NAVTEQ buys Traffic.com [Reuters]
• HD Radio arrives in Circuit City; gets 75,000 ads per week [CNET]
• NVIDIA buys PortalPlayer (chipmaker behind the iPod video and SanDisk Sansa e200). [Engadget]
• Even Cramer's guest hosts are touting a SIRIUS + XM merger (enough already) [RealMoney Radio]
• Zune vs. iPod (size does matter) [Gizmodo]
• Automotive PCs are coming (it would be smart to partner with them, now, before it's too late) [USA Today]
• XM's Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript [SeekingAlpha]