Comments on: Sirius/XM: You Heard It Here First! http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/ Academic commentary on law, business, economics and more Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: TRUTH ON THE MARKET » Some Weekend Blog Reading http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6597 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:14:08 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6597 [...] Bill of Rights”.Thom Lambert on Prerequisites.John on Please No “Passenger’s Bill of Rights”.David Zaring on Sirius/XM: You Heard It Here First!.Thom Lambert on Learning Economics Online [...]

]]> By: David Zaring http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6596 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:56:58 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6596 I’m all for deregulation (which lifting the bar would I guess be in this case), but not when it totally affects my life. I can’t live without satellite, terrestrial radio is horrible, and XM is much, much better than Sirius. I’d really prefer to pay 12 bucks a month than whatever Mel Karmazin would like to charge me for whatever he decides to program.

They’re really relying on the case that HD radio a) exists, and b) is everywhere, no?

]]> By: Paul Stancil http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6595 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:06:26 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6595 I was thinking “sound waves” as the relevant product market. Too broad?

]]> By: John http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6594 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:12:29 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6594 They both offer distinctly different content, it isn’t like DISH and DirectTV merging.

I don’t see any Anti-Trust concerns, the operating costs will be so much lower as far as eliminating duplicate satellites and infrastructure.

This is a great day for Satellite subscribers.

]]> By: Keith Sharfman http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6593 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6593 Or perhaps the parties are prepared to litigate the question?

]]> By: Josh http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6592 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:44:50 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/02/19/siriusxm-you-heard-it-here-first/#comment-6592 Wow! So apparently the parties disagree with the FCC Chairman’s contention that their licenses prohibit a merger … or perhaps he has changed his mind?

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