Satellite Radio

SiriusXM Launches Hip-Hop-Focused SoundCloud Radio One Week After TikTok Radio’s Debut

September 1, 2021

A little over a week after debuting TikTok Radio, SiriusXM has officially launched SoundCloud Radio, “a new limited-engagement channel featuring all the SoundCloud hip-hop hits that paved the way and the new ... Read More...

TikTok Owner ByteDance Will Pay $92M to Settle Illinois Privacy Case

Introducing TikTok Radio: SiriusXM Launches Channel Featuring ‘Trending Sounds That Are Redefining Pop Culture’

Dylan Smith

August 23, 2021

Amid continued user growth for the ever-controversial TikTok, SiriusXM has officially launched a channel dedicated to the short-form video-sharing app’s most popular tracks, “presented by TikTok creators, tas... Read More...

SpaceX Successfully Launches a Sirius XM Satellite Into Orbit

Ashley King

June 7, 2021

Photo Credit: SpaceX SpaceX successfully completed a night-time launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to put a Sirius XM satellite into orbit. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off around 30 minutes after midnig... Read More...

Howard Stern’s Sirius Contract Just Got Extended to 2026

Dylan Smith

December 8, 2020

Photo Credit: Bill Norton / CC by 2.0 15 years after initially signing with SiriusXM – and following months of much-publicized negotiations as well as a rumored play from Spotify – Howard Stern has inked a ne... Read More...

SiriusXM Is Close to Renewing Howard Stern’s Monster Contract, CEO Says

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2020

Photo Credit: Bill Norton / CC by 2.0 After months of contractual negotiations between SiriusXM and Howard Stern – as well as rumors that Spotify would make a play for the veteran radio jock – the two are clo... Read More...

SiriusXM Subscribers Are Surging During the Pandemic — Up 40% From Earlier Projections

Dylan Smith

September 10, 2020

Earlier today, we covered the strong, record-setting sales that Fender and other guitar makers have recorded throughout 2020. Now, in another positive development to come about amid the pandemic, SiriusXM has... Read More...

After Leaving Neverland, Radio Stations Pulled Michael Jackson’s Music. Now, SiriusXM Is Launching a Dedicated King of Pop Channel.

Ashley King

July 15, 2020

Photo Credit: SiriusXM SiriusXM is launching a Michael Jackson channel in partnership with the late pop singer's Estate. The new Michael Jackson channel goes live today, along with a few other artist channel... Read More...

Q1 2019 — SiriusXM's Total Subscribers Reaches 34.2 Million; Pandora Radio MAU's Drops to 66 Million

SiriusXM Radio Is Officially Buying Stitcher (Price Tag = $325 Million)

Dylan Smith

July 13, 2020

SiriusXM is set to acquire San Francisco-based podcasting platform Stitcher in a $325 million deal. SiriusXM confirmed the rumored buyout this morning, in an official release. The high-profile deal arrives a... Read More...

SiriusXM Is Buying Podcasting Platform Stitcher for $300MM – Report

Ashley King

July 7, 2020

SiriusXM is nearing a deal to buy podcasting company Stitcher in a deal rumored to be worth $300 million. The Wall Street Journal first broke the news, citing people who are familiar with the deal. SiriusXM ... Read More...

Despite Blackface Videos, Sirius XM Plans to Renew Howard Stern’s Contract

Paul Resnikoff

June 17, 2020

Still from a resurfaced video of Howard Stern wearing blackface in 1994. Despite the resurfacing of multiple videos of Howard Stern appearing in blackface while using the n-word, Sirius XM's CEO has expressed... Read More...

SiriusXM Announces $1.5 Billion Debt Offering to Counter Coronavirus Ad Drops

Dylan Smith

June 9, 2020

Satellite radio mainstay SiriusXM has announced that it will issue $1.5 billion in senior secured notes as part of an effort to offset a coronavirus-fueled drop in ad revenue. The New York City-based company... Read More...

SiriusXM Loses 143,000 Net Subscribers During the First Quarter

Dylan Smith

April 28, 2020

Despite the economic strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and the loss of 143,000 net subscribers, SiriusXM turned in a strong financial performance during 2020’s first quarter. Today, SiriusXM offici... Read More...

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SiriusXM Launches Hip-Hop-Focused SoundCloud Radio One Week After TikTok Radio’s Debut

Introducing TikTok Radio: SiriusXM Launches Channel Featuring ‘Trending Sounds That Are Redefining Pop Culture’

SpaceX Successfully Launches a Sirius XM Satellite Into Orbit

Howard Stern’s Sirius Contract Just Got Extended to 2026

SiriusXM Is Close to Renewing Howard Stern’s Monster Contract, CEO Says

SiriusXM Subscribers Are Surging During the Pandemic — Up 40% From Earlier Projections

After Leaving Neverland, Radio Stations Pulled Michael Jackson’s Music. Now, SiriusXM Is Launching a Dedicated King of Pop Channel.

SiriusXM Radio Is Officially Buying Stitcher (Price Tag = $325 Million)

SiriusXM Is Buying Podcasting Platform Stitcher for $300MM – Report

SiriusXM Announces $1.5 Billion Debt Offering to Counter Coronavirus Ad Drops

SiriusXM Loses 143,000 Net Subscribers During the First Quarter