[opendtv] Sirius Plans Video Service
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:00:50 -0500
I guess there might be a market for mobile video. Oh how things could have
been different had the United States adopted DVB-T...
John
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Sirius Plans Video Service in 2006
NEW YORK (AP) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Wednesday said it is moving
ahead with plans to add a video offering to its premium radio service next
year, landing a deal to use Microsoft Corp.'s media software to power its
mobile video platform.
Sirius also reached an agreement with the software giant to co-develop
future video offerings in its latest assault on rival and industry leader XM
Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. The service is expected to launch in the
second half of 2006.
With its automotive partners indicating strong demand for entertainment
products in new cars, Sirius said it anticipates providing two or three
channels of premium content specifically for children.
``We will take the DVD experience to the next level, offering the best
content easily available to families and consumers,'' Chief Executive
Officer Mel Karmazin said in a statement.
Sirius, which along with XM has pioneered the expanding satellite radio
market, broadcasts about 120 channels of commercial-free music and
talk-radio programming to subscribers with satellite receivers, as well as
via the Internet.
The company recently crossed the million-user mark, ending the year with
almost 1.1 million subscribers, while XM reported closing 2004 with 3.1
million customers.
In early Nasdaq activity, shares of Sirius lost 5 cents to trade at $7.47,
while Microsoft shares rose 7 cents to $26.91. Shares of XM fell 2.1
percent, or 74 cents, to $34.61.
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