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SiriusBuzz Radio will broadcast tonight, July 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM eastern. Join Tyler and Charles as we break down the happenings in satellite radio, discuss the latest news, and take a look at what the future holds. SiriusBuzz Radio comes to you live, and callers are always welcomed...

Sirius XM announced today that Mel Karmazin’s employment agreement has been extended through December 31, 2012. The new deal gives Karmazin a raise in his base salary, as well as the options to buy 120,000,000 shares at a price of $0.43 per share...

The Sirius XM app is out, and is a very popular download. It ranks among the most frequently downloaded apps not only in the music category, but overall...

It was just a few months ago that the old fauxs turned friends, Howard Stern and Rosie O’Donnell first made nice on the Sirius XM airwaves and now it looks like their new found friendship will be put to the test in a little friendly morning show host competition...

In an interesting turn of events, it is quite possible that an advertisement read on the air by Howard Stern himself could pave the way for Sirius XM subscribers to catch his show on Apple iPhones and the iPod Touch...

Sirius XM Radio announced today that XM Satellite Radio (a unit of the company) sold $525 million in four-year senior secured notes...

Investors in Sirius XM have been waiting for good news from the analysts, and it appears that at least some firms have faith that satellite radio will prosper in the weeks and months ahead. Barrington Research has upgraded SIRI to Outperform with a $0.70 price target...

Last week Sirius XM finally launched an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app made big news in a couple of ways. First, the fact that Howard Stern was not available on the app was the major attention getter...

Sirius XM Radio announced this morning that XM Satellite Radio Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SIRIUS XM Radio, is offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2013 to qualified institutional buyers...

I recently put my hands onto an iPod Touch in preparation for the Sirius XM launch of their iPhone and iPod Touch application. I wanted to get the device early on so that I could tinker with it a bit prior to the application coming out...

SiriusBuzz Radio is back, and we have a ton to talk about. Was the iPod app launch a success or failure. How will the new app impact the company. Will consumers embrace the app, and will it draw new subscribers...

The iPhone and iPod Touch application has finally made it to the market, but on a day where satellite radio fans and consumers should be celebrating, we instead see ire and confusion. Sirius XM’s app seems cool, but it is missing one of the biggest draws that satellite radio has...

XM Satellite Radio announced today that the ever popular Toyota Camry will now offer satellite radio as a factory installed option...

This year Sirius XM has really rolled out the red carpet for Fathers Day with some of their biggest deals yet. So, what more reason do you need to finally get Dad a gift he will truly thank you for? Can you honestly think of a better way to get more value for your money on Fathers Day...

Its been 11 months since the Apple iPhone App Store opened its doors and over a billion downloads later, there is still no sign of an official Sirius XM iPhone application...

When people talk about satellite radio, the name Howard Stern almost always arises. Whether you like him or not, Stern is a radio and media icon who’s influence on entertainment can not be doubted. Some look at Howard with a jaundiced eye because of his edgy style, but he is much more than that...

In the wake of the GM bankruptcy, investors in satellite radio suddenly have become concerned about what impact will befall Sirius XM. Analysts such as Scott Moritz of TheStreet.com say that this “can’t be good”...

Martine Rothblatt is oft referred to as the founder of satellite radio. An entrepreneur, a lawyer, and a an author, Rothblatt is a well rounded person who’s various experiences have delivered ideas and ideals that to many may seem off the beaten path...

Slacker is continuing to broaden their reach in the Internet radio universe. The Slacker application, with over 1,000,000 downloads to their credit, has just turned up the volume again by releasing new apps for the iPhone and Blackberry with added features to improve the listening experience...

We often hear passionate satellite radio investors and fans clamoring for 100% auto installation penetration. On it’s face it may seem like a great idea, but the reality of the OEM picture is different, and Sirius XM demonstrated that today at their annual meeting...

As Sirius XM gets ready for their annual meeting of shareholders, their biggest OEM partner, GM, could well be getting ready to file for bankruptcy. For the overall sentiment of the economy, the GM news is hardly good...

