Comments on: The Bird Call http://gigaom.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: XM and Sirius to Merge …? | GFMorris.com http://gigaom.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100071 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:02:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100071 [...] Malik notes that there’s much speculation about about the merging of Sirius and XM Radio … and no firm [...]

]]> By: The Indiana Jones School of Management http://gigaom.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100069 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100069 XM and Sirius to Merge

Om Malik notes that there’s much speculation about about the merging of Sirius and XM Radio … and no firm denials.

That would be interesting. I’m not sure how I like having one monolithic satellite radio company, as I worry about lack of compet…

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AUTHOR: Jesse Kopelman

This is why on-demand is the future. The natural trend for all broadcasters is monopoly as they are all fighting over exactly the same “main-stream” customers. The end result is disenfranchisement of everyone else and thus a market for on-demand. I think the overall on-demand market will end up being much larger than that for broadcast, but there is no potential for any giant companies in on-demand like there is in broadcast. That is a good thing, by the way.

]]> By: Corante New York http://gigaom.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100070 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/26/the-bird-call/#comment-100070 Merger speculation in the satellite radio business

Om Malik on the rumored merger between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio: “It should not come as a surprise as both companies despite all the buzz (ala TiVo and Treo) are sucking wind, and losing money. Once together,…

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