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Patty Winter
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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I was in a car alarm/car stereo store a few weeks ago and spent
some time reading brochures while waiting for my car. One brochure
I picked up was from XM in 2001, and listed DirecTV as a strategic
partner. So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that? If so, I wonder why it took them this long to do it.
Patty
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slunky
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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_/At 2005-11-18, Patty <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote\_
| Quote: | So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that? If so, I wonder why it took them this long to do it.
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Yes, it was planned years ago. DTV had to fulfill their contract with
Music Choice before making the switch.
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Jack Ak
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message news:dlld0q$8jh$1@bolt.sonic.net...
| Quote: | I was in a car alarm/car stereo store a few weeks ago and spent
some time reading brochures while waiting for my car. One brochure
I picked up was from XM in 2001, and listed DirecTV as a strategic
partner. So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that? If so, I wonder why it took them this long to do it.
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It's doubtful carriage planning started then. GM was an investor
in XM prior to the proposed DirecTV merger with Echostar.
Mileposts in XM history can be viewed here:
http://www.xmradio.com/corporate_info/history_main.jsp
Note the Jul 8, 1999 item.
and
http://www.xmradio.com/corporate_info/strategic_partners_category.jsp?category=investment
where DirecTV is not listed as a current investor. |
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Patty Winter
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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In article <0Grff.15950$D13.12369@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
Jack Ak <akjack@excite.com> wrote:
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"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message news:dlld0q$8jh$1@bolt.sonic.net...
. One brochure
I picked up was from XM in 2001, and listed DirecTV as a strategic
partner. So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that?
It's doubtful carriage planning started then. GM was an investor
in XM prior to the proposed DirecTV merger with Echostar.
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I'm not following you. What does the proposed merger have to do
with DirecTV's investment in XM? And DirecTV's investment was
called out separately from GM's investment; it wasn't as though
GM just invested some money under their own name for possible
future use of XM in their cars. Why would their DirecTV group
have made its own investment if not for future collaboration?
Where it says that DTV kicked in $50 million to XM.
True, they aren't. But why did they invest $50 million in 1999 if
not because of some future expectation of using XM on DirecTV?
Patty
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"Too expensive for the Army?" "I don't think they ever tried to
market it to the billionaire base-jumping, spelunking market."
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Jack Ak
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message news:dlo3cs$403$1@bolt.sonic.net...
| Quote: | In article <0Grff.15950$D13.12369@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
Jack Ak <akjack@excite.com> wrote:
"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message news:dlld0q$8jh$1@bolt.sonic.net...
. One brochure
I picked up was from XM in 2001, and listed DirecTV as a strategic
partner. So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that?
It's doubtful carriage planning started then. GM was an investor
in XM prior to the proposed DirecTV merger with Echostar.
I'm not following you. What does the proposed merger have to do
with DirecTV's investment in XM? And DirecTV's investment was
called out separately from GM's investment; it wasn't as though
GM just invested some money under their own name for possible
future use of XM in their cars. Why would their DirecTV group
have made its own investment if not for future collaboration?
Mileposts in XM history can be viewed here:
http://www.xmradio.com/corporate_info/history_main.jsp
Note the Jul 8, 1999 item.
Where it says that DTV kicked in $50 million to XM.
and
http://www.xmradio.com/corporate_info/strategic_partners_category.jsp?category=investment
where DirecTV is not listed as a current investor.
True, they aren't. But why did they invest $50 million in 1999 if
not because of some future expectation of using XM on DirecTV?
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Hughes Space & Communications was one of the original investors (under GM) in DirecTV.
Hughes Satellite Systems built the XM satellites.
Sometimes investments are made with an expectation that the investment
will increase in value. |
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Jack Ak
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:DIvff.13673$cg.10841@news02.roc.ny...
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"Jack Ak" <akjack@excite.com> wrote in message
news:0Grff.15950$D13.12369@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message
news:dlld0q$8jh$1@bolt.sonic.net...
I was in a car alarm/car stereo store a few weeks ago and spent
some time reading brochures while waiting for my car. One brochure
I picked up was from XM in 2001, and listed DirecTV as a strategic
partner. So was DTV's switch from Music Choice to XM planned as far
back as that? If so, I wonder why it took them this long to do it.
It's doubtful carriage planning started then. GM was an investor
in XM prior to the proposed DirecTV merger with Echostar.
Jul 8, 1999 Clear Channel, DIRECTV and General Motors invest $250 million
in XM. The combined $250 million is comprised of $75 million each from
Clear Channel and the private investment group and $50 million each from
General Motors and DIRECTV. American Mobile also completed its acquisition
of WorldSpace Inc.'s interest in XM.
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That was a wise investment. DirecTV sold its XM stake for $230M in 2004.
http://www.thestreet.com/_tsclsii/markets/marketfeatures/10150897.html
DirecTV owned 10% of TiVo in 1999...
http://news.com.com/DirecTV+investing+in+TiVo/2100-1040_3-225064.html |
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Gary Tait
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:36 am Post subject:
Re: DirecTV/XM Radio association |
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patty1@wintertime.com (Patty Winter) wrote in news:dlo3cs$403$1
@bolt.sonic.net:
| Quote: | It's doubtful carriage planning started then. GM was an investor
in XM prior to the proposed DirecTV merger with Echostar.
I'm not following you. What does the proposed merger have to do
with DirecTV's investment in XM? And DirecTV's investment was
called out separately from GM's investment; it wasn't as though
GM just invested some money under their own name for possible
future use of XM in their cars. Why would their DirecTV group
have made its own investment if not for future collaboration?
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Its just a reference to a point in time. The point is that DirecTV and XM
have had prior to proposed merger, had some of the same corporate roots. |
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