Fusion XM sirius

http://www.radioreveil.com/viewtopic.php?t=9068

Justice Dept. Approves XM-Sirius Radio Merger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032401645.html?hpid=topnews

Je viens d'avoir ma nouvelle voiture hier et elle vient avec Sirius, je me demandais si il y avait du développement a propos de la fusion avec XM au Canada?

Je suis bien content de réentendre Stern et les choix musicaux Sirius-XM disponible sont impressionnant, par contre le 172 est absent et ce qui est proposer coté francophone est plus que médiocre.

Quelqu'un sait quand les 2 entités seront fusionnés du coté Canadien afin de pouvoir syntoniser les autres fréquences XM incluant le 172?

It's about time....

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Sirius, XM Canada reach merger deal
Canada’s satellite radio companies have finally struck a deal on a long-awaited merger, more than two years after the industry consolidated in the United States.
Sirius Canada Inc. and XM Canada announced Wednesday that they have agreed to combine operations. The new entity will be a public company with the name of XM’s current parent company, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/sirius-xm-canada-in-long-awaited-merger/article1811738/

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XM-Sirius Canada merge to fend off new foes
Jamie Sturgeon, Financial Post · Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010

For John Bitove, the serial entrepreneur and fast food purveyor, merging his satellite radio business, XM Canada, with larger competitor Sirius Canada Inc. was about bulking up to slim down.

The move has been widely anticipated since XM merged with Sirius south of the border two years ago. Since that deal, the Canadian affiliates have continued to vie with each other for new customers while offering virtually the same product. The fight has been costly.

Wednesday’s deal will save Mr. Bitove’s Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. — which licenses the XM brand in this country — and Sirius Canada a combined $20-million annually, folding XM’s stable of 130 digital channels in with 120 offered by Sirius

http://www.financialpost.com/news/Sirius+Canada+merge+fend+foes/3878277/story.html

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XM-Sirius Canada merger gets shareholder approval
Jameson Berkow February 17, 2011 – 5:58 pm

TORONTO — Bringing together Canada’s two largest satellite radio providers is about “more than just getting bigger for bigger’s sake.”

That was how John Bitove, executive chairman of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR, parent company of XM Canada), pitched the merger of XM Canada and Sirius Canada to investors at the company’s annual general meeting held at the Exchange Tower in the heart of Toronto’s financial district on Thursday. Shareholders clearly agreed, having voted overwhelmingly to approve the deal, first struck last November.
“[This merger] instantly creates a leading Canadian media company,” Mr. Bitove said.
To wit, XM and Sirius will have a combined 250 channels of digital audio in a clear effort to provide a more enticing service to consumers. With approximately 600,000 paying XM Canada subscribers and about 1.2-million Canadians who have purchased monthly subscriptions for Sirius access, the combined entity intends to use its significantly expanded footprint to dominate automotive entertainment.

http://business.financialpost.com/2011/02/17/xm-sirius-canada-merger-gets-shareholder-approval/

Interesting...

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http://www.siriusxm.com/radioparallele

Par contre dans mon auto sur Sirius il n'y a pas de 172 dispo ce matin... Who knows...

Done deal

Citation :

Décision de radiodiffusion CRTC 2011-240
Référence au processus : 2011-6
Ottawa, le 11 avril 2011
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
L’ensemble du Canada

Sirius Canada Inc.
L’ensemble du Canada

Demandes 2010-1723-6 et 2010-1769-0, reçues le 30 novembre 2010
Audience publique dans la région de la Capitale nationale
7 mars 2011

Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. et Sirius Canada Inc. – changement de contrôle effectif

http://crtc.gc.ca/fra/archive/2011/2011-240.htm

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