Comments on: XM-Sirius Merger Final http://www.radiodramarevival.com/xm-sirius-merger-final/ Showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio theater Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fred http://www.radiodramarevival.com/xm-sirius-merger-final/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Fred Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:47:46 +0000 http://www.radiodramarevival.com/xm-sirius-merger-final/#comment-593 Jack, Exactly -- what's XM got that Podcasting doesn't? Portability? Check. Music, talk, and other misc. programming? Check. Audience share? Hm... debatable. What XM DOESN'T have is a multitude of voices -- mostly just the same broadcasters, genres, and general junk you're already used to hearing, albeit zapping down on you from on-high rather than pumping across the local airwaves. Just don't anyone find a way to make podcasting commercially viable, or else we'll suddenly find ourselves forced to pay extravagant fees in order to get licenses, pay royalties, censor our material, play stars and stripes promotional material, etc... ;-) Fred Jack,

Exactly — what’s XM got that Podcasting doesn’t?

Portability? Check.

Music, talk, and other misc. programming? Check.

Audience share? Hm… debatable.

What XM DOESN’T have is a multitude of voices — mostly just the same broadcasters, genres, and general junk you’re already used to hearing, albeit zapping down on you from on-high rather than pumping across the local airwaves.

Just don’t anyone find a way to make podcasting commercially viable, or else we’ll suddenly find ourselves forced to pay extravagant fees in order to get licenses, pay royalties, censor our material, play stars and stripes promotional material, etc… ;-)

Fred

]]> By: WNDRWolf http://www.radiodramarevival.com/xm-sirius-merger-final/comment-page-1/#comment-592 WNDRWolf Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:27:28 +0000 http://www.radiodramarevival.com/xm-sirius-merger-final/#comment-592 Hopefully it (Sonic Theater) will - but forgive me if I don't hold my breathe. I agree with you assessment that XM is just FM without commercials. It is a national format that could go global but from a producer's point of view it could go global but so is podcasting and podcasting is cheaper to maintain and most subscriptions are free. I suppose that is an entirely different discussion. Hopefully it (Sonic Theater) will – but forgive me if I don’t hold my breathe.
I agree with you assessment that XM is just FM without commercials. It is a national format that could go global but from a producer’s point of view it could go global but so is podcasting and podcasting is cheaper to maintain and most subscriptions are free. I suppose that is an entirely different discussion.

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