Sea Launch Plans Newest Satellite Launch The DIRECTV Group has scheduled a late April launch for a satellite aboard a Sea Launch rocket. Sea Launch, which launches satellites into orbit from a mobile sea-going platform near the equator, is headquartered in Long Beach. The Boeing-built Spaceway F1 satellite is one of four that DIRECTV has […]
AOL, XM Satellite to start Web radio service America Online Monday announced plans to launch a Web-based radio service with XM Satellite Radio in a move that may help XM win customers from AOL’s 24 million subscribers. The service, which will offer about 200 channels streamed over the Web in CD-quality sound for a monthly […]
Radio quality of either satellite radio service isn’t quite what either Sirius or XM Radio would have you believe in their marketing hype. It is not pure CD quality (although, technically, that may be what they’re streaming). (See this interesting thread on Sirius and XM sound quality.) I’m not the first to notice or comment […]
XM, Sirius gaining traction Car dealer Tom Barenboim considered himself a skeptic of satellite radio until a customer made it clear: He wasn’t going to buy the $34,000 silver Jeep Grand Cherokee unless it had a $199 satellite receiver. “Two months ago, I would have told you I didn’t really see it getting any traction,” […]
Tuning in satellite radio In what may mark the coming-of-age for satellite radio, Hyundai announced it will include XM Satellite Radio as standard equipment for all its models starting next year. While several manufacturers offer Sirius Satellite Radio or XM as an option, Hyundai is the first to make satellite radio a standard feature. The […]
Sirius gets into new cars Four 2005 Jaguar models–X-Type, X-Type Wagon, S-Type and the XJ Sedan–will have Sirius radio as a dealer-installed option, the British automaker said. In addition, the receiver will be offered as a port-installed accessory in the 2006 editions of all four models. Jaguar said it will announce pricing at a later […]
XM, Sirius Score New Auto Deals XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. clinched a key victory Wednesday in securing future growth for the emerging industry when Hyundai Motor Co. agreed to plug in XM’s receivers as a standard feature in all its models. The deal marks the first time a major auto manufacturer has agreed to […]
XM Gets Teed Off The two satellite radio upstarts continue to carve up the sporting world as XM Satellite Radio announced that it was hooking up with the PGA for live event coverage as well as a dedicated channel where fans can tune in for exclusive programming beyond the 18th hole. Ever since XM announced […]
XM gets PGA deal Football, baseball, Nascar and now golf. Rivals XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio are working hard to beef up sports programming, and XM landed the latest deal. The District-based broadcaster says it has exclusive rights to broadcast PGA Tour events in a long-term broadcasting and marketing agreement with the Professional […]
Billions at stake in battle over sports on satellite radio The new world of satellite radio is reshaping an ages-old medium and turning it into the hottest new vehicle for sports fans, no matter how far they roam or what time zone they’re in. Across an ever-expanding universe, a white-hot competition between major players XM […]