| Sports is filled with Rights and fees. Who has the | | | | one, it has been a league-by-league issue. XM, for |
| right to broadcast and reproduce sports, and how | | | | example, deals with several major conferences, |
| gets paid? College Universities always hold local | | | | including the Pac-10. However, Sirius negotiated |
| radio rights for their sports programs. Satellite | | | | individual deals with Southern California and UCLA, |
| radio has caused a conflict with these schools due | | | | and these are all creating a conflict between the |
| to the amount of the local broadcasts going | | | | companies and their respective teams and |
| national over satellite systems.Many universities | | | | leagues. And although these fees are not very |
| believe that the local radio stations should receive | | | | large, with a growing subscriber base and |
| some proceeds from these broadcasts. However | | | | increased satellite radio popularity, the fees and |
| in many cases, they are not currently getting any | | | | the battle to control rights are definitely going to |
| money from satellite radio Services.Negotiations | | | | increase and heat up! |
| have occurred at some level but not for every | | | | |