The XM/Sirius merger is a little different than a Dish Network/DirecTV merger. XM and Sirius make their own content, so they can't really monopolize their own content. Satellite TV companies buys the right to use existing channels on their service like Cable TV does. While I don't think it is a monopoly because they do compete with Cable TV, I doubt this would be a good thing for consumers.
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Marrvia @ Aug 7th 2008 6:22PM
The XM/Sirius merger is a little different than a Dish Network/DirecTV merger. XM and Sirius make their own content, so they can't really monopolize their own content. Satellite TV companies buys the right to use existing channels on their service like Cable TV does. While I don't think it is a monopoly because they do compete with Cable TV, I doubt this would be a good thing for consumers.