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- Satellite Radio
- Commercial-free digital radio via satellite from XM Satellite Radio (www.xmradio.com) and Sirius Satellite Radio (www.siriusradio.com). Each company has its own service and satellites and exclusive spectrum in the 2320-2345...
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- Court lifts FCC limits on cable ownership
- Here come even HIGHER prices ....and thousands of channels of mediocrity.Look at satellite radio - unlimited channels of the same old same old !Satellite RadioActually when it first started and there was competing services ala XM and Sirius satellite radio was cheap, $9.99XM and $12.99 Sirius - both worked out...
- Tags: Network technology, Satellite radio, cable, satellite, cable ownership, FCC
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Sirius XM debuts SkyDock; control satellite radio with iPhone, iPod touch
- Sirius XM Radio on Wednesday introduced its XM SkyDock, a device that allows iPhone and iPod touch users to control and listen to live satellite radio in their vehicles. Designed for use through an existing vehicle audio system, the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Apple iPod Touch, Satellite, Sirius, Smart Phones, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Sirius XM neuters its iPhone app: Howard Stern, MLB, NFL out
- Many of the reasons folks sign up for Sirius XM are missing from its iPhone and iPod touch application. For starters, Howard Stern, MLB and NFL aren't available on the Sirius XM iPhone application. Color me not interested. All that waiting for an iPhone, iPod Sirius XM...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, MLB, Howard Stern, NFL, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Pulsar 1.5 (Mac)
- Satellite radio, no hardware or browser required. XM and SIRIUS both provide online access to most of their stations, but tuning in with a browser is clunky at best. With Pulsar and an XM or SIRIUS account, you can access all this great content directly from your desktop!
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Web Browser, Sirius, Rogue Amoeba Software, Satellite Radio, Web Browsers, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-04-24
- XM Sirius (finally) developing an iPhone app; too little too late?
- Engadget reports that satellite radio provider XM Sirius has announced that the company is developing an iPhone application to receive satellite radio content streamed over the Internet. During a recent earnings conference call Sirius CFO David Frear confirmed what XM Chief Marketing Officer Vernon Irvin told...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Sirius XM: We're developing an iPhone app for second quarter launch
- Sirius XM said Thursday that it is developing an application so its satellite radio service will be streamed to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The company said it expects to launch the application in the second quarter. Sirius XM executives--CFO David Frear, CEO Mel Karmazin and operations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius, iPhone Application, Sales Strategy, Satellite Radio, Sales Force Management, Network Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- Sirius XM agrees to $530 million Liberty Media stake
- With the threat of bankruptcy looming large last week, troubled Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will accept a $530 million investment from cable giant Liberty Media. The $530 million investment, which will save the satellite radio company from bankruptcy or a hostile takeover, will...
- Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius, Liberty Media Corp., Satellite Radio, Satellite TV, Litigation, Investment, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Finance, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Sirius could file bankruptcy as early as Tuesday
- Financially strapped Sirius XM Radio could file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday if it cannot successfully negotiate with the holders of its debt, reports the AP. The satellite radio company said Friday that it has exchanged more than $172 million of debt maturing in December for...
- Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Satellite, Sirius, Common Stock, Bankruptcy, Liberty Media Corp., Company, Satellite Radio, Litigation, Network Technology, Personal Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-13
- Satellite Radio: put a fork in it
- Satellite Radio: put a fork in itI have to agreeThough I have Sirius in my truck and I do like it I bought the lifetime deal a few years ago, it's days are very numbered. With the death of DRM on music there is absolutely no reason auto manufacturers cannot...
- Tags: Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, satellite, radio, Sirius, music, satellite radio
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- Satellite Radio: put a fork in it
- Yesterday's revelation in the New York Times that XM Sirius is in such financial straights that they're considering declaring bankruptcy, didn't come as a complete surprise. It is unclear how a bankruptcy would affect customers. Service is unlikely to be interrupted, but the company might have to terminate contracts...
- Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Album sales down 14% in 2008
- Album sales down 14% in 2008But, listening to music was upCDs are yesterday.DRM-laden songs are yesterday.The future is:1. listen to recordings for free2. pay for live performances and T-shirtsRE: Album sales down 14% in 2008I refuse to buy any albums because of the RIAA. I will not buy into...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Album sale, sales
- Discussion threads 2009-01-01
- Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?
- Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?Plus, we're also now in a period where......people are looking to cut superfluous expenses from their lives. High capital-startup costs combined with high overhead, a requirement that users purchase additional hardware, and a monthly fee for something that for a critical mass of potential...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Network technology, radio, satellite radio, satellite, Sirius, Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?
- A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Super Tuesday: Nike Pro, iTunes unlimited, Sirius, NFL?
- With Tuesday's iPod event beginning to take shape, a couple of Super Tuesday rumors slipped through the cracks in my fortune teller piece yesterday. 1. TUAW thinks that we may see an updated Nike+ rig (Nike Pro?) for the runners out there. Since the original Nike+ kit...
- Tags: Nike Inc., NFL, Sirius, Apple iTunes, TUAW, Digital Music, Satellite Radio, Digital Media, Digital Rights Management (DRM), GPS, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Security, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Another way to ditch your gadgets the green way and earn some money in the process
- For about a year now, a Web site that started life as Second Rotation has been buying back electronic gadgets including cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, gaming consoles, camcorders, satellite radios and portable hard drives. No matter how old. During that time, the...
- Tags: Site, Gazelle, TechForward, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Satellite Radio, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- XM-Sirius merger to raise DirecTV-Dish deal chances?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the satellite television landscape. Diaz looks into whether EchoStar Communications' Dish Network and DirecTV will renew merger talks, now that the Federal Communications Commission has approved the merger of the country's only two satellite radio providers.
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Satellite, Sirius, Mergers & Acquisitions, Satellite Radio, Network Technology, Investment, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, XM Radio, Sirius Satellite, Satellite television, Direct TV, Dish
- Videos 2008-07-30
- What's good for satellite radio isn't necessarily good for satellite TV - yet.
- What's good for satellite radio isn't necessarily good for satellite TV - yet.The Satellite radio merger was BSThey should have never allowed that. Oh you can get radio from internet or over the air. yes you could do that BEFORE either company was in place.Now they make everyone...
- Tags: Satellite TV, Network technology, TVs, TV & Home Theater, satellite, satellite radio, radio, satellite television, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- What's good for satellite radio isn't necessarily good for satellite TV - yet.
- Now that the FCC has given its blessing to the merger of the nation's two satellite radio companies, it was only a matter of time before the question of a merger between their satellite TV cousins - DirecTV and DISH Network - popped up. Senior analyst Craig Moffett at Sanford...
- Tags: Merger, Radio, Satellite, Satellite Television, Satellite TV, TVs, Satellite Radio, Tv & Home Theater, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins
- The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?
- After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
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