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 ...

Update: Feb. 17, 2009 NYT: Sirius XM averts a close brush with bankruptcy, for now... Things looked irretrievable only a few weeks ago. Sirius XM Prepares Bankruptcy Filing Meanwhile, equity investors have already been effectively wiped out in the past two years, losing more than 95% of their value....

With Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) shares hovering around 13 cents mid-morning, the pioneering and sole satellite radio company is probably savoring its investment this week by John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. (NYSE: LINTA). Instead of filing for bankruptcy protection or possibly folding alt...

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It’s tempting to blame the downturn for all the bad news hitting tech in 2009, but downturns have a healthy impact too. They burn away the brush of businesses that looked good enough on paper to keep raising money, but never quite worked in reality. Consider two stories in the news today: The poss...

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 might not have happened exactly as terrestrial radio had planned while it was sitting in the shadows, stroking a hairless cat and plotting the downfall of satellite, but it looks like the delays it caused by lobbying against the Sirius XM merger may have ended up doing enough damage. According to...

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU: 01. Franke - Exil riktas inåt 02. TALK 03. Cut City - Ulyssian widow 04. Montt Mardié - Names not forgotten 05. Strayfolk - I thought I had it down 06. TALK 07. Halph - New money 08. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet 09. Wardrun...

Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on the new Sirius XMU. This week's episode features new music from Dum Dum Girls, Raekwon, Black Dice, the Golden Filter, and Nite Jewel, who just announced the release date for her awesome full-length debut. Goo...