thatecently, we learned the's ergen contacted directv ceo about a possible merger.loomberg is our media reporter, so exactly where does this stand? ceoounds like the directv is not really interested. >> if this tie up happens by any means, the u.s. is going to scrutinize this. they compete directly against each other, and this is unlike the other big merger news in tv land, which is comcast-time warner cable. of a consumer concern, at least on the face of it with that merger, whereas with directv, if you're in the market to buy television, and you are thinking about another service, you no longer have a choice if those two guys team up, and that is why the directv folks are more cautious about it. >> how much does this have to do with comcast trying to buy time warner cable? >> i think that is a huge part of it. the satellite guys, unlike the cable guys, cannot sell broadband. dish,k charlie ergen at they are thinking if he can team up, they can create something like a wireless broadband service that they can't sell and then compete with comcast-time like a wireless