Sirius XM News Thread

[The Butler]

Spice Radio coming to Sirius.

Interesting line-up.

http://satelliteradioplayground.com/...ds-some-spice/

[The Butler]

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced third quarter 2010 financial and operating results, including:

Adjusted revenue of $722.5 million in the third quarter 2010, up 15% from the third quarter 2009 adjusted revenue of $629.6 million;

Adjusted EBITDA of $169.7 million in the third quarter 2010, an increase of 60% over the third quarter 2009 adjusted EBITDA of $106.1 million;

Free cash flow of $62.0 million, a 132% increase from $26.7 million in the third quarter of 2009;

Net subscriber additions of 334,727 in the third quarter of 2010 compared to 102,295 in the third quarter of 2009; and

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2010 and 2009 was $67.6 million and ($151.5) million, respectively, or $0.01 and ($0.04) per diluted share.

http://investor.sirius.com/releasede...leaseID=526978

[SJ]

so they made money everywhere except the stock? am I reading that right?

[Chob]

Originally Posted by The Butler NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced third quarter 2010 financial and operating results, including: Adjusted revenue of $722.5 million in the third quarter 2010, up 15% from the third quarter 2009 adjusted revenue of $629.6 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $169.7 million in the third quarter 2010, an increase of 60% over the third quarter 2009 adjusted EBITDA of $106.1 million; Free cash flow of $62.0 million, a 132% increase from $26.7 million in the third quarter of 2009; Net subscriber additions of 334,727 in the third quarter of 2010 compared to 102,295 in the third quarter of 2009; and Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2010 and 2009 was $67.6 million and ($151.5) million, respectively, or $0.01 and ($0.04) per diluted share. http://investor.sirius.com/releasede...leaseID=526978

So much for the Stern announcement being made during the Q3 results.

As for Spice Radio...whatever. At least it shows they aren't trying to sanitize the medium any time soon.

[SJ]

Originally Posted by The Butler Spice Radio coming to Sirius. Interesting line-up. http://satelliteradioplayground.com/...ds-some-spice/

hmmmm so is this what's going to replace the howard channels?

[The Butler]

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Russell Brand's The Russell Brand Show will air, completely uncensored, on SIRIUS XM's Raw Dog Comedy channel every week for ten weeks. This is the first time that the show will be available to American radio audiences and the only place on radio to hear the uncut version of the show.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rus...k=MW_news_stmp

[SJ]

Great Billy Joel interview with stern today.

hearing billy sing as other famous singers was some good shit

[The Butler]

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that Paul McCartney will perform at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater for the first time at an exclusive, invitation-only concert for SIRIUS XM listeners. The concert will celebrate SIRIUS XM reaching 20 million subscribers, a milestone the company expects to achieve shortly. The concert, which will be held on Monday, December 13 at 8:00 pm ET, will feature McCartney performing songs from his unrivalled back catalog, including many Beatles, Wings and solo classics, for SIRIUS XM subscribers. As a thank you to its loyal subscribers, SIRIUS XM will broadcast the concert live nationwide as well as offer lucky subscribers the opportunity to attend the unprecedented event.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...108416004.html

[Steve44]

Originally Posted by SJ Great Billy Joel interview with stern today. hearing billy sing as other famous singers was some good shit

Luckily, I managed to hear all of between east and West feeds.It was truly Great!

[The Butler]

Some interesting numbers in this blog post.

http://blog.compete.com/2010/11/16/w...-howard-stern/

[SJ]

so they are claiming howard dominates in popularity on sirius? no doubt

[SJ]

Originally Posted by Steve44 Luckily, I managed to hear all of between east and West feeds.It was truly Great!

I'm actually looking forward to fridays best of on stern as I missed some of that interview I think, at the beginning.

[The Butler]

Sirius Canada and XM agree to merger.

http://siriusbuzz.com/sirius-canada-...nce-merger.php

[Chob]

Originally Posted by The Butler Sirius Canada and XM agree to merger. http://siriusbuzz.com/sirius-canada-...nce-merger.php

Huh. Well I'll be damned. At this rate they'll truly be one company faster than their U.S. counterparts.

[SJ]

Originally Posted by Chob Huh. Well I'll be damned. At this rate they'll truly be one company faster than their U.S. counterparts.

they will be one company just in time to go broke