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 ...

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...

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...

Starting March 11, Sirius XM will be charging customers an extra $2.99 a month to listen to it’s Internet streaming service. When Sirius and XM struck a deal with the FCC to merge, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

The rumors that Sirius XM Radio Inc. are raising the rates of some subscription packages have been confirmed by Reuters , as well as by several others. Sirius XM representatives haven't denied it to me either, which isn't "a confirmation" but it doesn't leave much room for doubt. So we now know that...

Sure, things have been tough for the satellite radio biz lately, but this might not be the best time for the recently merged Sirius XM to raise prices on its somewhat disgruntled customer base (like those in our comment section) ,or to charge for a service that used to be free. But that's what it lo...

here at work we've got problems getting in some am stations.  most notably wfan, the flagship station of the mets and giants (my favourite baseball and football teams respectively) as well as home to 24 ours sports talk.  it's safe to say (sadly?) that this is my favourite radio station.  unfortu...