September auto sales are expected to be announced on October 3, 2011. The news should be positive for SIRI, but as usual, we need to temper our enthusiasm because the numbers are still not indicative of a full recovery in the auto channel as yet. It is anticipated… → Read More
Appeals Filed In Blessing Lawsuit
I had warned that this would happen and now it has. Several appeals have been filed in the Blessing vs. Sirius XM lawsuit that reached a settlement a bit over a month ago. The appeals were filed by several of the parties that objected to the proposed settlement… → Read More
The Value of Sirius XM’s Spectrum and Licenses
I have been asked by readers to delve deeper into the value of Sirius XM’s spectrum as a result of a recent article published by the Motley Fool. The article challenges Sirius XM’s “goodwill impairment” which stands at $4.4 Billion. That is all well and good, but investors… → Read More
Facebook Music Seems All The Rage – MOG Announces Integration
Today at f8, Facebook’s developer conference, MOG announced a new social music listening experience integrated with Facebook Platform that makes it easy for people to discover music through friends. MOG joins a long list of music services that have become more social through Facebook. MOG’s state-of-the-art, on-demand and… → Read More
Is Deezer Getting Ready For A U.S. Launch?
You may have never hear of it before but Deezer is a player in audio entertainment that you may want to watch for in the months to come. Last year we first saw Deezer cross our radar screen when the company cut a deal with Orange, a cell… → Read More
Sirius XM Expands Already Impressive College Sports Lineup
Sirius XM will debut a newly expanded weekday lineup on SiriusXM College Sports Nation (ch. 91), the only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to college sports. The expanded lineup promises even more in depth college sports discussion via new call-in shows and additional live programming of college sports… → Read More
Spotify Hits 2,000,000 Subscribers
Spotify, the Internet radio subscription company that launched in the United States only a couple of months ago (mid July) has now surpassed 2,000,000 subscribers on a global basis. This would mean that Spotify has added subscribers at a pace of about 200,000 per month, a level that… → Read More
Shenk and Blessing Lawsuits Against Sirius XM Getting Interesting
It was just a month or so ago that a decision was reached on the settlement agreement in the Blessing lawsuit against Sirius XM, and only a few weeks since Sirius XM (a nominal defendant in the case) lost their motion to dismiss the Shenk case. Now, both… → Read More
Sirius XM Reports 2012 Guidance and Slides in a Price Increase
Investors were anticipating that Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin would issue 2012 guidance during the Q3 conference call. A surprise was delivered today when the leader of the satellite radio industry issued the guidance at a Bank of America conference. In addition to announcing a price increase from… → Read More
Sirius XM and GM Hook Up For Interesting Deal
The fact that satellite radio comes installed in many GM cars is not anything new. GM was among the first car manufacturers to include satellite radio installations and promotional subscriptions in cars, and there are perhaps more GM cars with satellite radios in them than any other brand. … → Read More
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