Comments on: How the iPhone will kill XM and Sirius

By: ServeAd

ServeAd — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:25:07 +0000

I predict that XM radio will actually become mainstream eventually.
I can see that in the future some smart FM / AM companies will decide to put their own satellites up there and offer Free XM radio, but with advertisements like on regular FM/AM. It just makes sense.

Just my thoughts.

I would gladly pay for a special radio to get Free XM radio with commercials. I am sure there are others that would do the same as well.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:07:31 +0000

Are you kidding??? Internet radio is the one dying here. Pandora.com, the most successful internet radio website out there, announced this week that they’re pulling the plug on operations because they can’t afford to pay the royalties for song plays.

You even mentioned in your article hearing advertisements. Commercials are what made the niche for Sirius and XM in the first place. Also, the internet radio stations that stream commercial free, rely on their web ads for revenue. Unfortunately for them, nobody listening in their car or via iphone is seeing those ads. They’re resorting to other forms of revenue (subscriptions fees and audio ads).

This whole article was written based on one experience of internet radio today, without any real thought into it’s future.

By: Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:04:48 +0000

Your crazy if you think the iphone is going to kill satellite radio. The i-phone can’t get crystal clear reception anywhere on the planet. I can vouch for this as AT&T doesn’t have transmission towers all over our planet. But with Sirius XM satellite radio and don’t forget their TV too that runs without a huge satellite dish, they will dominate!

By: How the iPhone is changing radio forever. | PenguinSix

How the iPhone is changing radio forever. | PenguinSix — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:57:32 +0000

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Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:11:25 +0000

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By: Terry Green Blogs About KUSP » A whole bunch of future arrives at once

Terry Green Blogs About KUSP » A whole bunch of future arrives at once — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:37:18 +0000

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By: John

John — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:14:09 +0000

Wake me up when Apple support AAC+

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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:28 +0000

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The new business of free radio | Linux News Collected — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:40:25 +0000

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