[opendtv] Re: Sirius Plans Video Service
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:12:49 -0800
Yeah, we'd be a year or so into the transition, after DVB adapted to handle
the needs/desires of commercial U.S. broadcasters and their audiences. Not
such a problem in the non-com world.
John Willkie
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From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "OpenDTV" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Sirius Plans Video Service
> 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
>
>
<http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005010511190001487161&dt=
20050105111900&w=APO&coview=>
>
> 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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> distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
>
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