XM Satellite Radio Adds Audio Books to the Mix In 2006, consumers can expect to use a handheld, portable device to listen to XM Satellite Radio’s music stations, and after Tuesday’s announcement, to audio books and other spoken-word tracks courtesy of Audible Inc. The two aural entertainment providers on Tuesday announced their exclusive partnership, which […]
Napster, Yahoo and XM Radio Compared Ever since Napster’s Super Bowl half-time commercial I have been thinking I should take another look at subscription based music services. I decided to try out Napster, Yahoo, and XM Radio services. Each service is different but they all give you some type of unlimited music each month for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]