Sirius & XM Radio Merger Mergers among companies is not a new concept, in fact, this concept has been used since the 1980s. There are a few reasons that companies decide to merge. A merge can increase the performance which produces a stronger company. A stronger workforce is the dream of all companies. Companies love the idea that they are able to produce a product in half the time. Diversification is another reason companies like mergers. A company that merges to diversify may acquire another
COMPANY BACKGROUND SIRIUS Satellite Radio was incorporated on May 17, 1990 as Satellite CD Radio Inc. On November 18th 1999 the company changed their name to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc, which is the name under which the FCC license to distribute satellite radio was given to. SIRIUS Satellite radio currently offers over 100 of music, news, sports, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and children’s programming to subscribers throughout the United States. Their primary source of revenue is through
Sirius vs. XM: Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Paper From the previous company selection paper, we are now familiar with the selected satellite radio broadcasting companies, Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. Our group will now take a further, in-depth look at the ratio analysis and statement of cash flows to get a better understanding of how the companies are doing financially and with in their market. First, we will be reviewing the cash flows for both companies and identifying how much
I think there are only two value propositions that Sirius gives their consumers. I think the number of radio stations and genres that they have is the most important. The second most important I think is that they have no commercials on most of their stations. I think that these value propositions would sell most of the nation, but that isn't true because there are only around 700,000 subscribers total. I completely agree with these value propositions, these value propositions give satellite
During the summer and fall of 2014, Sirius XM, an American satellite radio broadcasting company, was found guilty of consumer fraud. The company’s means of fraud included, but was not limited to, misleading advertisements and unfulfilled promises. After many consumer complaints, the issue was taken to court. There, 45 United States Attorney Generals announced that Sirius XM Satellite Radio was guilty of misleading, unfair, and deceptive practices which violated state consumer protection laws (Hood
Yes, the mass exodus of subscribers is quite alarming to Sirius XM. The reason that this is alarming is because it was the first time in the 3-year period (2011-2013) that there was a net subscriber loss and additionally, subscriber deactivations were at an all-time record high on the transition from Q3 to Q4. The first reason that there could’ve been massive turnover is because of the increase in price enacted by the FCC. Having the minimum subscription cost be $9.99 when it used to run at $6.99
Sirius XM Canada has to address several problems that arose from their merger before they can successfully become a combined company. The first problem is not having a unified management structure ready to support the Combination Transaction. A second more pressing problem is the conservative approach on proposed synergies. A third problem has to do with the marketing expenditures and how to effectively manage distribution and sales strategies. Lastly, a fourth problem is creating a solid financial
Supernova Brightness The universe has many components that make what it is throughout the years. The universe is composed of the galaxies which contain billions of stars, the planets from Mercury to Pluto, the Moon, and many other numerous objects. The universe is complex as it is, and no one knows where it begins or where it ends. The stars in the universe, the Sun included, vary in size and brightness depending on the distance viewed from, and its real or apparent visual magnitude. The stars are
five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.' and another part In the end when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna and Ginny are in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic searching for Harry's godfather Sirius. They do not find him, but they do find a group of Death Eaters which they battle with. 4. How does the story end? The year is now over and now the ministry believes that Voldemort has returned, they start to convince all the wizard that Dumbledore
birthday again passes without being noticed by the Dursley’s, but Harry receives presents from Ron and Hermione and also Hagrid. Over the summer the entire town was in shock for one afternoon when 13 people were harshly murdered by a man known only as Sirius Black, whom no one had seen before. The pursuit of Serious continues for a long time and doesn’t’ end too soon. Harry counts as the days pass by, waiting for the day when he travels out to catch the train "9 3/4", the train to Hogwarts
Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban starts out with a bang. In the beginning Sirius black a Man accused of thirteen murders in one night escapes from Azkaban.( A wizard prison guarded to the tee by dementors, deadly spirits that feast on anything happy. Basically they suck the life out of you slowly until you go mad and lose sanity). Harry runs away on the same night and crosses the man without realizing it. Since Sirius is an ananamugus he is able to turn into a giant black dog which sort of looks
which is versus (turning into) uni (one). Universe. And it is mostly space, as you know. And it is mostly outer space as you call it. Before anything, your universe is space. Space. What about before space? To understand the Vortex of Sirius and the Sirius Connection, realize that before your universe existed, before it was even conceived, there was nothing. First space had to be created. As with any dimensional creation, first comes space. We have suggested that the Goddess energy — the original
year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Prisoner of Azkaban in this book is Sirius Black, who everyone believes is responsible for killing 13 muggles (non-wizards). They also believe he told Voldemort where Lilly and James Potter were hiding. Azkaban is a prison where evil wizards are jailed. At the beginning of the book, Sirius escapes from Azkaban. At Hogwarts, there is a worry that Sirius will come after Harry. There are guards posted around the school. The guards are called Dementors
Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Voldemort, Sirius Black, Vernon, Hagrid, and Dumbledore. Harry Potter is the hero and the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy with messy looking hair and glasses. Ron Weasley is one of Harry's best friends at Hogwarts. He is tall and has red hair. Hermione is Harry's other best friend at Hogwarts. She is very clever and is always the top student in her classes. Voldemort is the most powerful dark wizard ever. Sirius Black is Harry's loyal godfather. He looks
some standard distance, arbitrarily set as 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years. Stars can be as bright as absolute magnitude -8 and as faint as absolute magnitude +16 or fainter. There are thus (a very few) stars more than 100 times brighter than Sirius, while hardly any are known fainter than Wolf 356. Star, large celestial body composed of gravitationally contained hot gases emitting electromagnetic radiation, especially light, as a result of nuclear reactions inside the star. The sun is a star
visit in the story is the one inside the mind of the "Voice" or the narrator (ix). He (the Voice) is talking to a friend, a botanist that continues with him on his journeys, about utopian thought when suddenly these two men have been transported past Sirius to Utopia, the Voice’s ideal planet that is exactly the mirror of Earth, from geology to each individual person. Sometimes the narrator describes what is actually going on around them, what they are actually doing in Utopia, but more often he talks
Nothing could possibly stop the darkness that encroached on me. Although a lack of light in this far off place made it look inhospitable, I knew better. I knew exactly what I was looking for, and the stars shimmering in the distance did not improve or inhibit my ability to do so. As I often did while walking alone at night, I got sucked into some sort of reverie, losing myself in the balmy summer air that had chilled considerably after the sun went down. I had lost myself, as many have lost so many
Hadar, also known as Beta Centauri, is the 10th brightest stars (11th as viewed from Earth). Hadar is a blue-white super giant in the constellation Centaurus (Cen). In about 4,000 years, the motion of Alpha Centauri, who’s proper name is Rigel Kentaurus, will carry it close enough to Hadar that they will appear to be a magnificent double star. Because of the distance away from Earth that Alpha and Beta Centauri are (approximately 90 parsecs), they will be an optical double. As they sit today, the
matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” This quote is from Sirius Black, in the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. A story that also discusses the inner conflict of man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, expresses the main ideas of Sirius Black’s words in a different way. After reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I have to believe that Dr. Jekyll would agree with the words of Sirius Black to a certain degree, but I also believe that he would disagree with the quote due
business in the late 1800’s and enacted the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (Wikipedia 2001), it set forth precedent for many cases to be brought up against it for years to come. Such as the case of two major players in the entertainment community of Sirius and XM who both have a majority of the marketplace in the satellite radio business and their talks of consolidating both businesses into one. This article on Ars Technica (Lasar, 2008) expands on the idea that these corporate entities should not be