Supposedly yes, according to the sources at theflyonthewall. An announcement of a merger between the two largest satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius, is expected to be announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later today.
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Thoughts? Concerns? I don't have it yet but I wonder what that would do to the programming.
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i hope this happens! Hopefully this would mean that i get better/more channels for *hopefully* the same price and have the option to get NFL as another 'package' (i have XM and i like it).
wouldn't they then be a monopoly and the fed would have to come down on them? Or do they still get lumped in with regular radio? I like the radioactive dog logo they have there.
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i hope not. xm programming blows.
it really needs to happen. the satellite radio market is too small for both to continue.
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BLINGMW Wrote:wouldn't they then be a monopoly and the fed would have to come down on them? Or do they still get lumped in with regular radio? I like the radioactive dog logo they have there.
+1
Satellite TV (DirecTV and Dish) have been trying to do this for YEARS. FCC won't let 'em.
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Mike Wrote:it really needs to happen. the satellite radio market is too small for both to continue.
I hope you just forgot the </sarchasm> :?:
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Evan Wrote:xm programming blows.
+1
I dont give a shit what happens as long as my current programming and radio stays and functions.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
BLINGMW Wrote:Mike Wrote:it really needs to happen. the satellite radio market is too small for both to continue.
I hope you just forgot the </sarchasm> :?:
no.
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hmm. Well let's see then. There's ~40 million high speed internet subscribers according to some stats I found on the web. It's probably a safe assumption that any family that can afford that could also afford XM or Sirius. If each potentially only gets half of them, 20 million, at ~$15/mo, that's 3.6 billion dollars per year?! And that's not counting sales of the players. Certianly a LARGE market to play in.
Another page shows that Sirius is currently around 6 mil subscribers, XM around 7.... so I'm sure they're feeling pretty good.
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sure, but satellites arent cheap. the payments on one must be a bitch!
(50% market penetration is also extremely optimistic, even in 10 years)
This would help out all the people who can't decide whether to get xm or sirius.
BLINGMW Wrote:hmm. Well let's see then. There's ~40 million high speed internet subscribers according to some stats I found on the web. It's probably a safe assumption that any family that can afford that could also afford XM or Sirius. If each potentially only gets half of them, 20 million, at ~$15/mo, that's 3.6 billion dollars per year?! And that's not counting sales of the players. Certianly a LARGE market to play in.
Another page shows that Sirius is currently around 6 mil subscribers, XM around 7.... so I'm sure they're feeling pretty good.
you would be wrong in all of your assumptions. i repeat, the market is not there for both to survive indefinitely.
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sk24iam Wrote:This would help out all the people who can't decide whether to get xm or sirius.
Ya think :?: :hammer:
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Howard Stern just got an $83 million bonus because Sirius went way over its suspected subscriptions. However both Sirius and XM have shown bigtime losses since their inceptions... last year alone both of their stocks fell over 45%. The biggest problem is they're investing WAY too much in their radio personalities (Stern is worth $500 million?!?).
I bought my mom Sirius for her car for Christmas and I think it's dope as shit though! Some great channels!
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Mike Wrote:you would be wrong in all of your assumptions. i repeat, the market is not there for both to survive indefinitely.
ok. They already pull in billions a year, and I think they might be able to pull in billions more. No WAY!
WRXtranceformed Wrote:Stern is worth $500 million?!?
I hear ya, it's a silly amount of money, I guess they figured it'd pay off. :dunno: I would assume they know more than me.
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BLINGMW Wrote:Mike Wrote:you would be wrong in all of your assumptions. i repeat, the market is not there for both to survive indefinitely.
ok. They already pull in billions a year, and I think they might be able to pull in billions more. No WAY!
WRXtranceformed Wrote:both Sirius and XM have shown bigtime losses since their inceptions... last year alone both of their stocks fell over 45%.
lee is right. i'm not quite sure where you're getting your numbers from, but i do work in the media industry so i read a lot of applicable journals that say what i'm saying... their market is not a healthy one.
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I'm a big XM fan myself. We sell WAY more XM then "Syrus" at the H-burg Circuit City. XM in the Van and Sylvia's PT...both free...with free service  . Basically XM gives away more "just pay the shipping" radios fo Circuit City employees...therefor I lovers them mo' beta. Sirius is just as good to jam out on...unsensored rap is unsensored rap if its on 66 Raw or Shade 45.
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HAULN-SS Wrote:and I bet it blows hard on both services
:?:
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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