The news hit the wires this morning, and some Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) investors may be somewhat frustrated. Morgan Stanley has “Downgraded Sirius XM From Overweight to Equal Weight”. This new opinion by Morgan Stanley joins recent news from Citigroup, which initiated coverage with a $2.20 price target, and… → Read More
Pandora Looks to Take Over the Dashboard (and Every Other Place You Listen to Music)
With more than 125 million registered users listening for 18 hours a month, Pandora now has 68% market share of the crowded internet radio space. What might come as a surprise is that the internet radio giant has quietly worked partnerships with 16 automotive brands. Jessica Steel, EVP… → Read More
SiriusBuzz Used Car Report 1-17-2012
If we learned anything when Sirius XM’s (NASDAQ:SIRI) Mel Karmazin announced the subscriber numbers early in January, it was that it is likely the used car market that is finally beginning to pay off. Certainly the company garners the bulk of their subscriptions from the new car market,… → Read More
The $100,000 Media Portfolio Update – January 10, 2012
Over the past week there have been some interesting moves in the equities held in my mock $100,000 media portfolio. This mock portfolio was started on November 10, 2011 with $100,000. The last transactions in this portfolio were made on December 5, 2011. As of that date the… → Read More
Slacker Announces Even More Non-Music Programming At CES
Slacker certainly is not being silent at CES this year. The company had already announced the addition of live sports programming in a partnership with ESPN, and today added more non-music programming to their line-up with talk programming and weather. It is moves like these that illustrate Slackers… → Read More
Slacker Adds Live Sports to Their Line-Up
Slacker is turning up the heat in audio entertainment by going into live content. Some people feel that Internet Radio is nothing more than a “jukebox” over the Internet, but that is shortsighted thinking. The Internet platform is not only capable of delivering all of the music listeners… → Read More
December Auto Sales In – Sirius XM Benefits
December 2011 auto sales data are in on the same day Sirius XM announced the addition of about 540,000 net subscribers. The new car sales were a contributing factor to Sirius XM’s success, it appears that the real hero is the used car deals that Sirius XM struck… → Read More
AutoNation Customers Score Free 3 Month Sirius XM Subscription
Consumers looking to purchase a used car through leading auto dealer, AutoNation, will now be offered the added bonus of a three month trial Sirius XM subscription. There are a couple of stipulations, the car must be equipped with a factory installed Sirius XM receiver and the vehicle… → Read More
Sirius XM Adds 540,000 Subscribers In Q4 – Beats Guidance
In a conference with Citigroup today Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin announced that the company added 540,000 net subscribers in Q4 of 2011, a number that represents a beat of subscriber guidance by about 100,000! The company seems to attribute a good chunk of this success to the… → Read More
Where Sirius XM Gets Their Bread and Butter
One thing investors always need to understand is that a typical public company paints the picture they want you to see. There is nothing at all wrong with this, as human nature dictates that we seek out the good things and tend to avoid the bad. Further, we… → Read More
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