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Report: Sirius XM Radio Ponders Bankruptcy

Report: Sirius XM Radio Ponders Bankruptcy

The New York Times is reporting (subscription required) that satellite radio operator Sirius XM is preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing. According to the New York Times, Sirius XM owes about $175 million in debt repayments that are due at the end of February that it will not be able to pay. Although a bankruptcy filing is unlikely to disrupt service to the more than 45 million subscribers to satellite radio service, it may signal the departure of some of the broadcaster’s A-list talent…like Martha Stewart or Howard Stern.

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Sirius XM Rolls Out New MiRGE Radio

Sirius XM Rolls Out New MiRGE Radio

Sole U.S. satellite radio operator Sirius XM has announced its first radio that can operate on both the Sirius and XM services, the new MiRGE. With the MiRGE, subscribers will be able to receive content from both the Sirius and XM services…bearing in mind, of course, the services have been consolidating their holdings and channels since the merger of independent operators Sirius and XM.

"MiRGE is the first interoperable radio designed to receive 100 percent of Sirius’ and XM’s dynamic programming and is a major advancement in satellite radio technology," said Sirius XM’s president of operations and sales, Jim Meyer, in a statement. "Sirius XM Radio delivers more value than ever—enabling subscribers to hear everything available without the need to buy multiple radios and pay two monthly subscriptions."

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FCC Tentatively Approves Sirius/XM Merger?

FCC Tentatively Approves Sirius/XM Merger?

According to reports in The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, the Federal Communications Commission has reached a tentative agreement to approve the merger between satellite radio operators Sirius and XM. Although terms of a deal have not been disclosed, reports have XM paying over $17 million (and Sirius another $2 million) to settle complaints about tower locations and exceeding transmission power limits for ground-based repeaters.

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Sirius Announces Satellite Radio Receivers

Sirius Announces Satellite Radio Receivers

It’s been a while since the two players in the U.S. satellite radio market have announced new hardware&madsh;what with trying to merge reduce the U.S. market to a single satellite radio operator, perhaps they’ve been otherwise occupied. But since XM announced its new XpressRC receiver earlier this week, Sirius seems to have decided to let loose with a flurry of new product announcements, including a new portable player, a new Dock & Play radio, and a satellite radio receiver that can tune into three channels of “Sirius Backseat TV.”

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Digital Radio Set for Growth?

Market research firm In-Stat has been looking at the development of digital radio—and likes what it sees. According to “More Consumers to Tune Into Digital Radio in 2007” the world-wide market for digial radio receivers will grow from just 5 million units in 2005 to over 25 million units in 2010. And digital radio is gainin strong awareness in the consumer marketplace: In-stat claims 73 percent of respondents to a consumer survey had at least heard of HD radio.  Read more...

Sirius Finally Draws Its Stiletto

Sirius Finally Draws Its Stiletto

If your life feels incomplete unless you can tune into the radiation beaming down from Sirius Satellite Radio, then you might want to check out the Stiletto 100, Sirius’s latest pocket-sized satellite radio designed to compete with recent portable systems from rival XM Satellite Radio.

The Stiletto 100 is a tiny, pocket-sized satellite radio receiver (measuring 4.7 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch) with 2 GB of onboard storage and a 2.2-inch LCD display. The Stiletto enables users to record up to 100 hours of Sirius content, either by automatically recording feeds from user’s favorite Sirius stations (up to 6 hours at a time) and enabling users to save up to 10 hours of individual music tracks from live Sirius broadcasts just by pressing the Stiletto’s "Love" button.

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Sirius Announces New Satellite Radios

Sirius Announces New Satellite Radios

Sirius Satellite Radio has announced four new Universal Plug & Play satellite radio receivers and a new Sirius home stereo receiver with a wireless remote control

The three of the new Plug & Play units—the Starmate3, Starmate4, Sportster3 are extensions of Sirius’ current Plug & Play offerings, while the new Sirius Stratus aims to make it more affordable for people to get hooked on satellite radio. The Starmate4 is designed to be as small as possible—to wedge into tight mounting spots in vehicles, boats, and other locations—while still offering a good-sized display supporting longer track and artist names and five lines of text. The Starmate 44 also replays up to 44 minutes of content and offers pause, rewind, and fast-forward features. The Starmate4 will be available in October at a retail price of $119.99; it ships with a poewr adapter, remote, antenna, vehicle dock, and mounts.

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Sirius Adds New Plug & Play Radio

Sirius Adds New Plug & Play Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio yesterday unveiled their latest Plug & Play satellite radio. The new Sportster4 is priced at $169.99 and should be available later this month.

The Sportster4, said Sirius, measures 4.5

Mark Cuban Gets Sirius Talk Show

Dallas Mavericks’ owner and all around outspoken guy Mark Cuban is coming to satellite radio, satellite radio provider Sirius announced today. They’ve exclusively signed Cuban to do a new “wide-ranging weekly talk show” for them.

Radio Maverick, the name of Cuban’s new show, will start airing this summer Sundays from 12-2 pm ET on Sirius’s channel 102 (Sirius Stars). He will reportedly take calls from listeners and chat with “prominent guests” as part of a weekly talk about sports, business and everyday life.  Read more...

Volkswagen to Offer Sirius Exclusively

Volkswagen and Audi today joined the ranks of exclusively Sirius Satellite Radio-equipped car manufacturers as the two brands announced an arraignment with the satellite radio provider which will be in effect for 2007 through 2012 year cars.

Volkswagen, said Sirius, will equip approximately 80 percent of their new models with satellite radio receivers as well as offering three months of complimentary service. It was less clear as to the terms surrounding Audi related vehicles, though a press release did indicate the installation rate of satellite radio in Audi models is approximately 50%.  Read more...

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