Orbitcast, which has been tracking the satellite radio biz for quite sometime now, says it's official. Sirius and XM Satellite have announced they are merging.
That's certainly good news for radio heads. However, there's still a big problem with satellite radio - the iPod, Zune and other MP3 players. Lots of people forgo radio entirely in favor of mixing up their own content, complete with podcasts. XM and Sirius should play up live content. That's going to be their strong horse going forward. And it's one that MP3 players won't touch until they pull content in from cellular wireless networks. (Disclosure: Edelman handles PR for the Microsoft Zune.)
