Pioneer has been very vocal in their position with one particular “concession” that has been a frequent subject of the proposed merger between Sirius and XM. The audio equipment manufacturer believes that there should be no requirement to install HD radio chipsets in all SDARS receivers. Pioneer met… → Read More
Cowen See’s Copps Move as No Surprise
Analyst Tom Watts was quick to the keyboard after it was announced that commissioner Copps had voted no on the proposed merger of Sirius and XM. The analyst noted that the Copps vote was “no surprise”, and that he was still looking to FCC commissioner Tate for the… → Read More
Adelstein Says There Is Wiggle Room
FCC Commissioner Adelstein has made statements that there is wiggle room in his position on the merger. According to Broadcasting and Cable, the democrat commissioner has indicated that he is willing to negotiate the terms that he outlined last week. Adelstein said Monday at an annual Minority Media… → Read More
Free Satellite Radios
Free Satellite Radio’s, that is the latest mantra from C3SR, an NAB backed “consumer group” that claims to advocate on behalf of satellite radio subscribers. C3SR, for what appears to be the first time has taken a stance that is actually dealing with the merger should it pass…. → Read More
FCC Turns Down C3SR & NAB Requests. Case Closed!
In a letter today filed with the FCC, NAB president David Rehr states: “It is has been reported to me that the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) General Counsel’s office believes that the concerns raised by the Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio (“C3SR”) regarding enforcement… → Read More
NAB Continues its Assault on the Sirius/XM Merger Process
David Rehr of the NAB has filed yet another letter of opposition with the FCC. Today’s letter, which was written and delivered today seems to focus on the channel set aside offered by Sirius and Xm. The letter seems to have a tone of defeat to it, now looking more… → Read More
C3SR Continuing With Interoperability Issue
Via hand delivery, C3SR, also known as the NAB coalition, picked up today where the NAB left off this past Friday. You may recall that the NAB hand delivered Mr. Hartleib’s comments to the commission. Piling on today, the NAB coalition filed yet another ex parte with Amy… → Read More
Tate Vote Possible By Weeks End
Washington Analysis analyst George Reed Dellinger, one of the more accurate regulatory analysts that has been following the proposed merger between Sirius and XM, issued a report today indicating that the decisive vote of Commissioner Tate could be delivered as early as the end of the week. According… → Read More
Satellite Plays Deal Or No Deal
Have you ever seen the television game show Deal or No Deal? The show is hosted by Howie Mandel, and the concept is simple. There are 25 brief cases containing amounts of cash ranging from a single penny to $1,000,000. The contestant picks a case with an unknown… → Read More
Stifel’s Levin Sees Merger End Game As Close
A day after comments by Martin in the Washington Post were viewed as positive by the street, the FCC chairman issued more neutral talk today that centered on the possibility of additional or more stringent concessions being considered in the merger process. During all of this, Stifel analyst… → Read More
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