The New York Times on Sunday had a very informative interview with Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio. In it, Mel clears a few things up that many of us were wondering. Apparently the wearable satellite radio units will be created in-house and Mel squashes the thought that Sirius will have advertising on music channels as many (including myself) had feared.
Mel also recognizes that the main competition is not XM Satellite Radio, but rather Terrestrial Radio. This is something I've been waiting to hear from both sides. It's not XM vs Sirius, but really Satellite vs Terrestrial, that we all should be worried about, and it's great to read that Mel sees that.
Go and read the NY Times interview yourself, it's really worth it.
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