The rise in demand for music streaming comes with its drawbacks for broadcasting companies that are used to offering a more diversified suite of listening options, as SiriusXM noted, following the launch of its new streaming app. The radio company shared in its fourth-quarter and...
As businesses compete for subscribers’ long-term loyalty, key players are increasingly leveraging audiobooks to keep customers coming back. Take, for instance, Spotify, which announced last month the addition of more than 200,000 audiobooks for its Premium subscribers, with 15 hours of listening included in the...
A new lawsuit accuses SiriusXM of making it too hard for customers to cancel subscriptions. The suit, filed against the satellite radio service Wednesday (Dec. 20) by the New York attorney general, said SiriusXM maintains a “deliberately long and burdensome” cancellation process. According to a news release, the...
As streaming changes how consumers get their audio content, the BBC is expanding its subscription offerings around the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the United Kingdom public broadcasting company launched BBC Podcasts Premium in 166 additional countries on Tuesday (Nov. 28), providing ad-free listening on...
January 14, 2019
It’s almost burnt rubber time. The ecosystem for connected cars and trucks — and the retail and payment tasks they do and will support — is rapidly taking shape. Just look at the recent CES conference in Las Vegas. Among the announcements was a new partnership between Visa and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services, a subsidiary of […]
November 22, 2024
A New York state judge ruled Thursday (Nov. 21) that SiriusXM must change its subscription cancellation policies and pay unspecified damages. Justice Lyle Frank found that the company’s policies violate the federal Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 22). New York Attorney General Letitia James brought the suit, alleging that SiriusXM makes it too hard for […]
December 20, 2023
A new lawsuit accuses SiriusXM of making it too hard for customers to cancel subscriptions. The suit, filed against the satellite radio service Wednesday (Dec. 20) by the New York attorney general,...
July 18, 2022
American Express is teaming up with SiriusXM to bring the Small Stage Series on the road this summer, in support of small businesses, according to a Monday (July 18) press...
January 14, 2022
The audio entertainment juggernaut SiriusXM announced Thursday (Jan. 13) it had acquired the music-for-businesses service Cloud Cover Music. “Cloud Cover Music’s easy-to-use solutions and robust tech platform allow businesses to...