XM, Sirius detail pricing plan, seek merger support
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The top executives at the nation's two satellite radio companies detailed pricing plans yesterday that they said would let customers choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are permitted to merge.
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The much-anticipated merger between Sirius and XM gets the green light. Plus: <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/02/
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JUST IN Satellite radio providers XM and Sirius confirmed the rumors Monday, announcing a surprise $13 billion merger of equals, which would keep Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin and XM Chairman Gary Parsons in their respective roles.
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U.S. satellite radio  companies Sirius and XM promised on Monday a variety of  subscription packages that cost up to 46 percent less than  current plans if their merger is approved.
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The two main satellite radio  providers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius are  expected to announce a long-awaited merger on Monday, according  to the New York Post.
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Sirius Satellite Radio  plans  to buy larger U.S. rival XM  for $4.6 billion in stock  to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock  Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal  would face a tough time winning approval.
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Sirius Satellite Radio  and XM Satellite Radio  shares jumped on Tuesday after the companies announced a merger plan, although a top regulator said the deal would face a tough review.
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Whether federal regulators allow Sirius and XM to merge rests on how they view the radio marketplace: Does combining the nation's only two satellite radio companies create a monopoly, or does the growing presence of music on cellphones, computers, and iPods amount to competition?
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Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would face a tough time winning approval.
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Broadcasters nationwide need not worry about local advertising revenue disappearing if the proposed takeover of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. by Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. goes through, the FCC's chairman said Thursday.
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Sirius and XM issued statements that their existing radios would work with the new service they would create by merging, but will the number of channels available increase? In Listening Post.
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By Charles Babington, Washington Post Staff Writer  The price of satellite radio service has become a sensitive topic in the debate over whether the nation's two space-based radio companies should be allowed to merge, and lawmakers zeroed in on it yesterday.
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A congressional committee scheduled a hearing to examine whether the proposed $4.84 billion merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and rival XM Satellite Holdings Inc. would hurt consumers.
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The two main U.S. satellite radio  providers, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio on  Monday said they would merge in a stock-for-stock deal, a move  that has been long expected in the young industry.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  said on Monday  that if their proposed merger is approved, they will offer  subscriptions priced 46 percent below current levels, and would  let customers buy packages of their favorite channels.
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Sirius Satellite Radio  and XM  Satellite Radio  shares jumped on Tuesday after the  companies announced a merger plan, although a top regulator  said the deal would face a tough review.
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The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Feb. 23:  Sirius and XM, the country's only providers of satellite radio, want to merge. Their reasons are obvious.