Showing posts with label XM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XM. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2008

Sirius and XM Satellite Radio Companies to Merge


Image from source, CNN Money

I don't have, never have had, and have no desire for satellite radio. I already pay a friggin' fortune for the rest of my entertainment choices, and that is just one step to far for me. So, I really have no dog in this fight.

But the argument that it doesn't cut competition when the only two satellite radio companies in the United States merge, I gotta call bull shit.

[Excerpt]

XM-Sirius merger approved by DOJ

The U.S. Justice Department approved the merger between satellite radio companies Sirius and XM Monday, more than a year after the two companies first announced their deal.

But for fans of Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony and other Sirius and XM on-air personalities, there are still many questions about how much a combined Sirius-XM service will cost and what programs they'll be able to hear. Plus, Sirius and XM face one more regulatory hurdle before the deal can officially be completed. . .

Read more at: CNN Money
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