US radio satellite groups to merge
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Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced a 13-billion-dollar &quot;merger of equals,&quot; saying their tie-up would create a new US entertainment group serving 14 million combined subscribers.
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The top executives at the nation's two satellite radio companies detailed pricing plans Monday that they said would let customers choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are combined.
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AM and FM radio broadcasters are set to convert to HD, their reply to satellite. Also: Sirius plans with Microsoft to make video channels for backseat passengers & hellip;.  HP jumps on the home-entertainment bandwagon & hellip;. and more.
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NEW YORK -- Shock jock Howard Stern is headed to satellite radio, where listeners will have to pay to listen to him. Stern and Sirius Satellite Radio have announced a five-year deal beginning January 2006.
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By Jonathan Sidener, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Feb. 21--The proposed merger of the XM and Sirius satellite radio  networks creates confusion for consumers in the short term. That much is  clear.
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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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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. XMSR.O chief executive officer Hugh Panero on Wednesday said he expected satellite radio and cellphone services to converge within the next five years.
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Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.
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The two companies that offer satellite radio service are hoping to expand their customer base by selling smaller after-market receivers with a range of new capabilities.
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What do you think, folks at home? The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on whether it should uphold a 1997 decision that bars satellite radio rivals Sirius and XM from merging.â¦
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By Seth Sutel  XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., rivals in the fledgling satellite radio industry, have agreed to combine in a deal that investors hope will result in lower costs, assuming it overcomes significant regulatory hurdles.
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Satellite radio companies Sirius and  XM invested billions in infrastructure and millions more in  marketing to differentiate themselves from one another. Now,  they&#39;re spending millions more in an attempt to merge.
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At the same time that the US makes its first transition to an all-digital terrestrial broadcasting system for television, member states of the European Union may all be rolling out mobile satellite services (MSS) for no less than satellite television. Imagine a Sirius/XM-style portable network, whose receivers will likely be integrated into cellular phones, on a continental scale as soon as 20 months from now.
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The company charged with developing  the standard for digital radio in the United States said on  Wednesday it has struck deals to convert another 2,000 stations  nationwide to its format.
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Rivals XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio both have ventured again to the automotive industry in their latest efforts to land new subscribers, announcing separate distribution agreements Tuesday with Toyota Motor Corp.
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Top US satellite radio service XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Wednesday said it has signed a deal to air games from Major League Baseball for the next 11 years in a deal worth $650 million.
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Broadcasters GWR Group PLC and Capital Radio PLC announced Wednesday that they are to merge, taking control of more than a third of Britain&#39;s commercial radio market.