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Dinosaurs vs. Satellites
by possibly noteworthy at 8:49 am EDT, Apr 21, 2007

This is interesting. NAB is as dysfunctional as MPAA or RIAA.

While satellite radio still seems to be figuring out how to make a profit, it's soaring in popularity, winning over 14 million paid subscribers in just a few years. Of course, that may not be a reflection of XM or Sirius' quality so much as the mundanity and drollery of Clear Channel America.
Of course, the harder the NAB fights and the more money the NAB spends to promote this message, the clearer it becomes that the NAB fears the competition posed by an XM-Sirius alliance. In effect, the more the NAB fights the merger, the more it undermines its own argument against it.

RE: Dinosaurs vs. Satellites
by Rattle at 10:59 am EDT, Apr 21, 2007

This is interesting. NAB is as dysfunctional as MPAA or RIAA.

And this shocks you?

If NAB wasn't just as fucked as the other industry trade groups, we probably would not have the level of consolidation we have right now.

All the trade groups share one thing in common. They are made up of the oldest incumbent players in the industry, therefore they are the last to understand the effects of technological change, and the most likely to support whatever the status quo is at the moment.