Topic: Broadcast Media

If Sirius XM Died, No One Would Miss It

Sirius XM [SIRI] is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday, due to a $175 million debt maturing this weekend that the company can't pay. If satellite radio as we knew it disappeared, would it really matter? Granted, ...READ»

This Jingle Brought to You by Google

Google is expanding again. The company announced yesterday that it is acquiring yet another advertising company. Shocking. (Not really.) But what is surprising is that this acquisition, dMarc, is radio-based. It’s offline. Again, ...READ»

How Long Can Free Broadcast TV Last? Not Long, Perhaps

Though Time Warner's CEO Jeff Bewkes has his own agenda to push regarding the future of TV, speaking to the Daily Beast recently he mentioned the future of free-to-air TV. He thinks it hasn't got one, and he may have a point. Among ...READ»

Hara Scores Big With News Corp Energy Management Deal

Earlier this week we designated Hara as one of our 10 green startups to watch, and now the company has hit it big with a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The environmental and energy management software startup was chosen by ...READ»

Must-Have TV

Congress, according to the New York Times today, has now mandated that all TV sets must be digital-capable by April 7, 2009 (which, for you sports fans, is one day after that year's NCAA basketball championship game). What the heck ...READ»

Written in the Stars

Sirius and XM are taking strategy and competition to the skies in an epic, multibillion-dollar struggle to dominate next-generation radio.READ»

Ffwd to Bring Order to the World of Online Video

Patrick KoppulaCEO Ffwd> San Francisco, California Patrick Koppula, 34, who cofounded the popular music-recommendation site iLike, started Ffwd (pronounced fast forward) to bring order to the world of online video. "TV has ...READ»

• TiVo Brings Web Video to TV
• ESPN Scores With Broadband TV Network
• Google Takes on TV Ads

Media: MTV Content to Bolster imeem's Business

Now that imeem has secured rights to music from all the major labels, as I reported earlier on this blog, the social media network is looking to expand its offerings in the video department. Its announcement today indicates that it ...READ»

Wanted: A Few Good Foul Mouths

The WSJ had a story today about how local radio stations are scrambling to fill the morning drive-time void that will be left by Howard Stern when he trades in terrestrial radio for satellite at the end of this year. While apparently ...READ»

Saving the Music Industry -- Environmentally, At Least

As the music biz starts tossing out jewel cases by the busload as they try to jump on the green bandwagon, a Canadian enterprise is also looking to clean up the music industry. Yangaroo, a Toronto-based venture, is innovating the ...READ»

Sirius/XM Offer New Plans

Now that Sirius and XM are one enormous, satellite-blasting entity [SIRI], they've started to revamp their subscription plans to reflect the union. First there was the $4 per month "Best of Sirius and XM" expansion plan, ...READ»

"We're Fired!"

As big auto makers are offering incentive discounts to boost car sales, the Chrysler Group has decided not to renew its sponsorship for the second season of NBC's popular reality show The Apprentice. Other automakers have also ...READ»

We've Been Nominated for an EPpy Award

FastCompany.com and its sister site Inc.com have both been nominated as finalists for the Best National Magazine-Affiliated Web Site 2007 EPpy Award. The 2007 EPpy Awards, which are sponsored by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek ...READ»

The Media Blues

Tokyo — NBC’s Beijing Olympics coverage was over the top, with more coverage over the air, on its cable networks, and online than in all the years since the 1960 Olympics, combined. But here’s the shocker: despite streaming ...READ»

Sirius XM Delays Bankruptcy with New Loan

Last week I wrote that if Sirius XM [SIRI] died, no one would miss it. Some readers said they agreed that a better product would rise from XM's ashes, and others said they liked satellite radio just the way it is. Well, the latter ...READ»

Cut Your Cable: Hulu's Top 10 TV Shows

1 Family Guy You can get the five most recent episodes and more than 300 clips of Seth MacFarlane's crude cartoon. Hulu's most-watched episode as of September: "Stew-roids." 2 The Office The show is also among NBC's ...READ»

• The Unlikely Mogul
• The Wild World of Web TV

Fast Company on Sirius this Saturday

Fast Company contributing writer Greg Lindsay will appear on Sirius Satellite Radio's Business Shrink (Channel 114) on Saturday, July 8 at 4:30 PM to discuss the "Rise of the Aerotropolis" feature from the July/August Issue. Be sure ...READ»

Oprah, Martha, and Howard Stern are Homeless

Sirius XM Satellite Radio is filing for bankruptcy. Back in the early 2000s, it seemed like the future of radio: Sirius and XM, each with hundreds of channels, ready to take you from shock jocks to swing bands to comedy to grunge to ...READ»

What Is Sugar, Inc. and Why Is It Worth $31M in VC Funding?

Sequoia Capital announced yesterday that it will give a third round of cash to a quick-growing media network, Sugar Inc., bringing the Valley-based company's total VC purse to $31 million. Sugar also announced that it would hire the ...READ»

The Greening of Rupert Murdoch

Attendees of last week's meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative were asked to make specific commitments toward advancing solutions to global problems such as poverty, religious and ethnic conflict and climate change. While Richard ...READ»

Hit Man (Part 1)

Tony Soprano is back (finally). Six Feet Under is tops (now). And Chris Albrecht is smiling (really). The head of HBO is the most original mind in television. Here's his program for innovation.READ»

MySpace Seeks Relationship with Google

Following Google’s $1.65 billion deal to purchase YouTube this Monday, News Corp’s MySpace.com has announced interest in expanding its own relationship with Google, and plans to meet with the search engine giant later this week ...READ»

Upfront's Nostalgic Look Back

Yesterday's Upfront presentation by NBC held all the the usual appeal for the 26-year-old agency employee (Watch Jerome Bettis throw a football into the balcony! Watch Regis Philbin catch another one! Watch Matthew Perry take on a ...READ»

Tell Them What They've Won!

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Country As a Brand

Yesterday, I was watching the World Championships in track and field held in Helsinki. Now, whenever there is a big sports event, the organizers always present estimates of how the event will improve the country's image in the world. ...READ»