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SiriusXM tops 30m subs

The SiriusXM pay-radio subscriber numbers just keep on growing. During Q1 it added a net 465,000 new subs to take its overall total above 30 million (30.1m). The 30 million is a record high for the broadcaster. Their full results will be published on April 28th. “SiriusXM has grown from a pioneering startup (founded only […]

April 12, 2016By Chris Forrester

SiriusXM Canada in take-over?

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM Canada has confirmed that it has been approached in a potential take-over and that it is in early stage talks. A prime contender for a buy-out is Liberty Media which owns a 61 per cent controlling stake in the US operation. Last week saw local reports in Canada that SiriusXM’s major shareholders […]

February 18, 2016By Chris Forrester

“Incredible year” for SiriusXM

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM outperformed market expectations last year by a considerable amount. CEO James Meyer told analysts that 2015 was “an incredible year” for SiriusXM. “We exceeded all of our original operational and financial goals, and we are predicting continued growth in subscribers and all of our financial metrics this year. Last January, we told […]

February 4, 2016By Chris Forrester

Digital radio listening shows 10% annual growth

Digital radio listening has grown by 10 per cent in the last year, according to Rajar Q4 2015 data released today to almost 42 per cent (41.7 per cent). This consolidates the strong position of digital radio ahead of the launch of new national digital stations next month (March 2016). In the last year there […]

February 4, 2016

18 stations for new UK DAB multiplex

Sound Digital, the joint venture company formed by broadcast infrastructure specialist Arqiva, Bauer Media and UTV Media in 2014, has revealed its plan to switch on the UK’s second national DAB digital radio multiplex network on February 29th. The Secretary of State, Rt. Hon John Whittingdale MP, will perform the official switch-on of the new […]

February 3, 2016

Netflix, Spotify help UK to record entertainment revenue

Surging digital revenues pushed the UK’s combined games, video and music markets to an all-time high of £6.1 billion (€8.3m) in 2015, shrugging off a decade of decline, according to figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) based on data from the Official Charts Company (music, video) and GfK Chart-track (video games). Entertainment sales reached

January 6, 2016

Sirius XM beats subs forecast

Pay-radio operator Sirius XM has pleased the market by signing up an extra 2.3 million subscribers during its Q4, taking the total installed based to 29.6 million. It had guided the market to expect just 2 million extra subscribers during Q4. Sirius XM has a reputation for issuing conservative future guidance, and this latest snapshot […]

January 6, 2016By Chris Forrester

Prediction 2016: ‘Amazon standalone video service’

BTIG, the global financial services firm, has published its top 16 predictions and events to watch for in media and tech stocks in 2016: 1.    Media Companies Forced to Shorten Sports Rights Amortisation Accounting In 2016, BTIG expects accelerating declines in multichannel video subscribers due to cord-cutting/shaving/nevering, combined with a continued secular decline in TV advertising […]

January 4, 2016

Vivendi acquires Radionomy Group

Expanding its presence in the value chain, Vivendi has acquired 64.4 per cent of the share capital of Radionomy Group, a major global player in the digital radio industry. The Vivendi Group has become Radionomy’s majority shareholder alongside its founder Alexandre Saboundjian, its employees and Union Square Ventures. Radionomy is best known as an Internet […]

December 18, 2015

Stern to stay on satellite radio 5 more years

Howard Stern has renewed his deal with SiriusXM, the US satellite radio company, for five more years. “I’m very, very proud of this business and what has been accomplished,” Stern said on his show. In addition to extending production of the show, Stern and SiriusXM announced on Tuesday a 12-year deal for further content related […]

December 15, 2015