PaisanNYC Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com: SATELLITE RADIO PROVIDERS SIRIUS AND XM WILL MERGE, ABC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED. SIRIUS HEAD MEL KARMAZIN WILL RUN THE MERGE http://abcnews.go.com?CMP=EMC-1396 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aznsmartass24 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 good thing i never bought anything from either xm or sirius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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PaisanNYC Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I am actually optimistic about this. It may be a good thing. Mel Karamazin of Sirius knows how to market radio, and Sirius has the brand name, while XM has the technology and the content. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 i dont think it will happen when the FCC licensed the two companies, part of the their agreement was that one company could never own the other Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I like it too. Hopefully someday I will be able to have a nice, two-line display for my sirius, and its superior content (except for baseball) I am actually optimistic about this. It may be a good thing. Mel Karamazin of Sirius knows how to market radio, and Sirius has the brand name, while XM has the technology and the content. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Itchy Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I wonder what this'll do to my lifetime sirius subscription. I wonder if the government will block it due to monopoly laws. No competitors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RBex Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Any ideas if this will become a doorstop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 i dont think it will happen when the FCC licensed the two companies, part of the their agreement was that one company could never own the other Not quite: While it is true that one could never own the other, it says in the article that "Federal licenses for the satellite services prohibit one entity from owning them. However, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has said the licenses could be altered, if requested. " Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaisanNYC Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 besides i do not think there is a monopoly. there is competition, free radio vs sat radio. At this point in the game why would Sat Radio try to be a bully and raise rates to exhorberant amounts? Then we would all cancel and try out HD Radio (right) LOL I will be positive about this. I just hope Hoo Hoo Howard's 500million+ contract won't mean the end to both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonH Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 If XM has any brains, they will cancel Howard's Contract as part of the merger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaisanNYC Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Looked like Howard might be thinking of leaving anyways. He must have knew this was coming. He just got engaged, he is grooming Bubba the Love Sponge to take over for him, by letting him do Friday morning shows while he is off.. Maybe he knows he needs to leave, or he knows they will can him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 i dont think they will can him The CEO of siruis is still the CEO. He was the one that made the big push for him and i dont think he would let stern go easy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaisanNYC Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hey T, maybe Pioneer can start working on an ip-bus XM/Sirius Satellite TV tuner since Sirius unveiled the service at CES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Lets not get ahead of ourselves, I just want one that gives me the song name and artist at the same time Hey T, maybe Pioneer can start working on an ip-bus XM/Sirius Satellite TV tuner since Sirius unveiled the service at CES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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