North American pay-radio operator Sirius-XM reported Q2 growth of 622,000 taking their total subscriber count to almost 23 million. Revenues saw similar growth, up 13 per cent on the same period last year to $838 million. “SiriusXM continued its exceptional performance in the second quarter, adding over 600,000 subscribers, which represents a post-merger record, despite […]
The Football Association (FA) has agreed a new six season deal with BBC Sport and TalkSport for the radio commentary rights for all men’s and women’s FA Cup and International matches along with the Community Shield. The deal covers the qualification campaigns for the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and the 2016 European Championships. The […]
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director of audio and music, says the BBC will continue analogue transmissions, and called for radio manufacturers to continue to include analogue reception in their new devices. “We should be selling radios with DAB and FM [reception] so that they are future-proof.” Davie, speaking at a London digital radio conference, said […]
Pay-radio operator Sirius-XM added more than 600,000 net new subscribers in the quarter-year to June 30th, taking their overall subscriber total to an impressive 22.9 million. The numbers were some 38 per cent up on the same Q2 period last year (452,147) and means that the radio company has now added more than 1 million […]
Google is getting help from shock jock Howard Stern to revive its Internet TV software, which has languished since its debut 19 months ago. Sirius XM will make all of its programming, including Howard Stern, available on Google TV, through a new app that will let listeners pause live programmes and play back up to […]
Guardian Media Group has sold its radio business, which includes the Real Radio and Smooth Radio networks, to Global Radio for an estimated price of £50 million. GMG, which has built up the UK’s third-largest radio group over the past 13 years, signed the deal with Global Radio after receiving a number of offers for […]
Tesco has bought the digital music service We7 for £10.8m (€13.3m). The supermarket has taken a 91 per cent stake in London-based digital music service, with the remaining shares to be purchased within weeks. The purchase of We7 comes as the supermarket moves increasingly into digital entertainment, after its acquisition of the online movie rentals […]
Smart TV specialist Inview and AUPEO! Personal Radio, a provider of personalised audio streams for Internet-connected devices, have teamed up to turn Smart TVs into next generation radios. Following a global content deal, the free online music service AUPEO! will feature as standard on all Connected TVs and STBs that incorporate Inview’s technology. Inview’s Connected […]
European consumer electronic producers, cable and satellite reception equipment industry, the live performance, content making manufacturers and cable operators are announcing the formation of a forum aimed at preserving the coexistence between devices and services when new radio services are introduced. The European Forum for Spectrum Coexistence (EFSC) calls for EU spectrum policy to ensure […]
WorldSpace, a would-be global pay-radio broadcaster which filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation and protection from creditors back in 2008, has finally asked the US Delaware bankruptcy court to move its case into Chapter 7, which is a full bankruptcy. A statement from WorldSpace, as part of its bankruptcy court filing, said: “The Debtors do not […]