Will Listeners Follow “Renegade” Howard Stern To Sirius?
Will Howard Stern’s legions of fans pay to follow him into the world of satellite radio? Stern seems to think so, but a new study from Bridge Ratings shows that many have not made up their minds yet. When asked if they would be subscribing to Sirius to [...]
Sirius Off to the Races
When you’ve got only two satellite radio providers, exclusive deals are about landing prized content as much as they are about keeping them away from your lone rival. So when Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that it would be inheriting the NASCAR broadcasting contract from XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) [...]
50 Cent gets Sirius
Sirius Satellite Radio announced Thursday that multi-platinum artist 50 Cent will create his own exclusive programming for the satellite radio provider.
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, will host “G Unit Radio” on Saturdays on Shade 45, the uncensored, hip-hop radio channel co-produced by Sirius and the rap and hip-hop artist [...]
Humax Inks Deal With DIRECTV for Digital Satellite Set Top Boxes
Humax, a leading international manufacturer of digital satellite set-top boxes today disclosed it has entered into a development agreement and supply agreement with DIRECTV, Inc. the leading digital satellite TV provider in the United States.
The agreements encompass various set top box models including a portion [...]
DIRECTV Tunes in to Expanded AT&T Contract
AT&T announced today that it has expanded its decade-long relationship with DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of digital multichannel television service, with a new three-year networking contract valued at more than $69 million.
The agreement ensures that DIRECTV is better able to control costs while gaining the flexibility it [...]
Sirius pays $107M for exclusive five-year Nascar deal
Sirius Satellite Radio will pay $107.5 million for the exclusive satellite rights to Nascar for five years, starting in 2007. Sirius said Tuesday it will create a new channel devoted entirely to Nascar.
In addition to carrying all 10 months of Nascar’s Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman [...]
Verizon, DirecTV get closer — for now
Over the past month, Verizon has begun offering new customers a single bill that combines their satellite TV charges with their phone bill, more clearly identifying the $2 to $6 in monthly savings they can get. By June, Verizon hopes to begin sending a combined statement to tens of [...]
This article describes the installation steps for satellite radio that I recently took, for my 2004 Mazda 6.
Upon choosing satellite radio, you have a number of installation options. In the easiest case, the installation of satellite radio is already done for you. This occurs when the car you buy already has a receiver capable [...]
Satellite Radio Demand Difficult to Gauge
Satellite radio broadcasters are paying top dollar to attract new customers. So are investors in these fledgling companies, if their stock valuations are any indication.
In this market — largely a battleground between XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) [...]
Stern Guest to Testify in Sirius Inquiry
A regular guest on Howard Stern’s syndicated radio show said he would testify tomorrow as part of an investigation into trading of Sirius Satellite Radio shares, which surged last fall when Mr. Stern announced that he was moving his program to the company.
Chauncé Hayden, who writes gossip and other [...]