Mandatory Metallica is an amazing amalgam of the greatest rock band in
history. The channel will play music from the entire Metallica catalog,
including rare live recordings from the band’s personal concert
archives, extensive interviews with the band and more. Metallica is one
of the most influential and commercially successful heavy metal bands,
selling more than 100 million albums world-wide [...]

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SIRIUS XM Radio Chosen as New Corporate NameCombined Company Has Over 18.5 Million Subscribers, Annualized Second Quarter Revenue Exceeding $2.4 BillionCompany to Offer Consumers Best of Both Services, While Maximizing Significant EfficienciesSIRIUS XM Reiterates Financial Guidance; Expects 2009 Synergies of $400 million and 2009 Adjusted EBITDA of over $300 Million
SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite [...]

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Second Quarter Marks Fifth Consecutive Record For OEM Gross Additions
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. today announced
preliminary results for the second quarter of 2008. XM added 322,000
new net subscribers in the second quarter of 2008 for a total of
9,653,000 subscribers, a 17 percent increase in subscribers since the
end of the second quarter of 2007. Total gross [...]

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Here are a few of the top stories from this week pertaining to Sirius, Xm and the Merger.
I have also noticed a ton of talk this week about the iPhone killing radio. I wonder if the government or the FCC will end up looking into the impace the iPhone is having on Radio and Satellite [...]

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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., the nation’s
leading satellite radio company, today announced that it had entered
into a written agreement with holders of a majority of XM Satellite
Radio Inc.’s outstanding 9.75% Senior Notes due 2014. Pursuant to the
agreement, these holders have agreed to waive XM’s change of control
repurchase obligation of the 9.75% Notes with respect to [...]

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Baseball fans across the U.S. can tune into XM Satellite Radio for
comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Week
in New York City, including the 79th MLB All-Star Game at Yankee
Stadium on July 15.
XM will air the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and exclusive
radio coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game, featuring the [...]

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Millard Software has released uXM beta v .53 for for iPhone and iPod Touch today.
The application is for jailbroken iphones and allows you to enjoy XM Satellite Radio on your iPhone or iPod Touch as long as you have firmware version 1.1.4.
An XM subscription is obviously required.
Millard also noted that there are still a few [...]

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FOX Business Network (FBN) and XM Satellite Radio today announced that
FBN will begin airing nationwide on XM on July 14. XM, the nation’s
leading satellite radio company with more than 9.3 million subscribers,
will air FBN across the U.S. on XM channel 128.
In making the joint announcement, XM executive vice president of
programming Eric Logan said, “FOX Business [...]

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New “Get There Faster” Multi-Media Campaign Highlights Real-Time XM NavTraffic Key Benefits
XM, the nation’s leading provider of satellite radio, is
launching a new, highly targeted national consumer advertising campaign
aimed at gridlocked commuters. The multi-media marketing campaign for
the XM NavTraffic service launches today, reminding drivers that with
XM NavTraffic they can “Get There Faster.” The campaign reaches
consumers when [...]

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Record Automotive Additions Fuel Year-Over-Year Gains in Revenue
and Subscribers; First Quarter Ending Subscribers Exceed 9.3 Million
XM-Sirius Merger Passes Department of Justice Antitrust Scrutiny

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. today announced
earnings for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for
the first quarter 2008 rose to $308 million, a nearly 17 percent
increase over first quarter 2007 revenue [...]

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