A keen reader found this possible connection with Sirius Satellite Radio and ION Media in a BusinessWeek article published a few weeks ago. Not sure if there is in fact a connection or not, but with Sirius' Mobile Video technology looming in the near future, one has to wonder if something is in the works. "A weekly schedule [for ION Media CEO Brandon Burgess] might include meeting with Samsung in New York about cell phone chips for broadcast signals, before jetting off to Washington to chat with pals at the Federal Communications Commission. Then it's back to New York to dine with Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin as they explore new ideas for the two companies."
ION Media apparently is also pushing a values-oriented kids digital channel, and Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin has specifically mentioned children's programming and that the Sirius video feed will be live. But besides that, and the two CEOs having dinner together, there's little other evidence that anything is going on.
Speculate away.
[BusinessWeek]
ION has a large terrestrial transmitter network as well. It would be possible to offer Sirius via Digital Terrestrial TV, juat as it is offered via Dish Network.