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SiriusXM Q2 Revenue Up 15% to $2.16 Billion, EPS $0.10

SiriusXM

SiriusXM reported second quarter revenue rose 15% to $2.16 billion from $1.87 billion in 2020. Adjusted EBITDA was $700 million, up 14% from $615 million. The company posted a net income of $433 million (10 cents per diluted share) as compared to $243 million (5 cents) in the year-ago period. Second quarter More

104.5 The Zone Launches "The Install with Greg Cosell" Podcast

Cumulus-owned 104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM in Nashville has launched a new podcast: "The Install with Greg Cosell," hosted by veteran NFL analyst Greg Cosell, Senior Producer for NFL Films and Executive Producer of NFL Matchup. The podcast is co-hosted by 104.5 The Zone's Midday Host Buck Reising, and is the More

Radio Hall of Fame 2021 Nominees Announced

Radio Hall of Fame

The Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the Radio Hall of Fame 2021 nominees -- 24 people and shows in six categories. Voting for inductees begins today in four of six categories: Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more), Active Local/Regional (10 years or more), More

WFUV's Dennis Elsas Marks 50 Years in New York Radio

Dennis Elsas (Photo credit: Gus Philippas)

WFUV veteran air talent Dennis Elsas marks 50 years on New York radio this month, celebrating a colorful career that has stretched from his first overnight shift at WNEW-FM in July, 1971 to his present gigs at WFUV and SiriusXM. On Monday, July 12 at 2pm ET, Elsas will note the landmark anniversary during More

Megyn Kelly Signs Broadcasting Agreement with SiriusXM

Megyn Kelly (Photo credit: ABC News)

SiriusXM signs veteran broadcaster, journalist and legal expert Megyn Kelly to an agreement to host a new, live talk program, starting September 7. "The Megyn Kelly Show" will air weekdays from 12-2pm ET on SiriusXM Triumph channel 111 live five days a week and will feature Kelly's viewpoints on the day's More

Almost Half of All Americans Subscribe to Paid Audio Service

Edison Research

Data from Edison Research's Share of Ear shows that 47% of all Americans ages 13 and older now subscribe to at least one paid audio service, over double what it was in 2015, when 23% had a paid subscription. Growth has come across the board, from music streaming services such as Spotify Premium, Apple Music, More

AWMF Announces 46th Annual Gracie Awards Winners

46th Annual Gracie Awards

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced the winners of the 46th Annual Gracie Awards. The Gracie Awards Gala will take place on September 27, 2021 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. This year's honorees are some of the most talented women in radio, More

Bloomberg Programming Changes to Politics Broadcast Team

Bloomberg Radio

Bloomberg makes programming changes to to its politics broadcast team. Global Head of Radio and Television Al Mayers announced that Jodi Schneider will take over as Bloomberg Radio and TV's Political News Director, and Annmarie Hordern and Joe Mathieu will become Washington More

Report: AM/FM Radio Wins Handily Over Pandora/Spotify

The recently released Q1 2021 edition of Edison Research's "Share of Ear," contains several interesting findings. This week's Westwood One blog outlines how AM/FM radio adds significant audience to Pandora/Spotify, reaches consumers on the path to purchase, and is the most-listened-to ad-supported More

SpaceX Rocket Launches New SiriusXM Satellite

SiriusXM utilized the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday to launch a SiriusXM-8 radio satellite into orbit. The mission got under way at 12:26 a.m. EDT Sunday when the Falcon 9 on pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station fired up its nine first stage engines. The flight marked the company's 18th More

Sawdust and SiriusXM Ink Distribution and Ad Sales Agreement

SiriusXM and Sawdust Podcast Network have entered into an agreement that makes SiriusXM the distributor and ad representative for five popular Sawdust fantasy sports and gaming podcasts. Fade the Noise with Brad Evans, Fantasy Fast Track, The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe, Fantasy Alarm Presents: Ante Up with More

TikTok Radio is Now a Thing

TikTok has its eye on solidifying its strong connection with music trends with a new partnerships with SiriusXM and Pandora. The end result is the creation of "TikTok Radio," a new digital radio station that will showcase trending tracks based on platform engagement, and feature playlists from, and More

PGA Championship Coverage to Air Live on SiriusXM

SiriusXM

SiriusXM will deliver nationwide play-by-play and talk coverage of the 2021 PGA Championship, taking place May 20-23 at the famous Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Live hole-by-hole coverage, which SiriusXM will co-produce with Westwood One, will air starting at 1pm ET Thursday through Sunday More

Report: 27 Percent of Canadians 12+ Own a Smart Speaker

Edison Research

Smart speaker ownership and podcast listening remain robust among Canadians despite COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, according to The Infinite Dial 2021 Canada from Edison Research and Triton Digital. 27% of Canadians 12+ own a smart speaker, up one percentage point from 2020, and smart speaker households More

SiriusXM Q1 Net Revenue Rises 5% to $2.06 Billion

SiriusXM

Liberty Media's SiriusXM reported first quarter net revenue rose 5% to $2.06 billion from $1.95 billion in 2020. Adjusted EBITDA rose 7% to $682 million from $682 million. SiriusXM saw self-pay net subscriber additions of 126,000, an increase of 83% year-over-year. The company posted a net income of $219 More

147th Kentucky Derby Airs Live Nationwide on SiriusXM

SiriusXM

SiriusXM will again offer listeners nationwide coverage of the Kentucky Derby, the first jewel of thoroughbred racing's 2021 Triple Crown, from Churchill Downs this Saturday, May 1. Through its broadcasting agreement with Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), SiriusXM airs all Triple Crown races -- the Kentucky More

2021 NTT INDYCAR Series Coverage to Begin on SiriusXM

SiriusXM

SiriusXM has announced its season-long coverage for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, featuring live broadcasts of every race all season long, as well as shows and podcasts hosted by active drivers. The season begins with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday, April 18 (3pm ET). SiriusXM listeners More

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