NAB MEMBERSHIP TRIES TO PLAY SPOILER I have followed the comments to the FCC regarding the proposed merger of Sirius and XM for quite some time with SSG, and now Sirius Buzz. In fact, I have reviewed each and every comment made, and it is because I have… → Read More
SIRIUS/XM Merger is not Echostar/DIRECTV
The League of Rural Voters have released a new analysis that draws clear differences between the broadcast satellite market in the 2002 and the attempted Echostar/DirecTV merger, and the expanding, competitive audio entertainment market in the SIRIUS/XM merger. The recently released paper goes to great lengths to draw… → Read More
FCC Comment Scorecard – June 22 Edition
The comments regarding the Sirius and XM merger continue to flow in to the FCC. Ever since the FCC started the time clock, comments have been overwhelmingly on the PRO Merger side, with many organizations as well as consumers expressing a desire to see the merger pass. To… → Read More
Merger Support Continues From Large and Powerful Organizations
With the merger in the hands of the Department of Justice and the FCC, people and organizations are voicing their opinion. Overwhelmingly, the opinions filed with the FCC are in favor of the merger. As of this writing pro merger comments account for over 2,000 of some 2,500… → Read More
SATCOS Survey On Merger Has Interesting Results
The latest SATCOS survey on the Sirius and XM Merger has some interesting results that may surprise some people. The short survey seeks opinion on the merger, pricing, and access to audio entertainment. What I find interesting is the usage of HD Radio as compared to cassette tapes…. → Read More
A Deeper Look At The Representatives Who Signed The Anti-Merger Letter
We decided to take a deeper look into the 72 representatives that signed a letter against the merger. For your convenience, we have listed each representative and any donation they received from the NAB Political Action Committee (PAC) in the 2006 election cycle. The data was provided Open… → Read More
NAB Gathers Support From House Members
Today a letter signed by 72 members of the house, about 16.5% of the membership, came out against the merger. It has been made apparent that at least some of the members have had contributions from the National Association of Broadcasters as the very first signer of the… → Read More
Sirius and XM Merger Survey
It is important that you let the FCC, Senators and Congressmen know your opinions relating to the proposed merger between Sirius and XM. Today, several legislators sent a letter to the FCC and DOJ urging these government agencies to disallow the merger. Do these senators and congressmen represent… → Read More
FCC Comment Scorecard – 6-15 edition
Well, we have had five busy days of looking at comments filed with the FCC regarding the proposed Sirius and XM merger. In the past week, consumer sentiment regarding the merger has skyrocketed from 52% in favor and 44% against to 77% in favor and 21% against. This… → Read More
NAB Responds To Hazlett Report
It seems that the NAB had to have Dennis Wharton, Vice President of the NAB step in to respond to the report issued by Hazlett. We are not sure, but perhaps David Rehr was in the other room busy with his Payola Crayola’s. Wharton’s response: “This report defies… → Read More
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