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Nobody at Sirius has ever asked her opinions about the service or what she listens to and why. She has purchased multiple subscriptions,...
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mramsey1
- Jun 30, 2008
Satellite radio mergers, HD, and toasters
From Inside Radio: The [XM/Sirius] merger faces more Senate opposition – and a call for mandatory HD Radio inclusion in satellite radio...
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mramsey1
- May 29, 2008
Show me the Consumers in the “Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio”
From Radio Ink: In an ex parte filing with the FCC, the Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio has asked the commission to...
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mramsey1
- May 22, 2008
Satellite Radio and the Customer “Experience”
You don’t buy “stuff” you buy what that “stuff” does for you. Increasingly, tech players are taking a page from Apple and learning that...
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mramsey1
- Apr 10, 2008
Arbitron/Edison study chills the already thin air of HD Radio
Sometimes I feel like I’m on a different planet. One where people speak the truth. Because from where I sit I can hear the gnashing of...
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mramsey1
- Mar 24, 2008
After the XM/Sirius DOJ Approval
Now that the DOJ has approved the Sirius/XM merger, it’s likely the FCC will follow suit with a minimum number of conditions or...
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mramsey1
- Feb 27, 2008
Would a Satellite Radio merger constitute a monopoly? “Most observers say no.”
Yes, I’ve been saying this for a year. Now the chorus rises: From the Hollywood Reporter: Regulators presumably have been considering...
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mramsey1
- Jan 9, 2008
On the XM and Starbucks divorce
XM and Starbucks have parted ways. From the news: The companies launched a marketing pact in 2004 that allowed Starbucks to get its own...
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mramsey1
- Dec 23, 2007
iBiquity signals the end of NAB’s satellite radio merger opposition
In every challenge there’s an opportunity waiting to be discovered. And the “bright idea” bulb must have been flashing over the heads at...
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mramsey1
- Dec 11, 2007
Look who’s podcasting: XM Radio
XM Radio, which is a client of mine, is now podcasting portions of their exclusive content for free. Why do such a crazy thing, you ask?...
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mramsey1
- Nov 29, 2007
XM/Sirius: The deal is going to be approved
Says Radio Business Report: Most broadcasters believe there are huge differences in the two businesses [radio and satellite]. A local...
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mramsey1
- Nov 2, 2007
Why this holiday season will not be a cheery one for satellite radio
In this week’s satellite radio news: Sirius’ new subscribers from car sales nearly doubled in the quarter to 462,749 from 236,464 a year...
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mramsey1
- Oct 28, 2007
This wouldn’t happen if Clint Eastwood was still Mayor
More stupid analysis from the Carmel Group about the looming XM/Sirius merger. Says Radio Ink: The analysis includes an extended...
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mramsey1
- Oct 25, 2007
Why the Arbitron diary isn’t fair to satellite or Internet radio
Yesterday I made the brash comment that we should place no credence in Arbitron’s satellite radio ratings numbers (the proportions,...
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mramsey1
- Sep 25, 2007
Exclusivity and Control and Howard Stern
Here’s a really interesting summary of a (tough to read) working paper from Harvard Business School that studies a key question: When is...
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mramsey1
- Sep 16, 2007
Consumer group against XM/Sirius merger is a sham
This one’s getting a lot of play in the news today with headlines like this: “Consumer group attacks XM/Sirius.” Except for one thing....
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mramsey1
- Sep 12, 2007
Satellite and WiFi-in-car radio will be the same thing
From NTSAircheck: Wi-Fi Internet Radio Will Hurt Satellite: That’s the opinion of Bridge Ratings President/CEO Dave Van Dyke, based on...
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mramsey1
- Sep 12, 2007
Satellite Radio’s move to OEM-driven model?
I will not comment on whether or not this headline is true. But if it is true, what do you think it suggests about the probability that...
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mramsey1
- Jul 27, 2007
XM conversion at 50% is bad news?!
From Inside Radio: …Yet XM says it converted just 53% of new car buyers into XM subscribers. That means owners of half the cars equipped...
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mramsey1
- Jul 23, 2007
Satellite Radio: You can’t always get what the NAB wants
So XM and Sirius announce their intention to provide a variety of pricing tiers on their merged offerings, thus giving federal regulators...
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