GLG News by Satellite Radio Trend Experts (North America)

At the NAB Radio Show in Austin, CEO David Rehr challenges the radio industry to avoid negatism sweeping the industry and encourages operators to promote the success of the medium at both reaching audiences and through new technologies.

As a result of soft sales, and soft volume projections, Renault must reach lower labor numbers through voluntary reductions. The pressures at Renault have been more intense than at other European OEM's as Carlos Ghosn applies pressure on vehicle development and launch timelines. The pressures,...

SIrius XM releases new information post-merger on financials for 2009 and some programming notes about the company.

Nielsen has released new data on audiences and TV households as the 2008-2009 television season begins as of 9/1/2008.

There are other mechanisms to achieve where GM, Ford, and Chrysler need to be in terms of technology and product. The loans will be little more than a taxpayer funded bailout. GM, Ford, and Chrylser have not learned from the ample lessons they have had in the past, what assurances are there that...

Certain parts of the automotive passive and active safety original equipment market are moving towards commodity status, with volume being the key to future profitability. Tier One safety equipment suppliers must invest in those technologies that will bring greater value and margins.

Analyst David Miller for Caris & Co. tells Bloomberg that Disney might sell its ten television stations to exit the distribution business.  Such a move would be a huge change for the traditional network powers.

Satellite radio is (and always has been) a car-based service. Auto manufacturers can rely on satellite radio to be there for many years to come (due to the long-lived satellite assets) and so don't risk obsolescence, which has been a big problem for navigation systems. In comparison terrestrial wireless...

Article summarizes the latest Veronis Suhler Stevenson report which predicts that TV advertising will surpass newspapers in 2008, but in just three years the Internet will be in first place.

Article suggests there is limited if any future for satellite radio.  The FCC's decision to let the companies merge suggests otherwise.