There's a great article in the Wall Street Journal today that profiles Howard Stern's Video On-Demand Executive Producer Doug Goodstein.

Gives some great insight into the steps needed to put together all the content for this new program.

A very nice read, go check it out.

The Toronto Sun's recent article, Stern can't beam here on radio, explains exactly why Howard Stern won't be carried Sirius Canada when he makes the jump to partner company Sirius Satellite Radio in January. Apparently when Howard had debuted in Canada back in 1997, he said "the French should bend over for me the way they did for Hitler," and that didn't make the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council very happy. As a result of this fallout, it's inevitable that the CRTC would force Sirius Canada to remove Stern from the airwaves.

Thanks David! 

Both the Sirius S50 and the Samsung neXus made an appearance in TIME Magazine's Bye-Bye Wires article:

• Sirius S50 Portable Music Player Record Sirius satellite radio to take with you on the subway or plane, where the service isn't available. You can sort saved songs by artist or title. sirius.com $360 (service extra)

• Samsung XM NeXus Music Player Like the Sirius product above, this portable player for XM subscribers stores satellite-radio broadcasts--and MP3s--to listen to on the move. samsung.com Available early 2006

And to boot, the XM's neXus made the cover. That's some good exposure.

Nice!

Brandweek has an article on XM's product placement deal with The Apprentice next Thursday (coindently the same day that Howard Stern will be touting Sirius on David Letterman). It's interesting to see that The Apprentice appeals to the 24 - 54 age group earning $100,000 and up - nice demo to target.

Three national magazines - Wired, Popular Science, and USA Today NOW - have given XM Satellite Radio's XM2go line of portable receivers top honors:

• Popular Science magazine has chosen the MyFi XM2go radio for its "Best of What's New 2005" award. The MyFi will be displayed at a public exhibition hosted by Popular Science at Grand Central Terminal in NYC, November 8-10. (I haven't had the chance to check this out yet - usually too busy trying to catch a train.)
• WIRED magazine named the portable Tao XM2go radio its "Editor's Pick" when they reviewed multiple satellite radio receivers in their consumer product buying guide.
• USA Today's consumer tech guide USA TODAY NOW Personal Technology selected the portable Pioneer AirWare XM2go radio as one of its Top 10 "coolest tech products" for the holidays.

Even more interesting, at least from my point of view since I write about this stuff everyday, is that XM wrote a press release about this. I'm seeing a different style coming from them in the PR sense - an indication of things heating up this Holiday Season as both companies are going to be doing one heck of a media blitz. Things are going to be interesting from now on!

Bruce Upbin at Forbes has gotten a lil' sick of trying to keep his iPod up to date with songs, and is recommending grabbing a Sirius S50 instead this year. No doubt he was influenced by the droves of people voting for the S50 in Forbes' Gadgets We Love survey, where the S50 came in with a whopping 57% of votes.

Either way, it's nice to see satellite radio making a move against Apple in these tier-one media outlets.

Thanks Damian!

Fortune magazine was a neat little article on Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin. It definitely puts him in a more whimsicle light and highlights the successes Sirius has seen this year, much of which many feel are attributed to Mel’s influence. It’s a good read, if not just to see a quote from a CEO saying “it’s the drugs.”

The Washington Post has a nice article summarizing the recent woes many investors have had with XM as of late. A good read especially if you’re not an hyperactive day- trader keeping up on this stuff.