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Sirius XM And The Future Of Satellite…Radio?

By Brandon Matthews Imagine that you've worked all day long. It begins to rain hard as you make your way to your car in anticipation of going home after a brutal day at work. You arrive at the place you recall leaving your car that morning, only to find out that it is gone. The police inform you that they will do their best, but we all know what that means. We've all seen COPS. The story at best will not end well for you in most cases. Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) recently launched a new high po...

Audiovox Reports Strong Sirius XM Radio Sales

By Brandon Matthews Audiovox (VOXX)  reported mixed overall results, citing strength in Sirius XM (SIRI) Satellite Radio sales as a primary driver of its first quarter sales results. Audiovox's first quarter results consist of sales data from March 1,2009 through May 31,. 2009. The following transcript is from Seeking Alpha: Uncertainty in the new car market resulted in first quarter sales that were off roughly 20% compared to last year. We did experience an increase in Sirius XM satellite r...

Sirius XM’s Potential Q2/09 Subscriber Numbers

By Brandon Matthews Now that the June 2009 auto sales data has been released, it's time once again for me to go out on the proverbial limb in keeping with the long standing tradition of estimating Sirius XM's (SIRI) quarterly subscriber numbers. Despite the fact that the Sirius XM story is that of revenue growth rather than subscriber growth these days, there is a certain aspect of the media that refuses to let go of the past, present company included. The difference is that at Satwaves, we d...

Russell Rebalance Is No Longer A “Sirius” Issue

By Brandon Matthews Recently, I wrote an article alerting readers of the upcoming Russell rebalancing of its indexes. Since that article was written, there have been major announcements from Sirius XM (SIRI) regarding not only its introduction of an Apple (AAPL) iPhone and iPod Touch application but with it news that the app itself is on track to reach historical download numbers at Apple's iTunes store . In an ironic twist, Sirius XM shares actually declined on the initial news of the App...

Another Bullish Sirius XM Argument

By Brandon Matthews I never imagined myself spending this much time writing about a thirty-four cent stock.  I cannot begin to describe the insanity that the current stock price represents.  As I am researching Clear Channel's (CCMO) impending demise, I am again forced to recognize the potential advantages this represents to Sirius XM Radio (SIRI). Unfortunately for Clear Channel, there will be no government intervention to speed up bankruptcy proceedings.  Clear Channel Communications own...