The kind folks at ColorMatchAntenna recently sent me a Sirius antenna color-coded to my car, a Mazda 6 S in grey metallic. The package came in a USPS envelope and appeared to be the standard Sirius radio car antenna. It was carefully wrapped in cloth within a well-packaged box. After unwrapping it, I placed it […]
Apple Not Serious About Sirius Sirius is refusing to confirm reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has taken a fancy to the idea of partnering with the satellite radio provider. On Thursday, reports circulated around the Web claiming Mel Karmazin, Sirius chief executive officer, had discussions with Jobs during the D conference in California. However, […]
The future looks bright for Sirius In early May, my esteemed colleague here at Strategy lab, Jon Markman, wrote a rather scathing piece regarding the valuation and future prospects of Sirius Satellite Radio. In the fairly emotional piece, Markman suggested that investors may finally be realizing the errors of their ways as the company continues […]
XM Radio asking interesting questions XM Satellite Radio emailed me, one of their “selected XM Subscribers,” a little survey today. I thought I’d share some of it with you to give you something to speculate and pontificate about. So here are the juicy parts: Suppose that XM Radio were to offer you a service that […]
Cost Question Orbits Sirius Satellite As Sirius Satellite Radio debates the launch of another satellite, investors mull the costs. Already burning through piles of cash to fund its money-losing subscription radio business, Sirius now faces a big capital spending decision. The New York-based pay radio shop is considering what to do with its fourth satellite, […]
Sirius Considering New Satellite Launch, Investors Weigh Cost Sirius Satellite Radio is considering the option of launching its fourth satellite into space, but it would be an expensive undertaking for a company that is not yet making a profit. TheStreet.com reports that Sirius could launch the satellite to boost its signal coverage, but the job […]
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 […]
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 […]
XM radio surpasses 4 million subscribers XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Monday it had surpassed the 4 million subscriber mark and was on track to hit its goal of 5.5 million subscribers by the end of the year. XM said it added 1 million subscribers since late December. XM’s rival in the satellite radio […]
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, […]