XM Canada has joined forces with Air Canada to provide satellite radio content to travelers starting on March 1, 2007.

XM's broadcasts will be accessed on a new touch-screen entertainment system on the back of each seat, which will be installed in all of the Canadian carrier's planes.

XM Canada's English and French content will replace the current enRouteFM broadcasts.

[via CheapFlights.com] 

Not only have Sirius and AAA partnered together but now Hertz and AAA have announced an expanded agreement to offer more benefits to AAA members. Hertz and AAA have had an exclusive relationship for about 14 years now.

The new benefits include increased discounts, a free child seat, 25% Hertz's nav-system, and yes, 50% off Sirius Satelllite Radio. This is available in the US and Canada.

[via SSG]
Thanks realwx!

AirTran Airways is kicking off a new promotion by giving away a voucher for a free XM RoadyXT Satellite Radio to every single AirTran passenger - all in appreciate for their business.

The vouchers for the free RoadyXT radios will begin on flights starting today, and continue throughout the holiday season (or until Flight Attendants have given them all away).

They'll be handed out to passengers along with XM Satellite Radio headsets, and will include details on how to get the free radio on their doorstep in time to brighten up their holidays. Ho ho ho.

Following yesterday's announcement that Sirius Canada is partnering up with the CAA, it seems that the American counterparts are doing the same.

AAA members can get a 20% discount, free shipping, a free month of service and free activation. The AAA website changes according to what ZIP code you're in, but as far as I can tell this is a nationwide offer.

Check an example destintation link here. 

Thanks to Steven, Jeff, Peter and everyone else who sent this in!

SIRIUS Canada has partnered with the CAA (Canadian Automobile Association - the Canadian equivalent to AAA). Through the CAA's Show Your Card & Save program members get access to incentives and offers on Sirius Satellite Radio products and services.

The CAA is has 4.9 million members, all of who can now receive up to 20% off their satellite radios, savings on subscription and accessories, extended on-line listening trials and no activation fees when they make their purchase at SIRIUS' on-line store.

SiriusBusiness/AMTC is really making the rounds lately, having recently signed with Wendy's International to provide a select number of Sirius channels into the burger joints.

Wendy's restaurants around the country will be able to select from 67 music channels to play while people eat their Spicy Chicken Sandwichs and Frostys (a late-night drunken favorite for college students nationwide). Wendy's operates about 6,000 chains nationwide, so this is a significant deal.

It's also signficant because satellite radio is the type of product that needs to be sampled before consumers decide they want to buy it. The more exposure, the better.

[via Gizmodo]

Sirius Canada has signed a deal with ClubLink to be installed at all ClubLink clubhouses in Ontario and Quebec. ClubLink is one of Canada's most popular golf course operators more than 15,000 Members and 35 18-hole golf courses throughout Ontario and Quebec.

In a separate deal, Sirius Canada and Hertz Canada have partnered to offer Sirius in three major Hertz airport locations in Canada. Sirius Canada will be offered in Hertz's Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal locations for a nominal fee.

XM Satellite Radio has confirmed the reports that they are teaming up with Cingular to provide a limited number of XM music channels to Cingular subscribers.

Starting on November 6th, Cingular customers will be able to listen to XM Radio Mobile, XM's new mobile service providing 25 XM channels, for $8.99 a month. 

Channels will be browseable by genre, including The 70s, 80s and 90s decades channels, Top
20 on 20 (Top 20 Hits), Lucy (Classic Alternative Hits), The City (Hip-Hop/R&B Hits), XMU (Indie Rock), Bluesville (Blues), America (Classic Country Hits), and Viva (Latin Pop Hits). A full list of the 25 channels is supposedly available on Cingular's website, but I can't find it yet. UPDATE: Cingular will have more info on their website when the service launches on November 6th. A full list of the channels is available after the jump.

XM will also provide the "PAD data" that will let users see the song title, artist and album while listening on their handset. The XM Radio Mobile application was developed by MobiTV.

Earlier today the Wall Street Journal wrote that Cingular was planning on announcing a partnership with Napster and Yahoo! Music to launch a cellphone music service. The announcement is set to occur tomorrow.

Now Reuters is reporting that Cingular is raising the bar (sorry) and including XM's Web-based channels as part of the offering.

Billboard further elaborates, reporting that the XM service (XM Radio Mobile) will provide 25 music channels. XM Radio Mobile on Alltel currently consists of 20 channels, no word on whether the service is being expanded on both mobile providers.

According to the WSJ, Cingular's service will allow for the transfering of music from "all you can eat" subscription services like Napster to Go, Yahoo's Music Unlimited or eMusic. Next year, Cingular will add over-the-air downloading with a virtual store menu, similar to the one customers already use to buy ringtones.

Some speculation: remember that back in April, Cingular said that they are in talks with a new satellite video provider, one who is not Dish or DirecTV. Not sure if this is related, but the timing is curious.

Some thoughts: it's step forward to the ultimate goal of "device convergence" - but not quite there yet. Hopefully it's a taste of things to come.