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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
After listening to satellite radio in my car, my wife has demanded it for her car. Before I had gotten my radio, she didn’t even know what it was. Why the sudden change in heart? Satellite radio, with its genre-focused channels and no or far less commercials than regular terrestrial radio, sells itself after only […]
XM vs Sirius satellite radio… Which one? (Signal vs. Noise) Another option in the new car is either XM or Sirius satellite radio. Anyone have any opinions on which one to go with? Even though Sirius is a few extra bucks a month, I’m leaning towards Sirius because they have nationwide NPR and better sports […]
AirTran Airways and XM Satellite Radio Launch New Inflight Service With Rocket Man Elton John AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., and XM Satellite Radio, yesterday celebrated the official roll out of AirTran Airways’ new complimentary XM Satellite Radio service on its flights at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. To mark this […]
Cell Phones Ready To Enter Radio’s Space For the past decade radio has been dealing with assaults from cable television, video games, the Internet, satellite radio, iPods and other sources of entertainment that has eroded the medium’s listenership. As technology improves and devices get smaller and more powerful, the next onslaught radio will face is […]
Sirius getting no play from Apple iPod Sirius Satellite Radio head Mel Karmazin yesterday dismissed rumors that the company is building a street-level studio for Howard Stern and said he approached Apple about adding Sirius to the iPod but the computer maker wasn’t interested. Karmazin, who became Sirius chief executive in November, discussed the company […]
OpenTV Builds First Interactive Television Shopping Application for Dish Network and Sharper Image OpenTV Corp. , one of the world’s leading interactive television companies, helped EchoStar Communications Corporation’s DISH Network and The Sharper Image make retail history by developing an iTV commerce application that brings the nation’s first interactive television shopping channel to DISH Network’s […]