Ever want to watch satellite TV anywhere in the world on a cool, portable device? Us too! Ever want to watch satellite TV on a 2 inch diagonal screen? Us neither!
Nevertheless, the Samsung B250 packs some amazing technology. It’s a flip phone with a larger-than-average-for-a-phone sized LCD [...]

Sirius launched its long awaited Howard Stern channel today at 5am EST. Eager Stern fans (and I know they’re out there now) who flipped the Sirius dial to channel 100 were greeted with a scrolling message, “We’re building toward Howard Stern’s arrival in January,” and total silence. You know how in horror movies, [...]

XM Satellite Radio announced today that it has reached the 5 million subscriber mark. This is interesting in a couple ways, not the least of which is XM’s growth rate, which continues to accelerate even after a 30% price hike ($12.95 vs. $9.95). XM is also sticking to their forecast, which predicts [...]

We don’t really get to talk math much here on SateLink, and that’s a shame really. Therefore, I’m dedicating this post about Howard Stern to the facts and figures of satellite radio subscription.
Here are our facts:
A Sirius radio subscription costs $12.95/month, or $155.40/year.
Sirius is paying shock jock Howard Stern $500 over the next 5 [...]

The latest trend seems to be the marriage of music to mobile phones. First it was mp3 ring tones, then the iTunes Motorola Rokr, now it’s Sprint and Sirius.
For a $7/month subscriber fee, Sprint users can flip open their mobile phones and listen in on 20 channels of Sirius Radio. This [...]

There has been a lively debate raging in Canada for months now on the issue of American satellite radio companies. Should they be allowed to broadcast to Canada, or no? Sirius has already made some headway with their Sirius Canada branch.
Now XM’s partner, CSR (Canadian Satellite Radio) has won regulatory approval.
We are very [...]

According to numerous sources, XM Radio has recently acquired the rights to broadcast NHL games to its 4.4 million listeners. The deal sweeps the NHL out from under Sirius, who until recently had the proverbial “hat trick” of the NHL, NBA, and MLB. XM reportedly paid $100 million for the broadcast rights. [...]

An article in today’s Washington Post online details plans for a new Apple iPod car kit that may threaten satellite radio. Although you can already jam out to your iPod in the car in a couple ways, the new kit would be differant. While the existing system, iTrip, lets you broadcast your [...]

This was just so great I couldn’t resist posting it:
Sheriff cancels jail’s satellite television
Associated Press
HAMILTON, Ohio - A sheriff who’s been cracking down on what he sees as luxuries enjoyed by inmates has banned satellite television from the Butler County jail.
Sheriff Richard K. Jones pulled the plug Tuesday on the satellite stations, leaving only seven [...]

I’ve been avoiding the topic of Canadian Satellite Radio broadcasts until now because I didn’t want to report where there was as of yet nothing to report; however, as the Canadian cabinet group has recently come to a major impasse on the topic, I figured I would be remiss if I didn’t at least [...]