Sirius XM to Buy Pandora in $3.5 Billion Deal

[brejust]

Sirius XM to Buy Pandora in $3.5 Billion Deal
hmm i like pandora, also accuradio.
and youtube of course.
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hope i can continue to use pandora on the web. and if not, accuradio spotify
and youtube are also awesome.

 

[navychop]

Damn. I listen to Pandora.

I guess “free” will get worse or go away.

“All stock deal.” Kinda costs them nothing. No hit to cash flow. I wonder why Pandora went for it.

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[Tampa8]

This thread should probably be in the SiriusXM forum......

Pandora has been floundering and was looking to end it, merge, a takeover etc..

How Is Pandora Doing? Well, It's Tough Out There

What happened to Pandora?

 

[HipKat]

Amazon Music made me forget I even have Pandora

 

[LQQK]

In my vehicle, I use Pandora most of the time only because of Spotify & iHeart Radio not getting along (Buggy) with CarPlay (Ford-Sync3) as good as Pandora does...Looks like my Free Radio is heading back to FM/AM.

The deal does have a Go-Shop Clause. Hopefully, someone else outbids SiriusXM!

 

[pattykay]

I wonder if this means that we will finally get a SiriusXM app on our Dish receivers.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I wonder if this means that we will finally get a SiriusXM app on our Dish receivers.

Nope.

And no benefits for SiriusXM Customers or Pandora customers... its going to be business as usual going forward.

My understanding is this will help bring SiruxXM's online music licensing costs down.

 

[Tampa8]

I wonder if this means that we will finally get a SiriusXM app on our Dish receivers.

Bluegras? Is that you?

 

[pattykay]

Bluegras? Is that you?

It was intended as a joke. In other words, with SiriusXM buying Pandora, that means that the existing Pandora app would technically be a SiriusXM app.

 

[Peter Parker]

I will stick with Slacker.

 

[Juan]

Damn. I listen to Pandora.

I guess “free” will get worse or go away.

“All stock deal.” Kinda costs them nothing. No hit to cash flow. I wonder why Pandora went for it.

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Lots of alternatives...I prefer slacker...slacker used to have their own hardware but strictly software now

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[Scott Greczkowski]

Dont look for any real changes in either service with this deal.

The deal was done to save SiriusXM on online streaming licensing.

Think of it as buying in bulk, the more you buy the more you save.

 

[bluegras]

Bluegras? Is that you?

no

 

[Tampa8]

no

crodrules is that you?

 

[pattykay]

crodrules is that you?

no

 

[charlesrshell]

Maybe TheKrell

 

[Tampa8]

Sirius XM agrees to pay $3.5 billion in stock for Pandora to create the world's largest audio-entertainment company (P, SIRI) | Markets Insider

 

[eddie willers]

Amazon Music made me forget I even have Pandora

Ditto. If one uses all that is available through their Prime program, it's a heck of a deal.

All week I have heard complaints about the Emmys being awarded to streaming shows and so have "winners" that many people cannot easily see. Since I am a Prime member, I saw the Best Comedy winner, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel".

 

[Peter Parker]

Dont look for any real changes in either service with this deal.

The deal was done to save SiriusXM on online streaming licensing.

Think of it as buying in bulk, the more you buy the more you save.

That is the stated reason but there is a lot of speculation about how SiriusXM may be planning to change Pandora somewhat-----and borrow some aspects of Pandora for their service.

 

[Juan]

That is the stated reason but there is a lot of speculation about how SiriusXM may be planning to change Pandora somewhat-----and borrow some aspects of Pandora for their service.

The free part?

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