XM Radio Opens Lincoln Center Studio
In what may be described as an answer to the Sirius announcement about using the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame studio, XM Satellite Radio came back with word it has signed to produce programming from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s studio.
Highlighting the press release is this (rightful) claim that XM […]
8 Million Ears Ago
What do you make of XM Satellite Radio’s announcement yesterday that it landed its 4 millionth subscriber last week? That places the popular satellite radio service on track to close out the year with 5.5 million accounts. In a recent Motley Fool interview, CEO Hugh Panero projected that “XM could have well […]
Sirius Goes After the Parrotheads
Sirius Satellite Radio reached an agreement with singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, whose standards include “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” to offer a Radio Margaritaville music channel to its subscribers, providing Parrotheads an around-the-clock option to enjoy the musician’s beach- and ocean-themed stylings.
The new 24-hour channel, which will start this summer, will feature […]
Satellite slugfest: Sirius and XM Radio fight for pay listeners
“You’re in The Mansion with Johansen,” crows the rocker David Johansen, queuing up six hours of Friday-night serendipity - Mary Wells into Big Bill Broonzy into Bread - in a corner studio at Sirius Satellite Radio. “We’re getting our hip ticket punched.”
He has no idea […]
Sirius Hops on Podcast Bandwagon
Sirius Satellite Radio is latching onto the podcasting phenomenon, launching a show later this month that will feature a daily selection of the increasingly popular do-it-yourself audio programs.
The move by Sirius (SIRI) comes just days after Infinity (IFNY) said it would convert a struggling talk radio station in San Francisco to […]
Apple Gets Sirius
Aren’t you sick and tired of hearing how the popularity of Apple Computer’s iPod and other portable streaming devices is going to kill not only traditional radio but also Sirius and XM Satellite Radio as well? It’s a lot like saying that the DVD will be the death of cable television or […]
The best things on air aren’t free
It’s a common refrain, one that XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have heard too many times to count: No one will pay for what they already can hear for free.
So what happens if you can’t get it for free anymore?
Numerous announcements during the past year by XM […]
Coming soon? MP3 and satellite radio
Combine the iPod with satellite radio and what do you get?
“The killer app,” said Kit Spring, an analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.
Spring isn’t the only one who thinks so.
iPods and satellite radios are the hottest electronic gadgets on the market today. Consumers can buy their favorite songs using an […]
Review: Audiovox SIR-PNP2
I received this unit at no cost when I signed up for a year’s worth of service from Sirius Satellite Radio (it was a special, limited-time offer that I don’t think is available any longer). I wasn’t expecting much, as they were giving these and the car or home unit docking station away… […]
Karmazin: Sirius Ad Revenue Will Hit $100 Million By 2007
In a wide-ranging interview with AdAge.com, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin discusses his hopes for the satcaster’s future, and predicts big business on the horizon. Karmazin says that using analysts’ forecasts of 10-30 percent growth annually, that 2004’s $1 million in ad revenue “becomes $7 [million] or […]