Since the momentum shifted toward Sirius at the end of 2005 as Howard was about to go live, Sirius has dramatically accelerated its growth while XM has not met its projections, casting doubts over all of satellite radio.
Liberty controls preferred stock that equates to about a 40% stake in Sirius.
We estimate that Sirius XM will gain about 1.6 million subscribers in 2011.
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Recently I spoke with Marc Gerstein, editor of the Forbes Low Priced Stock Report, and a Sirius XM shareholder, about the competitive threat posed by Pandora, Spotify and other services.
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Then Harry is taken to Grimmauld Place - Sirius' family home where finds out about the Order of the Phoenix - a group of adults made up of people like the Weasleys, Sirius, Snape and Tonks - who have formed to fight the recently-resurrected Voldemort.
Last time auto production was decent, Sirius was too busy worrying about staying in business.
Deadline Hollywood has a great story this morning about the deteriorating relationship between Howard Stern and Sirius XM head Mel Karmazin.
About 10 days before the Stern re-signing, Sirius also renewed its contract with the National Football League, one of the most noxious current management had inherited from the early days of satellite radio with two brands competing for product.
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Sales plummeted to about 9 million in 2009, and most analysts who follow Sirius are assuming sales of 10 million to 11 million in 2010.
"We are absolutely convinced this merger will be in the best interest of consumers, " Mel Karmazin, the chief executive officer of Sirius Satellite Radio, told Congress at a hearing about the merger in late February.
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The Chinese believed that the rising of Arcturus, the fourth-brightest star in the sky, caused spring to burst forth, while the Egyptians thought that the appearance of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, brought about the annual flooding of the Nile.
On a muggy and warm Monday morning in December, I met with Larry King at the New York City offices of Sirius XM to talk some NFL. More specifically, to talk about betting the games.
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Besides the races, Sirius plans to offer several channels of NASCAR talk to an affinity group of about 65 million Americans.
Or my satellite service from Sirius, which always seems to go blank at the exact moment when Howard is about to say something funny.
Sirius XM serves as a perfect example of the pitfalls that exist when investors care more about being right than being smart.
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Sirius XM stated that it expects vehicle sales in the U.S. to be up about 8% in 2012 amounting to 13.7 million units.
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