http://siriusbuzz.com All Things Sirius Satellite Radio Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SiriusBuzz Radio will broadcast tonight, July 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM eastern. Join Tyler and Charles as we break down the happenings in satellite radio, discuss the latest news, and take a look at what the future holds. SiriusBuzz Radio comes to you live, and callers are always ... http://siriusbuzz.com/siriusbuzz-radio-show-44-900-pm-eastern.php Sirius XM Radio can celebrate a successful launch of their newest satellite (FM-5), but as yet, there are still several steps that need to happen before full control is turned over to the company. With the riskiest part of the launch behind them, the company, as well as investors ... http://siriusbuzz.com/new-satellite-launch-complete-maneuvers-and-testing-ongoing.php Sirius XM announced today that Mel Karmazin's employment agreement has been extended through December 31, 2012. The new deal gives Mr. Karmazin a raise in his base salary, as well as the options to buy 120 million shares at a price of $0.43 per share. Karmazin, a long time radio ... http://siriusbuzz.com/karmazin-employment-extended-through-2012.php The Sirius XM app is out, and is a very popular download. It ranks among the most frequently downloaded apps not only in the music category, but overall. The app was an instant success despite the absence of Howard Stern, but the popularity has slipped in recent days, ... http://siriusbuzz.com/improvements-for-the-sirius-xm-app.php Sirius XM Radio announced today that XM Satellite Radio (a unit of the company) sold $525 million in four-year senior secured notes. The move, which dealt with more money than originally anticipated will improve cash flow, is at a lower interest rate, and does away with quarter amortization payments ... http://siriusbuzz.com/sirius-xm-improves-cash-flow-lowers-interest.php It was just a few months ago that the old fauxs turned friends, Howard Stern and Rosie O'Donnell first made nice on the Sirius XM airwaves and now it looks like their new found friendship will be put to the test in a little friendly morning show host competition. Rosie Radio ... http://siriusbuzz.com/new-daily-morning-show-with-rosie-odonnell-on-sirius-xm.php In an interesting turn of events, it is quite possible that an advertisement read on the air by Howard Stern himself could pave the way for Sirius XM subscribers to catch his show on Apple iPhones and the iPod Touch. Howard, unlike other high profile talent on Sirius XM, has ... http://siriusbuzz.com/logmein-ignition-app-may-pave-way-for-listening-to-stern-on-iphone.php Investors in Sirius XM have been waiting for good news from the analysts, and it appears that at least some firms have faith that satellite radio will prosper in the weeks and months ahead. Barrington Research has upgraded SIRI to Outperform with a $0.70 price target. In a note issued ... http://siriusbuzz.com/barrington-upgrades-sirius-xm-to-outperform.php Last week Sirius XM finally launched an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app made big news in a couple of ways. First, the fact that Howard Stern was not available on the app was the major attention getter. The other newsworthy item is that ... http://siriusbuzz.com/does-stern-want-a-bite-out-of-apple.php Sirius XM Radio announced this morning that XM Satellite Radio Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SIRIUS XM Radio, is offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2013 to qualified institutional buyers. The move is designed to seek better terms on what ... http://siriusbuzz.com/sirius-xm-refinances-some-xm-debt.php