It was announced today that Dave Matthews Band is set to host their own music channel on Sirius XM’s Jam_On channel, Sirius ch.17 and XM ch.56, which will debut on June 1st starting at 12pm ET through June 8th at 3am ET...

Some of the key selling points of satellite radio include commercial free music, and no censorship. Getting the benefits of those qualities across to consumers has long been the challenge of the satellite radio marketing team. Sometimes the best marketing is to capitalize on the moves of others...

Investors and consumers of satellite radio are anxiously awaiting the Sirius XM iPhone application. Talk of a relationship with Apple has been on the minds of satellite radio fans for years...

A holiday weekend and radio seem to go hand in hand. Barbecue on the grill, friends and family getting together, and sunshine as the radio plays. It is holiday weekends where the value of radio comes to life, and Sirius XM have the capability of offering more than any other radio format...

Those who love Sirius XM think that all of these “free” internet radio companies are no threat to the satellite radio business but, is that really true? Top dog Pandora now has 27 million registered users and is growing strong to the tune of 50,000 new users per day...

Today is the day that Liberty Media’s Greg Maffei will be presenting at the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. The event is being held live in Boston at the Westin, and will also be webcast...

Sirius XM Radio at 36 cents on Friday, and from a technical trading standpoint, it sits right in the middle of “no-man’s-land.” With the stock dipping into the 30’s and the next support at 29 cents, technical traders are in the middle of a quandary, and the direction of the stock will...

Throughout the merger process, HD Radio was a hot topic of discussion. There were proposals brought forth that wanted to mandate that satellite radio would have to include HD technology in every radio sold...

Terrestrial radio does not have to pay music royalties, and they want to keep it that way. There are two competing bills that are on the table in Washington. One maintains the current no royalty status, and the other seeks to establish royalties...

It was reported yesterday that Performance Rights Act passed the House Judiciary Committee. For the b ill, this was a major step. The Performance Rights Act legislation has direct opposition from an NAB backed bill that would keep terrestrial radio from having to pay royalties...

Just as Sirius XM Radio is getting ready to launch their iPhone application, Slacker takes another step out in front to differentiate itself. Slacker will be featured as a standard application on the soon to be released Sony X-Series Walkman...

The headlines came out toady, but the news was not unexpected. The troubles at Chrysler and GM have been known for quite some time, and dealership closings were inevitable. The impact of these closings will be wide reaching both economically, as well in the psychology of the consumer...

Sirius XM Radio announced today that they are registering 148 million shares for use in stock incentive plans. Offerings such as this have happened each year...

For satellite radio investors, the status of Chrysler is big news...

For those that have followed satellite radio for a long time, Apple has always been seen as a brass ring of sorts. Over the years many investors were clamoring for a deal with Apple that never came to fruition...

Whether you like him or hate him, one truism exists about Howard Stern. He is popular and likely the biggest draw in satellite radio...

With Chrysler filing for bankruptcy protection, and the news that they will be halting production for a period of up to two months, people may immediately assume that the news will be bad for Sirius XM Radio...

With the release of the Q1 2009 10Q today, investors get to take a deeper look into how the performance of the company is tracking. Bearing that in mind, it is prudent for investors to understand what various metrics mean, measure, and how they can play off of each other...

It did not get a lot of fanfare in analyst reports, nor did it seem to be a huge topic of discussion, but the new GM deal means a lot to Sirius XM Radio. To fully grasp this, we need to go back in time to when the GM deal was first struck...

The highly anticipated Q1 numbers are finally out. As expected, Sirius XM is highlighting that they are a “cash flow growth story” and concentrating on bottom line metrics. Mel Karmazin also noted that synergies are coming into play...

Analysts were expecting a loss of two cents per share. The company reported a loss of 7 cents per share. Was the miss this big...

The quarterly call is complete. There is clarity on many items, yet still confusion on others. Why was the loss 7 cents per share? What does the new GM deal mean? When will the iPhone application get launched...