J.P. Morgan has downgraded the two satellite radio companies, citing probable subscription difficulties in the coming quarters. According to a Market Watch article, the firm predicts that growth will slow for both companies in ‘06.
J.P. Morgan went to underweight from neutral on shares of Sirius, saying comparable subscribership numbers after the first quarter of [...]

In a matter of days, Howard will be broadcasting on Sirius’ satellite network after fleeing censors over at terrestrial radio. But will Howard really escape the censors? Debbie Schlussel says “no.”
Where terrestrial radio is sometimes disciplined by the FCC, satellite radio is governed by something far more malignant: The Orthodox Liberal-Left.
At least, that [...]

When the MyFi portable satellite radio player debuted, it was almost $400. Today, you can purchase the MyFi Xm2Go for only $139.99.
After a highly competitive holiday season XM is not letting up its fight, and hardware, specifically the portable sat. radio receiver, is one of XMs biggest levers. Now [...]

According to analysis of both companies, experts predict that Sirius will likely break even sometime in 2006. Sirius’s ability to bring down subscriber costs to $100/per puts them ahead of XM, which at current estimations will not see a profit until at least ‘07, despite its obvious market advantages.
“XM has the first-mover advantage in [...]

Christmas Christmas time is here, time for joy and time for cheer. And also time for XM and Sirius to duke it out old-skool, because the holiday season is all about spending with abandon. Both companies are expecting huge growth in the fourth quarter of ‘05 thanks to holiday spending, and competition is [...]