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Brent T · 02-26-2007, 03:41 PM

Well Mel Karmazin was on Howard this am and he answered a few questions

#1 - Each companies hardware will still be used after the merger. The exclusive content will be available on each set of hardware as well. So XM'ers can get Stern, NFL etc and Sirius users will get MLB and Oprah

#2 - There was no mention of Opie & Anthony and their contract

#3 - There will not be a price increase and there is a chance subscription prices will go down. However he hinted that this will only happen if they use an ala carte system where the user gets to pick and choose their programming.

#4 - There will no longer be any music channels with commercials. There was no mention on which music channels will make it and which will not.

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Brent T Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 11:14 PM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 272	Re: What Does XM/Sirius Merger Mean For Hardware? Well Mel Karmazin was on Howard this am and he answered a few questions #1 - Each companies hardware will still be used after the merger. The exclusive content will be available on each set of hardware as well. So XM'ers can get Stern, NFL etc and Sirius users will get MLB and Oprah #2 - There was no mention of Opie & Anthony and their contract #3 - There will not be a price increase and there is a chance subscription prices will go down. However he hinted that this will only happen if they use an ala carte system where the user gets to pick and choose their programming. #4 - There will no longer be any music channels with commercials. There was no mention on which music channels will make it and which will not.