Miljardaffär: Sirius XM köper Pandora

Pandora Internet Radio är en internettjänst, en musikdatabas. Man skriver in en favoritartist, och en sökfunktion mixar låtar som är i liknande stil. På grund av höjda licensavgifter från de amerikanska skivbolagens samarbetsorganisation, RIAA, för att få sända webbradio till länder utanför USA, kan stationen av ekonomiska skäl numera inte sända till IP-adresser som kommer från utanför USA:s gränser.

Sirius XM Satellite Radio is an American broadcasting company that provides three satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States: Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Satellite Radio, and Sirius XM Radio. The company also has a minor interest in SiriusXM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. At the end of 2013, Sirius reorganized their corporate structure, which made Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.Sirius XM Radio was formed after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holding, Inc. by Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed the merger. The merger brought the combined companies a total of more than 18.5 million subscribers based on current subscriber numbers on the date of merging. The deal was valued at $3.3 billion, not including debt. Through Q2 2017, SiriusXM has more than 32 million subscribers.The proposed merger was opposed by those who felt a merger would create a monopoly. Sirius and XM argued that a merger was the only way that satellite radio could survive.