When Mel Karmazin arrived at Sirius along with Howard Stern more than six years ago, satellite radio was a duopoly, created by the U.S. government. Both companies were competing like drunken sailors determined to empty their meager wallets of cash as fast as they could to garner a programming edge over its rival. For example, one secured the NFL and the other outbid for Major League Baseball. There was also a bidding war among the car manufacturers as to inducements to offer one brand or the oth...
When Mel Karmazin arrived at Sirius along with Howard Stern more than six years ago, satellite radio was a duopoly, created by the U.S. government. Both companies were competing like drunken sailors determined to empty their meager wallets of cash as fast as they could to garner a programming edge over its rival. For example, one secured the NFL and the other outbid for Major League Baseball. There was also a bidding war among the car manufacturers as to inducements to offer one brand or the oth...
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