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Author Topic: iHeart Media and SiriusXM in early merging talks  (Read 1422 times)

atrainradio

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iHeart Media and SiriusXM in early merging talks
« on: May 06, 2026, 1841 UTC »
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/iheartmedia-siriusxm-merger-talks-azoff-apollo-advising-1236730151/

Considering who I used to work for (SXM) this caught me entirely off guard. IHM is in tons of debt.
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2026, 1022 UTC »
If they know whats GOOD for them they wont do this!!

That idiot that worked for Sirius (Mel) destroyed XM,then he left Sirius cause he couldnt handle it..

XM was much better than sirius and now both are crap...
« Last Edit: May 09, 2026, 2132 UTC by Dude111 »
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Re: iHeart Media and SiriusXM in early merging talks
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2026, 1510 UTC »
I can't see how such a merger will change much. IHeart will still be IHeart, and SXM will be the way it is. SXM is gradually losing listeners / memberships, and IHeart has one foot in a medium that is slowly losing listeners (terrestrial radio) and the other foot in a streaming platform that only has around 8% of the younger demographics, who mostly are listening to Spotify.

I suppose a couple channels on SXM might change, and maybe the IHeart online streaming platform would adopt some of the SXM online channels. I can't see how it will change much else.
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