Over the past year, XM has doubled their subscriber base, forged deals with major auto manufacturers to include XM radios as standard equipment in new vehicles, signed a variety of high-profile personalities as DJs, and has taken a huge bite out of the sports arena. So why are they bleeding cash?
Answer: Because only [...]

Jimmie Johnson, star NASCAR Nextel Cup driver will begin hosting a radio show on XM starting in February of ‘06. The format of the show is a mixed talk/music, in which Jimmie would discuss the latest in the world of NASCAR as well as his own tastes in music and a variety of interests.
“I’m [...]

Finally, some satellite TV that doesn’t recognize Israel as a sovereign nation!
From… Iranmania.com…?
LONDON, October 11 (IranMania) - Spokesman of Iran’s Hezbollah Mojtaba Bigdeli said the satellite TV channel Kheibar will become operational in the next couple of months.
“We are presently holding talks with satellite TV channels for airing our programs. So far, we have received [...]

The verdict is in. From the New York Times:
A little more than two months before Howard Stern takes his lucrative but polarizing morning show to satellite radio, his current employer, Infinity Broadcasting, announced plans today to replace him with a regional slate of hosts, including the former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth and [...]

It’s unclear as of yet how lucrative Sirius’s $500m deal with Howard Stern will be. Sources vary on the subscription value of Stern’s audience, and it’s questionable how many will follow. One thing is certain, however; terrestrial radio is having a hard time replacing Howard.
Whether or not Stern’s audience switches to Sirius, they [...]

Apparently Howard Stern’s mind is elsewhere, because his listeners certainly seem to be. Soon Stern will be making the switch to Sirius, and his ratings are the lowest they’ve been in years, possible decades. One possible explanation is Stern listeners jumping ship from terrestrial radio to Sirius in anticipation of stern’s switch. [...]

The press releases are coming fast and furious! According to a Sirius release, the company was #1 in the satellite radio unit sales last month.

SIRIUS Number One In Retail Market Share In September
Wednesday October 19, 3:34 pm ET
- Satellite Radio Broadcaster Captured 56% of Retail Sales According to The NPD [...]

Just as Sirius has done before with DISH Network, XM has announced a partnership with DirecTV that would give the Sat TV service’s subscribers access to about half of XM’s radio content.
The companies are focusing on talk content such as Opie and Anthony as well as sports broadcasts.
News of XM‘s partnership with DirecTV [...]

Maybe XM Satellite Radio will be the year’s hottest Christmas gift, and maybe they won’t. But here’s something I’m sure of:
Silliest. Press release. Ever.
Click to read: ‘XMas’ is almost here! XM Satellite Radio will be this year’s hottest holiday gift

Fresh from Infoworld.nl. We know the satellite TV phone is cool, but, really, how good is the reception?
For several hours I walked around central Seoul with the phone tuned in to one of the video channels. It worked flawlessly in the street, didn’t show any glitches when I sat down to lunch in a [...]