Satellite radio network Sirius XM Radio released grim first-quarter results today, with a drop in both subscribers and revenues. Sirius has recently created a new service that can stream radio content via Apple devices like the iPhone and the iPod Touch, but that innovation may be too little, too late, to staunch the hemorrhage of [...]

Chris Bulger of web analytics concern Compete has compiled some interesting statistics on most-listened-to stations on Sirius Internet Radio. Compete tracks two million media consumers’ overall Internet behavior; Bulger examined the listening habits of those who listen to the satellite network’s online offerings. With hundreds of different channels to choose from, I would have thought [...]

Edison Research has released their annual joint study, with Arbitron, of Americans’ radio consumption habits – and it shows that podcasting continues its steady, unrelenting growth.

According to the report, the audience for podcasts has grown by a healthy 22% since last year.

Earlier in the year radio personality Adam Carolla declared that terrestrial radio is “heading for the sh*tter,” and launched a free daily (Monday – Friday) podcast. Carolla’s podcast was an immediate success, and he hasn’t looked back. “We haven’t missed a day yet,” Carolla said. “It’s like dating. If you like me, I’ll like you [...]

Sirius announced plans today for an application to stream its satellite radio service to the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Sirius XM CFO David Frear made the comments on its earnings conference call, which covered Sirius’ fourth quarter results. The company reported a fourth quarter net loss of $245.8 million on revenue of $644 million. [...]

Talk throughout the business world seems certain that satellite radio behemoth XM/Sirius filing for bankruptcy in the coming days. If this indeed comes to pass, what’s to become of those big-name, big money radio personalities who stand to lose a hefty salary? Howard Stern left terrestrial radio (and an estimated 12 million listeners) for satellite, [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. announced a smaller loss in the third quarter (ending at the end of Sept. 2007) as the company added subscribers. It still hopes to gain regulatory approval in order to close its deal to merge with XM Satellite Radio this year. Sirius lost $120.1 million in the quarter that just ended, [...]

Satellite radio company XM revealed this week that in the third quarter, its losses were up a whopping 70 percent over last year.  Analysts blame the losses on a 22 percent drop in sales at chain retail outlets like Best Buy. On a more positive note, XM announced an increase in subscribers to their satellite [...]

Dell has¬†announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy privately-held ZING Systems, a company that focuses on always-connected audio and entertainment devices. Dell plans to use ZING and its capabilities to continue improving the entertainment experiences it provides its customers. ZING introduced itself in June of 2006, stating its plans to build “an [...]

Thousands of U.S. commercial webcasters plan to go silent Tuesday, June 26, to draw attention to an impending royalty rate increase that could threaten the viability of stations that broadcast mainstream music. Earlier in the year, the United States Copyright Royalty Board announced new royalty rates for webcasting traditionally licensed music, to be effective from [...]