Sirius to Launch Video Service in 2006
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on  Wednesday it plans to sell a video service beginning in the  second half of 2006 and will use software from Microsoft Corp.  for the service.
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The Ford Motor Company plans to announce on Monday that it will offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its cars and trucks and that it will begin installing the satellite
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The king of raunch is expected to induce millions of his listeners to follow him from his nationally broadcast radio show to Sirius, where, as with cable TV, he will no longer be policed by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O  said on Wednesday it plans to sell a video service beginning in  the second half of 2006 and will use software from Microsoft  Corp. MSFT.O for the service.
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Bob Edwards, formerly of National Public Radio, is set to start broadcasting over satellite radio, which came broadly available in the United States just three years ago.
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NEW YORK  --  Sirius Satellite Radio and the Metropolitan Opera announced Wednesday that they will start a new channel to broadcast four performances a week during the company's 32-week season. It's part of the Met's vast media expansion under new general manager Peter Gelb.
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Radio personality Howard Stern will move to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as of January 1, 2006, the New York company said Wednesday.
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(InfoWorld) - Lycos was set to go after a portion of the popular online video and social networking spaces Thursday by launching a service that lets users create video playlists composed of footage from several Web sites. Users of the service, called Lycos Mix, will be able to select video from YouTube, Google Video and MySpace to create playlists. The free service, currently in beta testing, uses Lycos technology that allows both real-time chat and permanent comments. Lycos Mix users will create their playlists by going to the three video sites and selecting clips, then linking them to the playlist. Lycos has also compiled its own playlists for categories such as arts, comedy, food and music. Lycos internally tested Mix and in the process created the site's first 1,000 playlists, said Lycos product manager Eric Austrew. The service lets participants make their playlists public, which allows anyone to add a video to the list. Alternatively, they can make the lists private, so only the playlist creator can add videos. A moderated option allows anyone to submit videos but gives the playlist owner posting authority. Within about two months, Lycos hopes to announce studio partnerships that will allow the service to offer licensed content, said Chief Operating Officer Brian Kalinowski. Mix isn't Lycos' first foray into Internet social networking, which centers on users with shared interests coming together to view, post and experience content. In November 2006 the companyÂ launched Lycos Cinema, which permits users to simultaneously watch and chat about feature films provided by Lycos partners. Kalinowski sees the distinction between the services in Mix's emphasis on using video from other Web sites, while Cinema users pick from static content. The Web video trend is hot, as evidenced by Google's $1.65 billionÂ purchase of YouTubeÂ last October, but copyright issues are still causing concern. Google's latest intellectual property spat occurred last week whenÂ Viacom International demandedÂ that 100,000 of its clips be removed from the site. Google said it complied with the request. To circumvent this issue, Lycos Mix embeds the other Web sites' players on its site. This allows Mix to stream the videos instead of storing them on Lycos' servers. The other sites are responsible for copyright issues, since they're hosting the content, Kalinowski said. Kalinowski sees Lycos' service as different from other social networking sites because it draws attention to specific content rather than a user profile, he said. The service's ability to aggregate content from assorted video Web sites also differentiates Lycos' offering, Austrew said. "You can only talk about what is on YouTube on YouTube; you can only talk about what is on MySpace on MySpace," Kalinowski added. Mix will display banner ads and possibly search-based ads, Kalinowski said. As the user base grows, Lycos may also play video ads before and after the clips. YouTube and the other video sites will benefit from Mix, because it offers another way to market and distribute their content and services, Kalinowski said. Although the online video market arguably is quite crowded, with players such as AOL Video and Yahoo Video, in addition to MySpace, YouTube and Google Video, Kalinowski believes Mix is entering the scene at the appropriate moment. Lycos is a leader in the youth market, he said, and this is a good time to leverage that advantage.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   said on Tuesday it expected to debut a new "personal live  satellite radio product" later this month.
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Howard Stern, one of the most popular  U.S. radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast  his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O beginning in  2006, after being dropped earlier this year from several  stations that objected to his often off-color humor.
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"Shock jock" Howard Stern will jump to  Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006, moving his  controversial show from the public airwaves and giving the  nascent satellite radio sector a big boost.
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Ford plans to offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its cars and trucks and that it will begin installing the systems at the factory.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., the second-largest pay-radio provider, plans to introduce three channels of video for a live television service next year for cars, chief financial officer David Frear said.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will offer XM Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option in Toyota and Lexus vehicles beginning in 2006, but customers also will be able to order rival Sirius Satellite Radio at Toyota dealerships starting next year.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on  Wednesday it is planning a children's video service for cars in  2006, a year later than it had expected, using software from  Microsoft Corp.
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Howard Stern, host of the top-rated radio show for young men in New York and Los Angeles, will move to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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Sirius Satellite Radio announced a five-year deal with Howard Stern this morning that will bring the King of All Media to satellite radio in 2006.