Friday, September 28, 2007

Copps against Tribune, XM/Sirius deals

Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps has voiced his opposition against two pending media deals: Sam Zell's acquisition of Tribune and the XM/Sirius merger. Tribune would need a waiver from the FCC so the deal can go through - and that Tribune can keep it radio/TV/newspaper combo intact in Chicago.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It seems to be that XM and Sirius they either merge or go out of business

They are not that profitable in reality they are two giant holes that are sucking up money

T Dog said...

Yes, I agree with you. If that were to happen, it would actually decrease the number of alternatives to terrestrial radio. It's better to have one merged company rather than two out of business. Thanks for posting!