Monday, April 23, 2007

NAB's XM/Sirius Satellite Radio Merger Poo-Pooing Debunked. According to a new study by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, the National Association of Broadcasters' fears of a merged satellite radio company unfairly competing with terrestrial broadcasters are mostly unfounded, since digital radio listeners actually listen to more traditional radio than everyone else. The NY Times writes that "The data suggest that, generally speaking, fans of digital radio are seeking to supplement, not replace, traditional radio." Moreover, Arbitron exec Bill Rose told the Times, "Heavy users of digital media don't think, 'If I'm doing this more, I'm doing the other thing less.' " This directly contradicts what NAB President David Rehr wrote in a letter to the chairman of the House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force in March: "Simply put, every person who listens to satellite radio is one person not listening to a local radio station..." Isn't there a way to let the customers decide what they want? If the XM/Sirius lovechild is as horrible as Rehr makes it out to be in his anti-monopoly spiel, they'll simply quit paying for it, and look for programming elsewhere, won't they? This study implicitly backs that up, beyond its more obvious conclusions. When it comes to media consumption, perhaps people are just little bit smarter than you've giving them credit for, Mr. Rehr. [^] Matt Buchanan Digital Subscribers Like Free Radio, Too [NYT][Gizmodo] 7:45:11 PM    Any comment? [] Gardner Baby Grand Piano Master: Classical DJing. Some DJs bust out the old school and some DJs bust out the really old school. The Baby Grand Master is for the really really old school. Packing some serious hardware[~]Dual Pioneer DVJ-X1 DVD Players, Edirol V-4 Video Mixer, 3 Marshal LCD Monitors, 5 subwoofers, 3 tweeters, 1100 Watt Power Amplifier and an Allen and Heath Xone 92 Audio Mixer[~]the company still claims "there's not an ounce of excess". The Baby Grand Masters are for sale, but the amount is disclosed by inquiry only. In other words, it might just make you baroque. [^] Mark Wilson Product Page [via therawfeed][Gizmodo] 2:27:00 PM    Any comment? [] New Model for Sharing: Free Music With Ads. Several start-up companies are pursuing the idea of advertising-supported music on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. [New York Times: Technology] 10:51:25 AM    Any comment? []

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