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2008

Thursday 10 April 2008 TORONTO: SATELLITE RADIO FIRM IMPROVES RESULTS
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., the parent firm of XM Canada, reports that although it's results are still in the red its situation is improving. CSR says its revenue in the second quarter that ended Feb. 29 was $9.2 million, up from $4.9 million a year earlier. The company's loss for the quarter fell to $17.8 million, down from $27 million. XM Canada's president and CEO, Michael Moskowitz, says he expects the company to break even as early as the third quarter of the year.

Sunday 16 September 2007 The Future for XM, With or Without a Sirius Merger
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO and XM Satellite Radio, the only satellite radio networks authorized to operate by the Federal Communications Commission, expect to learn by the end of this year whether their request to merge will be successful.

Thursday 28 June 2007 OTTAWA: RADIO LISTENERSHIP DOWN
A new study has found that Canadians, especially teens and young adults, are spending less time than ever listening to the radio. A Statistics Canada report shows that, on average, Canadians listened to the radio 18 hours a week last year. That's down by about half-an-hour compared with 2005, and it's the lowest rate ever. Teenagers are down to seven hours a week, with the report saying most teens have completed the switch from radio to digital music players and on-line music services. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was the most popular listening format for both senior men and senior women. It was least popular among young adults. The country's most loyal radio listeners remain women in their 60's and 70's, who listen more than 22 hours each week.

Friday 08 June 2007 Tuning in
Digital radio comes belatedly to America

Wednesday 14 March 2007 Far out: Satellite radio finds new way to tally listeners
XM data count car radios installed
XM Canada has been trailing in the satellite radio market for the past year. But last week, the company made up to 90,000 customers appear out of thin air — substantially closing the gap between itself and rival Sirius Canada Inc. Had XM's marketing campaign suddenly kicked into high gear, giving the company an immediate 60-per-cent surge in subscribers compared with the previous quarter? Not exactly.

Tuesday 13 March 2007 Everyone's on the same wavelength now
No regulatory restrictions, no limited space on the dial; Web radio may be the biggest threat to radio since the advent of TV

Wednesday 14 February 2007 nyt Is Radio Still Radio if There’s Video?
Radio stations are putting up more video fare on their Web sites as the medium emerges as an unlikely savior for an industry facing an array of challenges.

Thursday 11 January 2007 Stern Likes His New Censor: Himself Can Howard Stern be as entertaining when no one is telling him that anything is off limits? Mr. Stern says that he can, and that he has already been.

Monday 01 January 2007 Loaded With Personalities, Now Satellite Radio May Try a Merger
Last year’s debut of Howard Stern’s radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio put the technology on the map, raising the public’s awareness of satellite radio and helping to boost significantly subscriber totals for Sirius and its larger rival, XM Satellite Radio.

2006

Thursday 16 November 2006 Canadian Satellite Radio loss tops $100-million
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., operator of the XM subscription radio service in Canada, lost $102.7-million in its first fiscal year as the company spent millions to launch, including spending on marketing and subsidies on radio receivers designed to attract new subscribers.

Thursday May 18, 2006 rci The Canadian Association of Broadcasting, which represents private radio, has asked the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission for concessions that it says would help private broadcasters to survive. The Association made its pitch as the CRTC opened its first series of hearings on radio regulations since 1998. The private broadcasters have asked the telecommunications watchdog to relax its rules requiring the playing of a certain percentage of Canadian music. The Association suggests its members be given tax credits for playing the music of emerging artists. However, a lobby representing independent music producers argues exactly the opposite, asking the CRTC to increase the required percentage of Canadian music, saying this would help launch Canadian musicians on the world stage. The industry has said that although it made high profits last year, its future has been rendered uncertain by such phenomena as satellite radio, the Internet and devices like IPod.

Saturday May 13, 2006 rci The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will start its first hearings on new radio policy since 1998 with a presentation by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which represents private stations. Its president, Glenn O'Farrell, says that although private radio's revenues and profits were up in 2005, he expects a loss of listeners over the next decade because of competition from new audio and technologies like satellite radio and IPods. Mr. O'Farrell says that the changed media environment means its time for rules changes as well, one change being the requirement for Canadian music content. In 1998, the CRTC increased the minimum content for Canadian content from 30 to 35 per cent. Mr. O'Farrell wants the Commission to lower the requirement for Canadian music recorded before 1985 to 25 per cent, as well as a bonus system of credits for play of new artists or types of music. The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting lobby also will present a paper. The lobby says the radio industry has never been so popular and there never has been a greater demand for Canadian music, which is why the content requirement should be

Friday May 12, 2006 Sirius to Begin a Catholic Channel The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is venturing into satellite radio, announcing a deal on Wednesday to work with Sirius Satellite Radio to create a 24/7 Catholic channel.[big money!]

Saturday Apr 15, 2006 rci TORONTO: SATELLITE RADIO FIRM REPORTS LOSS
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has reported a loss of $22.2 million, or $1.05 a share, in the quarter ending in February. CSR began operations in November and completed a $55-million IPO in December. The satellite radio firm's shares were issued at $16, and were trading on Wednesday morning at $12. CSR says it had 44,000 paying customers at the end of February and expects to fulfil its target of 75,000 in August.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2006 ts Private radio sings the blues Canada's private radio industry is concerned it's going lose as much as 16.1 per cent of its audience and $188.5 million of its revenues over the next decade, reports Antonia Zerbisias.

Friday Mar 17, 2006 nyt As Howard Stern Ranted, David Letterman Debated By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Mr. Stern might well turn out to be vindicated in his dispute with CBS, but on Monday night's "Late Show" interview, Mr. Letterman kept the upper hand.

07/02/06 globe Sirius Starmate

Feb 28, 2006 mw CBS Radio sues shock jock Stern, seeks damages from Sirius

Saturday Feb 18, 2006 Dialing XM
Pierce J. Roberts is certainly not the first person to wonder about the future of satellite radio and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) in particular. With XMSR and rival Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) still in their respective corporate infancies, and both still spending a lot more than they take it in, there is a lot to contemplate. But Roberts is no ordinary observer. He was an XMSR director. And he quit, citing "a significant chance of crisis on the horizon."

Feb. 7, 2006. ts Radio station bans `V' word
Sometimes Easy Listening isn't as easy as it seems, writes Richard Ouzounian.

Monday Feb 6, 2006 nyt Canada's Parliament Gains Ex-Shock Jock With an Ax to Grind
By IAN AUSTEN
André Arthur, once Quebec radio's leading shock jock, is now the only member of parliament who is not affiliated with a party.

Thursday Jan 12, 2006 nyt Satellite Radio Leaves the Car to Go Home and on Walks
By ERIC A. TAUB
A new range of portable devices lets you listen to Sirius and XM Satellite Radio virtually anywhere.

Monday Jan 9, 2006 nyt As His Sirius Show Begins, Radio Ponders the Stern Effect
By ERIC A. TAUB
As Howard Stern begins his first broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio, questions abound on whether his compensation will have any effect on the way on-air talent is paid.

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