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 ----- Original Message ----- 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. > > © Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information > contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise > distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.