In a speech today at the NAB Radio Show, David Rehr stated that the term “terrestrial radio” does not accurately define radio. According to Rehr, radio is much more than that: “We find ourselves in the midst of an exciting and dynamic period for radio. With new digital… → Read More
Merger Is A Process
With any breath of news or any comment, the Sirius and XM stock prices seem to fluctuate. If the news seems positive, the price moves up, if it seems negative, the price comes down. Seems like common sense, but there are a few things that we should all… → Read More
NAB Issues Statement In Response To Sirius and XM
NAB Executive Vice President David Wharton has issued a response to statements made by Sirius and XM. Wharton’s Statement: “XM and Sirius have spent upwards of $20 million trying to bamboozle the Beltway into believing that a monopoly is good for consumers. Yet when you cut through all… → Read More
Form Letters Swing Comment Percentages
When we first revealed the existence of the anti-merger form letter, it seemed an organized campaign to gather as many anti-merger comments as possible for submission to the FCC. The practice has continued since then, and more information has come to light regarding this campaign. Today, the form… → Read More
The Power Of Six
With an organized effort ongoing to submit anti-merger form letters to the FCC, merger supporters may be wondering what they can do to show their support in a more meaningful way than through a form letter. Well, There is a way that you can show YOUR OWN opinion… → Read More
Anti Merger Form Leters Continue To Arrive At FCC
We have written about an anti-merger form letter that is being submitted to the FCC, and today another 131 of these have been published to the FCC website. Through some investigation we have been able to determine that the people submitting this in many cases are not satellite… → Read More
Rumors Shift Focus
Rumors of Google buying Sirius surfaced today as reported by Zacahry Rogers of the ClickZ website. While there is nothing concrete regarding the subject, I suppose nothing is outside the realm of possibility. Investors should however understand the merger deal between Sirius and XM when considering any such… → Read More
Does Wisconsin Attorney General Van Hollen Have Radio Ties?
Likely those that follow the merger between Sirius and XM are wondering what would possess the Attorney General of Wisconsin to come out of the blue against the merger. Does Van Hollen have ties to terrestrial radio? well, the answer to that is YES, at least indirectly. According… → Read More
Wisconsin Attorney General Opposes Merger
The Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has penned a letter against the proposed merger of Sirius and XM according to his office. Van Hollen was quoted as saying, “The proposed merger would eliminate competition in the satellite radio industry and the combined XM-Sirius companies would be free… → Read More
Get Sirius – Save A Tree
With the shareholder vote on the proposed merger soon to be announced, why not streamline the process for yourself, while at the same time helping out the environment. The merger process has already generated over 6,000,000 pages of material in order to comply with the Department of Justices… → Read More
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