Bay Area DJ responds to merger annoncement
There has been lots of chatter all across the internets since Monday’s DoJ approval announcement. One of the more interesting takes came from Bay Area DJ, “Big” Rick Stuart. Mr. Stuart writes as a radio professional, a former employee of Mel’s at CBS Radio, and as a Sirius subscriber. I thought his insights were interesting (as well as pretty much in line with mine).
As he writes here,
1) big names stay and to listen to some of them you’ll pay more than “basic”
2) little weird stations might not stay or if they do will with staffing cuts
3) I don’t think there will be any programming duplication and Mel can be a loyal guy so if there is a choice XM staff gets cut
3) new hardware is coming soon, very very soon
4) the NAB will fight it all the way (and lose)
5) the very under the radar Sirius Backseat TV service will expand quickly
Now, I think he’s underplaying the pricing changes that will be favorable to many consumers, like the “Mostly Music” choice, but I encourage you to check out his post.
I have Backseat TV and it is quite good but only 3 channels. For $15/mo they are going to have to expand the lineup. by dantodd
My thoughts exactly - and another reason why this merger will screw all of us in one way or another, given enough time. by jam master jay
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...news-col-blogs by jam master jay
I wouldn't think they would screw over existing subs but I guess I could be wrong. by GameZoneRadio
Any dork could write this crap and if you take it word for word...good luck. by eggbert52
My thoughts exactly - and another reason why this merger will screw all of us in one way or another, given enough time.
"The 22 million customers of AT&T Wireless were given a Hobson's choice in 2004 when the firm was acquired by Cingular, according to Public Justice. The advocacy group says consumers had three bad options after the merger:
Continue using their old phones and face a new $5 monthly fee and degraded service; switch to Cingular and pay an upgrade fee; or cancel their service and pay a $175 early-termination fee.
"There was no good option for these people," said Public Justice lawyer Leslie Bailey." by flowerfeeder
I just thought it was another perspective that I wasn't seeing reported on at every freakin' fan site. The guy says he's a Sirius sub (and I don't have any reason to doubt that), so it's not just someone parroting the party-line. I've even exchanged emails with Mr. Stuart, where he says that he's used Backstage as a source for radio reviews. ( I guess DAB is getting those huge NAB checks, too!!)
Disagree with any of his points if you'd like, you don't have to give him any credibility; it's just another opinion, like yours or mine. by RoadRunner
I just thought it was another perspective that I wasn't seeing reported on at every freakin' fan site. The guy says he's a Sirius sub (and I don't have any reason to doubt that), so it's not just someone parroting the party-line. I've even exchanged emails with Mr. Stuart, where he says that he's used Backstage as a source for radio reviews. ( I guess DAB is getting those huge NAB checks, too!!)
Disagree with any of his points if you'd like, you don't have to give him any credibility; it's just another opinion, like yours or mine.
I know it's your job to put on as many informative things as possible so sorry if you took it as an attack against you. by eggbert52