Sirius Backseat TV: Pricing and Content Learned?

Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 1:09 PM
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Sirius Backseat TV

With the unveiling of the SiriusConnect SC-V1 Audio/Video Tuner, the question remains about the service that feeds the video content to this system - current entitled Sirius Backseat TV.

According to sources, Sirius Backseat TV will be offered for approximately $6.99/month. This is a separate subscription from the regular Sirius Satellite Radio subscription.

These sources also claim that three channels will be made available for the service - all targeting children. While no details on the source of the content, Sirius was showing Cartoon Network programming at CES. So here's a bit of history on Cartoon Network, and the likely possibilities for channel content, should a deal with Cartoon Network actually be real:

In September of 2006, Cartoon Network launched Cartoon Network Video - and online video service that is currently only available in the U.S. In July of 2006, Cartoon Network and VIZ Media launched Toonami Jetstream which provides online streaming video of Cartoon Network content. Toonami is also the brand owned by Turner Broadcasting (who owns Cartoon Network) for an action-oriented animation channel in the UK. Turner also owns Boomerang, which is a subset of Cartoon Network (and is a popular channel overseas - especially in the UK where it beats out BBC Kids).

Again this is all speculative, so a grain of salt may be appropriate at this time.

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You know, I'm so relieved to see Sirius (and maybe XM) pursuing video. You know, with sound quality currently being so great and everything, oh yea, and all that extra bandwidth going to waste. *rolls eyes*

Hey guys, how about taking care of your AUDIO before wasting precious resources on video.

For $6.99 I am ALL over this!

Whats the point of video in the car? who can really watch when they drive? and who is gonna buy video for other people in the car to watch. and three channels? cartoons? I dont know sounds like a big mistake to be wasting resources and time...the next two years are crucial.

Sirius should flood the market like xm is doing now

dave - Ever take a long trip with kids? Ever remember being a kid and taking a long car trip? There's your answer.

Personally, I'd rather my daughter listen to kidstuff and draw and look at her books, but I can see how some parents would just want their kids to watch TV to keep them entertained.

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