After taking last week off due to the holiday, Sirius Buzz Radio is back. This week the show will air at 9:00 PM eastern instead of the usual 10:00 PM time slot. Join us at Sirius Buzz Radio to discuss the merer, the FCC, the OEM channel and… → Read More
Ibiquity Lobbies Commissioner Tate
In a filing with the FCC some of the conversations between Ibiquity and commissioner Tate have become more clear. Specifically, Ibiquity wrote in an Exparte that they were responding to “certain issues raised in our meeting last week” (referring to a previous meeting between Ibiquity and Tate). Questions… → Read More
Consumer Union Wants Confidential Documents Brought To Light
In a filing with the FCC the Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America are seeking that highly confidential information of Sirius and XM be brought to light for public inspection. It is the contention of the organizations that the redacted information about the interoperability issue carries great… → Read More
Sirius Meets With Commissioner Tate
On July 7, 2008 Sirius and their representatives held a meeting with Commissioner Tate in reference to “pending issues raised” with reference to the proposed merger between Sirius and XM. Tate is seen by many as a possible swing vote in the merger proceedings, and that of the… → Read More
Stifel Makes Notes Of Arbitrage Spread
Stifel analyst Kit Spring issued a note today in which he highlighted the arbitrage spread between Sirius and XM as being “abnormally high”. The arbitrage spread is represented by the delta between the price of Sirius and XM in relation to the 4.6 shares of Sirius that will… → Read More
The Wonderful World of HD Radio
The NAB, iBiquity, and virtually every Congressman and Attorney General who steps in to this circus that we call a merger has been asking for the inclusion of HD chips into Satellite Radios. Of course, they never once mention who should pay for the design, installation, manufacturing, etc…… → Read More
Last.FM And SqueezeBox Tout Scrobbling
Squeezebox and Last.FM are touting the benefits of scrobbling. For those of you who might not know, scrobbling is when your music device or service learns what music you like, and develops playlists that are more suited to your tastes. The more you scrobble, the more you will… → Read More
Terrestrial Radios Free Ride
In a filing by the National Association of Broadcasters, there seems to be concern that satellite radio threatens the very viability and existence of AM, FM, and HD radio in cars. What a concept. Terrestrial radio is a wonderful service, and does indeed provide great programming, but to… → Read More
Ibiquity Fears Open Access Will Not Help Adoption Of HD Radio
In a meeting held with FCC commissioner Tate, Ibiquity outlined fears that the open access condition proposed in the merger between Sirius and XM would not ensure that HD radio chipsets get installed into receivers capable of receiving SDARS signals. It is ironic that open access is heralded… → Read More
Terrestrial Wants In On Merger
Months ago, when Georgetown Partners began their quest for 20% of the SDARS spectrum, I composed a list of questions that I felt should be answered. Among those questions was whether Georgetown was looking to build their own satellite radio company, or merely going to act as an… → Read More
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