mSpot, the ever-growing mobile entertainment company, announced today that they've added the Fox Sports Radio Network channel to its lineup.

Fox Sports Radio Network offers several shows hosted by nationally syndicated talent including JT "The Brick," Andrew Siciliano, Jorge Sedano, Steve Czaban, Craig Shemon and James Washington, among others.

"Teaming with mSpot allows Fox Sports Radio to bring the ind-depth and interactive coverage that our network is known for to the mobile phone platform," said Andrew Ashwood, vp and general manager of Fox Sports Radio.

Last week, mSpot announced a partnership with ABC Radio Network, and they've signed similar content deals with the likes of Clear Channel, CBS Radio, NPR, etc.

But of course, this isn't competition right? Combine this service with cellphones sporting built-in FM modulators, and you've got yourself a pocket-sized (and useful) plug-and-play radio. (For the record, the LG Muziq doesn't support mSpot Radio, as far as I can tell, but the Muziq does support Pandora Radio.)

And before I hear cries of "burgeoning" technologies, remember, mSpot already has 1 million subscribers. Competition indeed.

[MediaWeek]

Ah remember the days when research firms were forecasting 30+ million satellite radio subscribers by 2010? It actually wasn't that long ago, but now it seems unlikely that number will be reached - let alone XM's own 20 million in 2010 long-term goal (have they ever adjusted that? I don't believe so... at least not publicly).

Well, the tide is turning, because the 800-pound gorilla is WiMAX, and her time is rapidly approaching. Yankee Group is forecasting 28 million WiMAX subscribers by 2011. Research firm In-Stat says WiMAX infrastructure equipment and devices will become a $5 billion market within four years, up from only $177 million today.

Maybe that's why so many of you investors are watching Clearwire so closely.

And If you think this statement is resonating a lot today: "Why should I get satellite radio when I already have an iPod?"

Then imagine what that statement will be in 4 years. Sprint is set to roll out its WiMAX service later this year, and Clearwire boasts 250,000+ subscribers already. The future is coming fast, and with FCC chairman Kevin Martin calling for "openness" for the upcoming auction of the 700 MHz band, it's only going to come faster.

It's time to step up SatRad. Now isn't the time for "slow and steady wins the race" strategies. The landscape is changing way too fast for that approach. Times are 'a changing, and if the industry doesn't evolve to keep up, people will just... unsubscribe.

[Business 2.0 via Hear 2.0]

mSpot, the mobile music/radio/video entertainment service, has signed a partnership agreement with ABC Radio Networks to add another 14 new channels to its mSpot Radio lineup.

Thanks to the deal, 14 ABC Radio stations in the nation’s largest markets in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit, will be available to mSpot's one million subscribers in both the U.S. and Canada. mSpot provides its services in the U.S. for Sprint and U.S. Cellular, and in Canada for TELUS and Bell Mobility.

mSpot inked a similar deal with Clear Channel back in March.

"By offering our content on mSpot, we are rapidly expanding both the range and reach of our customer base," said John Rosso, senior vp, affiliate relations and digital media for ABC Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Citadel).

Launched about two years ago, mSpot Radio offers 200 channels - including more than 100 live radio stations. On top of ABC Radio Networks, mSpot has signed content deals with several radio corporations including Clear Channel, CBS Radio, National Public Radio, Radio Disney, FOX Sports and Marketwatch.

Content providers get a share of revenue on a per-subscriber basis and will eventually share in the revenue from inserted audio ads.

[MediaWeek] 

Apple sold about a half million iPhones the first weekend the device went on sale, according to analyst estimates.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster released a report Sunday estimating that Apple sold about 500,000 units through the close of business Sunday. Munster originally thought Apple would sell 200,000 on Friday and Saturday.

Ninety-five percent of iPhone buyers in San Francisco, New York and Minneapolis purchased the 8GB model, according to the survey. About half of the people surveyed for the report were new customers for AT&T. Considering that it's estimated that Apple pulls in anywhere from a 20% to 50% profit margin for the iPhone, that's not a bad opening weekend.

Now, what can Sirius and XM learn about this?

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