Merger Would End Satellite Radio's Rivalry

Lot's of stories today on the proposed merger between Sirius and XM.  Here's one by Richard Siklos and Andrew Ross Sorkin.  They write:

... Questioned last month about a possible Sirius-XM merger, the F.C.C. chairman, Kevin J. Martin, initially appeared to be skeptical, but later said that if such a deal were proposed, the agency would consider it.  ¶  In a statement yesterday, Mr. Martin acknowledged that the F.C.C. rule could complicate a merger but said the commission would evaluate the proposal. “The hurdle here, however, would be high,” he said. ...

Link:  New York Times. 

Doc Searls points out some other difficulties: antitrust, program quality, monoculture, obsolescence, costs and revenues.  Link:  Doc Searls Weblog.  Thanks to Rob Paterson for the tip.  --Dennis