Ford: Automaker Inks Deal With Sirius Satellite Radio
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&quot;Thrilled&quot;: Not everyone feels that way on Monday. But not everyone is Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) Chief Executive Joseph Clayton.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Monday it would  offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius fights  to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings  Inc.
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Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) look pricey despite the company&#39;s new five-year, $500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program
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The nation&#39;s two satellite radio providers posted huge subscriber gains in 2004 and expect to grow even faster next year as automakers offer the receivers in more vehicles.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  said on Monday  that if their proposed merger is approved, they will offer  subscriptions priced 46 percent below current levels, and would  let customers buy packages of their favorite channels.
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Description: Mel Karmazin is tapped to head Sirius Satellite Radio, not long after the network acquired Howard Stern&#39;s show. The former Viacom president helped build Infinity Broadcasting into the country&#39;s second largest conventional radio network.
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Sirius Satellite Radio's deal with  controversial radio host Howard Stern should help convince more  automakers to offer its subscription radios as an option in  their vehicles, analysts said on Thursday.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Monday it  would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius  fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio  Holdings Inc. XMSR.O
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM  Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said on Monday they would offer a  subscription package priced 46 percent below current levels,  and would also let customers buy packages of their favorite  channels, after their proposed merger.
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NEW YORK - Ford Motor Co. plans to expand the availability of satellite radio from Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to more of its vehicles, the companies said Monday.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Monday it would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
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Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  look pricey despite the company's new five-year, &#36;500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program starting in 2006, according to the latest edition of Barron's, the weekly financial newspaper.
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Rivals XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Tuesday traded hits in the intensifying race for new subscribers, separately announcing distribution deals with Toyota Motor Corp.
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XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said it signed a &#36;650 million deal to broadcast Major League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new medium.
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Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  SIRI.O look pricey despite the company's new five-year, $500  million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program  starting in 2006, according to the latest edition of Barron's,  the weekly financial newspaper.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S.'s two satellite radio operators, Sirius Satellite RadioÂ and XM Satellite Radio Holdings announced Monday they plan to merge, pending a potentially difficult approval process. The all-stock deal will see XM shareholders receiving 4.6 shares of Sirius stock for each XM share they own. The new company would be worth $13 billion, based on the companies' estimates, although neither company has ever turned a profit. Sirius and XM combined lost over a billion dollars last year on total revenues of about $1.5 billion. Because the two are the only companies licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offer satellite radio services, the merger may face regulatory opposition over creating an industry giant that would be hinder competition. Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin will become the new company's CEO, with Gary Parsons, currently XM's chairman, set to become its new chairman. Executives from both companies will continue in their present roles until the deal closes, expected by the end of 2007. The two companies pioneered the concept of subscription-based radio services, delivered nationwide via satellite. Both Sirius and XM charge subscribers $12.95 per month for their services. Sirius surprised the radio world in 2004 when it signed shock-jock Howard Stern to a five-year, $100 million contract. Stern remains the network's chief draw of over 130 channels, which includes NFL game broadcasts and related talk shows. XM has about 160 channels and counts talk-show and entertainment titan Oprah Winfrey among its celebrities. XM claims 7.6 million subscribers, and Sirius 6 million.
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Top US satellite radio service XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Wednesday said it has signed a deal to air games from Major League Baseball for the next 11 years in a deal worth $650 million.