Comments on: Could Sirius XM Internet Radio Give Lost Channels A Second Life?

By: DeeCee

DeeCee — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:28:24 +0000

Getting BoomBox back on the internet would be better than nothing. It totally sucks that we lost such an amazing channel and then get directed to lsiten to crappy AltNation which is painful to hear. They are playing some crappy guitar-shredding garbage by a band called Anberlin now. This is “alternative” – alterative to WHAT? BRING BOOMBOX BACK. ON THE FREAKIN SATELLITE.

but like i said before – internet is better than nuthin

By: JT

JT — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:49:40 +0000

“And for all those that say mobile internet will kill SatRad: Think again.”

True. Sirius will kill SatRad.

By: Vince M

Vince M — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:08:14 +0000

I like the potential of this idea but until that happens or even for that to possibly occur, you got to let them know how you feel with emails, calls and messages through their sites.

If you want to bring back disco/classic dance with a station that it deserves, please sign and pass on this petition.
http://www.petitiononline.com/.....ition.html

By: SubAstute

SubAstute — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:26:00 +0000

Here’s a thought–make satellite radios with a few gigs of storage and wifi so they can pull some of the Sirius/XM “niche” streams off the Internet (sort of like Slacker). Then you’ve got a choice of listening to live or saved channels on a single device. It might cost something like $3 extra per month for this service.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:17:59 +0000

just go to ZiPhone. dl the jailbreak and the sirius app. Its almost too easy

By: Ex-XM

Ex-XM — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:15:48 +0000

While it’s true that the net can be used to resuscitate lost channels, many subscribers primarily listen in their vehicles. A few years back I complained to XM when they made MusicLab internet-only. And now I’ve lost BeyondJazz.

At $8 for online access, that’s certainly cheaper than the $24 I currently pay for three radios. Hmmmm…. is that really what the want to do?

By: EgisCodr

EgisCodr — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:41:05 +0000

“when anyone can already access their site for free on a web-enabled phone. ”

MIB,

Not necessarily true. The site still needs to be able to stream the content through the site. Many web enabled phones do not process flash and javascript correctly. For example, I can access the Sirius site through my iPhone, but cannot listen to any music.

By: EgisCodr

EgisCodr — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:37:46 +0000

As an example: Backspin

Backspin would come back as a channel on the Sirius Internet. Backspin pays a lease to Sirius in order to play their music over Sirius’s internet feed. Backspin can either 1) pound the streets and get their own advertisers or 2) allow Sirius to provide advertisers for Backspin to incorporate into their programming. In the case of #2, Sirius receives 10-15% of advertising revenue brought in my placed advertising.

Backspin is then able to fund it’s own operations and internet listeners are able to enjoy the channel again.

By: MIB

MIB — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:36:31 +0000

ESPN learned the hard way the economics of MVSOs are extremely cost-prohibitive. It wouldn’t make much financial sense at this point in time for Sirius XM to develop a proprietary web interface app for the iPhone (or any other mobile phone, for that matter) when anyone can already access their site for free on a web-enabled phone.

Now… web-exclusive content would create added value for Sirius XM’s online portal. A website featuring podcasts, live streaming video, ‘net-only’, and user created channels, with a library for renting and/or buying content might work as a stand-alone service option. The big-money question is whether the company has the capital and political will to develop the model.

By: vaporgold

vaporgold — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:12:58 +0000

EgisCodr..

Are you suggesting we feed Clear Channel and the rest of the FM radio companies? The reduction in operating cost to them would be staggering I would think.

Then we would have a real monopoly.Park Place and Boardwalk

vaporgold