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    Baseball on XM questions

    (A story on the potential fallout from the XM-MLB deal from Mediaweek.com) XM Scores MLB After ESPN Gives Up Satellite Rights By Katy Bachman, Mediaweek.com XM Satellite Radio's $650 million, 11-year deal with Major League Baseball last week marked another turning point for satellite...
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    XM Signs 11 year deal for MLB

    (A story on the potential fallout from the XM-MLB deal from Mediaweek.com) XM Scores MLB After ESPN Gives Up Satellite Rights By Katy Bachman, Mediaweek.com XM Satellite Radio's $650 million, 11-year deal with Major League Baseball last week marked another turning point for satellite...
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    Is there a walkman style satellite receiver?

    Here's a report today from Reuters: XM radio seen launching 'wearable' device-analyst LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc next week is expected to unveil a "wearable" device, marking the satellite radio industry leader's latest effort to woo audiences to the...
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    Baseball on XM questions

    Some thoughtful reaction to the MLB-XM news from Media Life Magazine: http://69.20.6.242/news2004/oct04/oct18/4_thurs/news2thursday.html XM bags Major League Baseball rights Analysts: A good deal but nothing like Stern By Marisa Hoheb, Media Life Writer A mere two weeks after Sirius...
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    MLB on Satellite Radio in 2005

    (Hoping neither Scott nor Neutron lost TOO much on their bets!) :)
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    Baseball on XM questions

    MLB already rebroadcasts all radio (of both home and away teams) on mlb.com. As I understand it, MLB owns all internet and satellite rights to the radio broadcasts, and are moving in the same direction with TV broadcasts as the rights come up for negotiation. It isn't clear if XM will...
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    XM to get MLB in $650M Deal

    The XM press release from Wednesday: XM SATELLITE RADIO TO BE THE OFFICIAL SATELLITE RADIO NETWORK OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND BEGIN BROADCASTS IN 2005 Washington D.C. , October 20, 2004 -- Major League Baseball and XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] today announced an 11-year, $650...
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    XM Signs 11 year deal for MLB

    The XM Press release: XM SATELLITE RADIO TO BE THE OFFICIAL SATELLITE RADIO NETWORK OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND BEGIN BROADCASTS IN 2005 Washington D.C. , October 20, 2004 -- Major League Baseball and XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] today announced an 11-year, $650 million agreement...
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    XM Signs 11 year deal for MLB

    From Today's Washington Post: "....The games will appear on XM's standard service at no extra cost, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had yet to be publicly announced...."
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    XM Signs 11 year deal for MLB

    The Wall Street Journal's take on the XM move: XM Satellite Wins Baseball Deal Pact Valued at $650 Million Raises Stakes In Battle With Sirius for Subscribers By ANDY PASZTOR and STEFAN FATSIS Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL October 20, 2004; Page B9 XM Satellite Radio...
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    XM Signs 11 year deal for MLB

    Baseball is a far different animal than the NFL. First, it stretches over 26 weeks. It has games often from early afternoon ET to late at night PT. It is perfect for a satellite radio service, especially for people who spend long periods on the road. It is not a just few hours a week on a...
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    Sirius gets (much needed) serious $$$$

    From Daily Variety: Sirius borrowing keeps satcaster in orbit Wed Oct 13, 5:16 PM ET By Ben Fritz, Variety STAFF Sirius is bringing in $321 million to keep it going until, it hopes, Howard Stern saves the day starting in 2006. Radio satcaster closed its convertible note and stock...
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    MLB on Satellite Radio in 2005

    From Steve Zipay of Newsday (Long Island, NY) Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004: Sometime after the World Series, MLB is expected to announce a deal with a satellite radio partner - Sirius or XM - to carry thousands of games next season and beyond. Sirius, which has NFL, NBA and NHL rights and carried...
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    NPR's Bob Edwards coming to XM

    From today's washingtonpost.com: Former NPR Host Bob Edwards To Be XM's New Morning Star By Jennifer Frey Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 29, 2004; Page A01 Radio host Bob Edwards, who drew millions of listeners to National Public Radio for three decades but was demoted...
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    XM Announces new lineup

    I love the addition of Pac-10 and ACC games. Bravo, XM!