http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/ Autoblog Comments for Sirius / XM merger approved by Justice Department http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/
You will hear XM and Sirius programming on your current equipment.]]>Mar 24th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/
XM will carry Sirius shows and vice versa.

Let's just say some heads are going to roll pretty soon. With the consolidation, they won't need as many DJ's or radio shows. Especially the overlapping ones.

I just canceled my subscription too. I wonder what they'll do about the price structure, which I think still sucks. ]]>Mar 24th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:35PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/
Why? Because no one wants this business. They had no choice but to merge. What the JD did was find out that no one wants to try and enter this business because its too damn expensive and too few customers. As such they let the merger go through because it was pointless to stop it and possibly detrimental to both if it didn't go through.

Face it, Satellite radio is a great idea but the market isn't there. If there was real money to be made there without incredible risk you can be assured the big media companies would have already jumped on it, let alone buy out one of these companies.

No, its actually good for the consumer because it means there is likely to be satellite radio ]]>Mar 25th 2008 5:55AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/
At least this will allow the two companies to form an organized plan for merging content, hardware, etc. My guess is that somewhat reduced content (to eliminate overlaps) will be broadcast over both satellite networks, so both XM and Sirius hardware will be available for a while and the combined programming will be broader than eother service today (e.g. all major sports on both instead of some sports on each).

The definitions of "marketplace" and "competition" have been the crux of this merger battle. Sirius and XM are only two of many competitors vying for the "portable music" market, so this merger only creates a stronger competitor for FM, HD Radio, Apple, etc. Given how cars are offered with increasingly sophisticated multi-media systems these days, this is a forward thinking decision. It's concievable that within 5-10 years cars will be able to stream music directly from the internet via wireless/mobile networks, so satellite will just be another form of mobile music.

-SimianSpeedster
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Clearly, you have not been paying attention. This merger will dramatically speed the advance of satellite radio, especially in our automobiles. A major thrust will include mobile Internet access and TV.

However, if it were just radio, this would still be major. Between them XM and Sirius provide access to every game played in Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL. The two services provide access to virtually every major NCAA basketball and football game. Music of virtually every genre, comedy, news, public affairs, lifestyle programming, and so much more are available on hundreds of channels. Nowhere on Earth does terrestrial radio offer as much as XM and Sirius offer everywhere in the Continental USA. ]]>Mar 24th 2008 5:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 25th 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/
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Sirrius is currently rolling out Sirius TV in the new Chrysler minivans. it's only 6 or so stations right now, but imagine if it had 50 or 60 channels? You could conceivably have one radio/TV provider for both your home and car.

As for pricing, they have been talking about an Ala' Carte line. Something like any 50 channels you want for $6.95 per month.]]>Mar 24th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/24/sirius-xm-merger-approved-by-justice-department/Mar 24th 2008 8:10PM