Merger?

[CodeMonkey]

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Keeping all the fighting and personal attacks aside, think this might be
good? While I like competition to keep companies on their toes, getting
the best of both worlds would be cool...

[All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone]

> Keeping all the fighting and personal attacks aside, think this might be
> good? While I like competition to keep companies on their toes, getting
> the best of both worlds would be cool...

There is zero percent chance of it, IMO, unless one company or the other
gets in serious, unrecoverable financial trouble -- which neither is, at
this point.

The regulatory issues would likely be difficult; but more than anything, it
would be a tremendous waste of resources. Mergers don't make financial
sense unless there is some synergy, and in this case the entire satellite
infrastructure would be duplicated as well as the other facilities (in fact,
XM already has redundant facilities, so they would end up with THREE
complete broadcast facilities).

Hard to see how it makes sense even if the regulatory issues could be
handled.

[Coyote]

"All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone" <DeadShrimp@NOMail.com> wrote in message
news:gUAjg.96083$H71.46506@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
>> Keeping all the fighting and personal attacks aside, think this might be
>> good? While I like competition to keep companies on their toes, getting
>> the best of both worlds would be cool...
>
> There is zero percent chance of it, IMO, unless one company or the other
> gets in serious, unrecoverable financial trouble -- which neither is, at
> this point.
>
> The regulatory issues would likely be difficult; but more than anything,
> it would be a tremendous waste of resources. Mergers don't make financial
> sense unless there is some synergy, and in this case the entire satellite
> infrastructure would be duplicated as well as the other facilities (in
> fact, XM already has redundant facilities, so they would end up with THREE
> complete broadcast facilities).
>
> Hard to see how it makes sense even if the regulatory issues could be
> handled.
>
>
>

Unbelivable...LOL for once I can agree with Frontmed.

A merger IMO would be asinine. It takes at least two seperate satellite
firms to keep consumer costs in line. If only one was on line it would be
time for current subscribers to CYA as subscription fees would rise to
execessive heights and churn from current subscribers would rise.

----...apply the merger idea to news for example....merge FOX, CNN, MSNBC
for example...The idea sucks.

[J. Fowler]

All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone wrote:
>> Keeping all the fighting and personal attacks aside, think this might be
>> good? While I like competition to keep companies on their toes, getting
>> the best of both worlds would be cool...
>
> There is zero percent chance of it, IMO, unless one company or the other
> gets in serious, unrecoverable financial trouble -- which neither is, at
> this point.

A CBS or Clear Channel merger seems more likely in that scenario. Of
course if the RIAA has their way in the negotiations, both companies
would be forced to surrender, what many believe to be, unreasonable
revenue. While I don't think the RIAA members getting their way would
lead to unrecoverable financial trouble, i do believe it would depress
the stocks further. 17 days until arbitration begins. It ought to be
interesting.

[an_old_friend]

Coyote wrote:
> "All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone" <DeadShrimp@NOMail.com> wrote in message
> news:gUAjg.96083$H71.46506@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...

> Unbelivable...LOL for once I can agree with Frontmed.
>
> A merger IMO would be asinine. It takes at least two seperate satellite
> firms to keep consumer costs in line. If only one was on line it would be
> time for current subscribers to CYA as subscription fees would rise to
> execessive heights and churn from current subscribers would rise.
keeping comsumer costs in lie is NOT an objective of either company
maximzing profits is

but the regulatory burden would shuttle it
>
> ----...apply the merger idea to news for example....merge FOX, CNN, MSNBC
> for example...The idea sucks.