SIRI Intraday Updates for the Week of 10/27/08

[Demian]

http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/200810...ea-leaders.htm

WMACCA Corporate Counsel Awards Honor Washington Area Leaders
Posted 30 October 2008 @ 12:34 pm EST

"The Outstanding Small Law Department award went to the legal department of XM Satellite Radio Inc. for the lead role its lawyers played in the closing of XM's merger with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., the completion of several governmental inquiries, a refinance of the company, and the successful conclusion of a Copyright Royalty Tribunal proceeding concerning copyright royalties that would be payable by XM."

[Demian]

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...59&newsLang=en

"SIRIUS Elvis Radio will present special coverage of the 2008 lighting ceremony LIVE from Graceland. Martina McBride will also guest DJ on Elvis Radio SIRIUS channel 13 as she shares her unique experience of recording "Blue Christmas" for the Elvis Presley Christmas Duets album with the help of creative audio engineering. Elvis Radio listeners also will have the chance to meet Martina during her visit to Graceland along with an all expense paid trip to Memphis. Enter now at sirius.com/elvisradio."

[Demian]

http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/103008hdradio/




Want HD Radio With That?
By Mark Fleischmann

October 30, 2008 — Wouldn't it be convenient if all satellite radio—meaning Sirius XM—receivers also handled over-the-air HD Radio? A bill in Congress would mandate this pairing. The Federal Communications Commission is also considering it as an outgrowth of its approval for the Sirius XM merger.

On one level, the requirement makes sense. Haven't AM and FM radio been a happy couple for decades? But it also would mean binding a free medium to a subscription medium, something of a precedent setter. It is easy to imagine satellite listeners, having gotten a taste of free digital radio, letting their subscriptions lapse, especially when times are hard.

The National Association of Broadcasters predictably "salutes the leadership" of Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), who introduced the legislation in the House of Representatives. Lining up in support are Clear Channel, public radio, and Ibiquity, developer of HD Radio.

Not so enthusiastic are the satellite broadcasters. Lining up in their support are Toyota and General Motors, which build satellite radios into their cars, but don't favor this "unprecedented requirement regulating the choice of entertainment technologies in an automotive environment."

When it approved the Sirius XM merger, the FCC also approved an open-device requirement for satellite radio. That conceivably could mean accommodating HD Radio, but then again, the extra device could also be internet radio or an iPod dock.

[Demian]

http://www.electronichouse.com/artic...s_at_once/C157



Portable Satellite Player Records 5 Channels At Once
Pioneer's XMp3 can capture over 100 hours of XM and Sirius programming.
October 30, 2008 | by Rachel Cericola

Sirius XM has thrown a twist into taking satellite radio on the go with Pioneer’s XMp3 player.

Well, it’s actually more like XM. Because even though the company is now one giant entity, the announcement says that the new portable player only works with XM programming, with the option to get the Best of Sirius package. In other words, Sirius subscribers probably won’t want to spend the $280.

However, they might. After all, it doesn’t just allow for portable listening, but it also records—up to five channels at once. It stores 75 hours of programming, and another 30 in an “auto-record” feature for your five favorite channels. So you can keep the classic rock without missing a minute of Oprah & Friends. It also acts like a DVR, storing up to 30 minutes of current live programming, which means you can re-rock out to the same songs, if that’s a necessity.

There’s no word on actual sound quality, which would be the bigger issue. Still, it has plenty of other features including pause, replay, and a micro-SD card slot for additional storage. The unit also comes with XM2go Music Manager software, which should help organize all of that content.

[Demian]

SIRI closed down .03 @ .35 with the market ramping into the close...

What a POS......

[Demian]

http://www.hydrapinion.com/index.php...ust-got-better

Sonos 2.7 - the best just got better
Friday October 31st, 2008
By Adam TURNER


"Until now the Sonos system has let you listen to your digital music collection, from a computer or network drive, or to online subscription services such as Rhapsody, Napster and SIRIUS. The latest Sonos 2.7 free firmware update now gives you access to 15,000 radio stations plus the free Pandora and Last.FM streaming music services, which let you program your own online radio stations."

[Demian]

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ent/index.html

First Look: 2009 Honda Element

"...the EX and SC models get a 270-watt, seven-speaker audio system that will read MP3 and WMA CDs, comes standard with XM Satellite Radio and steering wheel controls and features a 6.5-in. subwoofer located at the bottom-center of the dash."

[Demian]

http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/n...163a01f28.html

Infiniti's EX35
12:41 PM PDT on Thursday, October 30, 2008

"EX35 is iPod friendly with a dedicated interface, plus there's standard XM radio. Plug in a Compact Flash memory card and load the on-board 9.3 gig hard drive full of runway music (this feature comes with the Navigation Package). What ever you listen to, the Bose sound system is terrific."

[APEXSPORTS]

This stock is still a speculative stoc till mel says we payed off debt or refinanced or turn a proffit.. untill then it will trade flat or down on good days... all attention is on good co. that have there shat together were there is good value.. we are a year away!!! but a .30 stock will be 3.00 is worth the wait

[Demian]

This stock is still a speculative stoc till mel says we payed off debt or refinanced or turn a proffit.. untill then it will trade flat or down on good days... all attention is on good co. that have there shat together were there is good value.. we are a year away!!! but a .30 stock will be 3.00 is worth the wait

The financing could be announced at the 3Q conference call. I would not be in this stock if I thought it wasn't going to move up in the short term. I would never buy a stock that I thought was going to trade flat or down for a year. The stock is way oversold and has some potentially huge catalysts in the short term horizon......IMHO.