Oh boy. I'm not sure this seems good for XM subscribers and O&A fans. I went with XM because they had the reputation for being deeper in their music selections whereas Sirius had more of an FM without commercials approach. I got into satellite in the first place because I wanted to escape the repeatedness of FM radio. It seems as if more of the Sirius management will be retained than XM. As for O&A, this can't be good for them. Karmazin and Stern and O&A already hate each other. Howard will once again be able to have them gagged if he wants to. And that is even if they stay a part of the new company, which might not happen due to CBS's stake in them.
Quote:
The combined company is
committed to consumer choice, including offering consumers the ability
to pick and choose the channels and content they want on a more a la
carte basis.
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While this might seem like a nice idea, the suspicious person in me suspects that this could be a way to charge premiums for certain sports, Stern and O&A (if they remain a part of the company)