Orbitcast is live blogging the full-year 2008 and fourth-quarter 2008 investor conference call. Keep hitting the refresh button to see the latest updates. Regular old introductions of "forward looking statements" David Frear is on right now talking about how the company still managed to grow despite...

CNBC's Maria Bartiromo interviewed Liberty Media's president and CEO Greg Maffei yesterday to gather some insight into the decision to invest in Sirius XM Radio Inc. and to learn about the company's future prospects. Maffei sounds highly optimistic (he sort of has to after dumping $530 million into ...

Opie and Anthony have been dropped by New York's 92.3 K-Rock, according to a post on Opie's Twitter page: "It's official KROCK has just informed us that our services are no longer needed.#2 M18-49,#3 M25-54. This is really bad for our show,PERIOD!" Later Opie added: "It's officially over. Extremely ...

Oh sure, I got to manhandle the MiRGE (the first truly interoperable satellite radio, ever) at CES 2009 a couple months ago, but what I really wanted to do was smash it open with a hammer and peek inside at the guts. But thanks to the boys at the FCC, no hammer is necessary in order to do a virtual ...

A group of creditors have threatened to remove Sirius XM Radio Inc. CEO Mel Karmazin if the company chooses to file for bankruptcy over a striking a deal with an investor that would allow it to remain solvent, reports the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, the WSJ is reporting that a final decision ...

With all this talk about debt and takeovers, it's easy to look only this through the eyes of shareholders and the company. But how would a Sirius XM bankruptcy affect subscribers? According to analysts, consumers can breathe easy. According to CNN Money, even if Sirius XM files for bankruptcy, analy...

It's a question that I've been asked via email, and I think it's a good one that needs to be discussed publicly. Would a Democratic-controlled FCC (currently headed up by Michael Copps, pictured above) allow for an EchoStar takeover of Sirius XM Radio Inc.? Considering the extended debate over the S...

I've been giving a lot of thought lately about how Satellite Radio has matured as a technology and media phenomenon. Sure, we've heard all the talk about how the industry has grown faster than satellite TV, cellular and even CD players - but that all seems unreasonable with all the bad news surround...

OutQ, the first 24/7 channel dedicated to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender community, will be coming to the XM airwaves starting on Monday. The channel, which launched almost 6 years ago on Sirius, offers groundbreaking coverage of political and social issues as well as music and entertai...

Oh sure, we've known about the Sirius XM price increases for a while, and even got confirmation from Customer Service reps, but those CS folks are hardly valid sources of information. But nothing says "official" like a good ol' website page. And XM made the first move, adding a new page today outlin...