Seemingly four members of Congress have written letters to the Attorney General or the FCC Chairman opposing the potential Sirius XM merger. Go ahead and take a gander at what their arguments are, some of them can be quite entertaining. Mike Doyle, D-PA (NAB Donated $9,248 in 06)… → Read More
Analyst Sees Sprint Pandora Deal As Huge Positive For Merger
Analyst Patrick Cormack sees the deal between Sprint and Padora as a huge positive for the Sirius/XM merger. Such a deal clearly illustrates the speed at which technology is moving forward, but also outlines the new ways and methods consumers are using to access audio content. When looking… → Read More
Women Involved In Farm Economics Supports Merger
Large organizations and minority groups are coming out with strong support for the merger. The latest is the Women Involved in Farm Economics. They are yet another voice from the rural community that has stated in no uncertain terms that they feel a substantial benefit will accompany the… → Read More
FCC TimeClock A Big Deal?
It seems that there are people who love to speculate that the fact that the FCC has not yet started their timeclock carries some sort of indication relative to the merger. One popular site even quoted a mergers and acquisitions site as saying that “there is simply no… → Read More
FCC Comment Scorecard – May 31 Edition
Anti-Merger Camp Picks up 1 point. To date the number of comments filed is 617. The events of today see the Pro Merger in front by 9 points. PRO MERGER – 53% ANTI MERGER – 44% NOT APPLICABLE – 3% If you are interested in filing your opinion… → Read More
League of Rural Voters Loves The Merger
As I reported earlier on SSG, support from the League of Rural Voters is significantly important. The issue of rural areas was a major sticking point in the Direct TV and Dish merger years ago, and with satellite radio, it appears to be distinctly different. The matter gained… → Read More
Dodging Bullets – thestreet.com on the Merger
When it comes to the proposed merger between Sirius and XM, Scott Moritz, Senior writer at TheStreet.com, is seemingly worried that the FCC review clock has not yet started. Mr. Moritz expresses concern that perhaps this stalling is a sign of bad news to come for both companies…. → Read More
National Association of Broadcasters Creates Anti Merger Website
The NAB has really turned up the heat with this new online campaign by actually going out and registering the domain XMSiriusMonopoly.org and setting up a stand alone website dedicated to delivering us the TRUTH about creating a Satellite monopoly. The only problem is that the NAB’s website… → Read More
CEO Mel Karmazin Reiterates Benefits of Sirius XM Merger
Sirius CEO, Mel Karmazin, testified today in a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce on the subject of the SIRIUS XM merger. His testimony was another attempt to drive home the significant benefits for consumers if the two Satellite giants were allowed to merge. Mr. Karmazin is… → Read More
Sirius XM Merger Update
I have made it a point to do myself a favor and not cover every little thing surrounding the Sirius XM merger but, I figure it’s about time I talked about the NAB and their position on the issue. A position that is smashed by simple, are you… → Read More
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