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SiriusXM wins appeal review from 2nd Circuit on pre-1972 copyright case

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Anna Washenko

SiriusXM and Flo & Eddie, the company representing 60s band the Turtles, have been playing legal ping pong over the copyright for songs that were recorded prior to 1972, the date when federal copyright law took effect. The latest salvo comes from the satellite radio company, which has successfully petitioned the 2nd Circuit court to receive a review of the decisions handed down in the New York case by Judge Colleen McMahon. Continue Reading →

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SiriusXM plans non-subscriber outreach in cars

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Brad Hill

Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM is planning a two-week activation of non-subscribed car receivers starting May 19. Drivers of those cars will find that they can tune in a selection of Sirius stations until June 1, when the promotion ends. The promo kicks off with a live concert broadcast intended to attract a Latino audience. Continue Reading →

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Internet Radio Rewind podcast #009: Swell Radio; Vevo; Pandora; NPR; Sirius; Radionomy

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Brad Hill

This weekly podcast is a quick and concise catch-up of must-know news in streaming music and online audio

This week: Swell Music shutters … Vevo looks for a buyer … Pandora releases earnings … NPR reinvents radio, again … Sirius and Radionomy have news. Continue Reading →

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When Hertz asked, “How hard can it be?”

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Kurt Hanson

by Kurt Hanson

One of the hottest trends in the transportation field nowadays is that of “car sharing,” a/k/a short-term, neighborhood-distributed car rentals, a la Zipcar. In this narrative, which is both hilarious and horrendous, founding editor Kurt Hanson describes the stunning failed experience of trying a newly-developed car-sharing service offered by legacy car-rental company Hertz. Spinning off a new business line separate from a firm’s core competency isn’t as easy as it might seem — and Kurt Hanson extends that point to the Internet radio industry. Continue Reading →

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SiriusXM expands used-car trials; now in nearly 10,000 dealerships

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Brad Hill

SiriusXM announced an expansion of its Pre-Owned Program, via a partnership with Nowcom’s DealerCenter management software. DealerCenter is utilized by 4,500 car dealers in the U.S. This development follows a March announcement which integrated Sirius’ program with AutoManager, another software solutions provider to car dealers. Continue Reading →

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Internet Radio Rewind: #002

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Brad Hill

Welcome to Internet Radio REWIND, an audio recap of the week. This weekly program is a quick and concise catch-up of the week’s top stories. Click the Play button, refresh your neurons, and be ready for the coming week. This week: CarPlay comes out to play; a field day for earnings; Samsung spills its marketing for Milk; the Electronic Frontier Foundation tries to rescue podcasting; and a birthday of the man who probably didn’t invent radio. Continue Reading →

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Earnings convergence: SiriusXM, Clear Channel, and Pandora

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Brad Hill

As in the car, so on Wall Street … today. SiriusXM and Clear Channel (including iHeartRadio information) released quarterly earnings reports this morning. Pandora comes to bat at 5:00pm EDT. Here are two summaries and one preview. Continue Reading →

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SiriusXM to offer trial subscriptions in used cars

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Brad Hill

Further leveraging in-car listening as its primary customer acquisition funnel, SiriusXM will begin offering three-month trial subscriptions to used-car buyers. Naturally, the offer applies in cars equipped with a SiriusXM receiver. The initiative is enabled by AutoManager, a dealership solution provider. Continue Reading →

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SiriusXM apparently drops stations; infuriates users

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Brad Hill

SiriusXM appears to have modified its channel lineup on Sunday morning, to the acute displeasure of subscribers posting to the satellite company’s Facebook page. One ex-subscriber on the Facebook page who claimed to have canceled his membership remarked, “I’d rather… Continue Reading →