Business Analysis: Siriusxm's Future

Having secured installation deals with automakers including Chrysler, Ford and BMW, Sirius launched the initial phase of its service in four cities on February 14, 2002, expanding to the rest of the contiguous United States on July 1, 2002.

"Sirius XM Has a Monopoly on Satellite Radio, a Growing Subscriber Base, and Loads of Free Cash." Bamboo Innovator. 24 Nov. 2013. Web. 28 June 2015. .

Satellite Radio: Will Howard Stern's move make us change the way we think about radio? Howard Stern's plan to move to satellite radio in January 2006 marks a major turning point for the radio industry. Not only has Stern brought the  possibility of subscribing to satellite radio into the minds of the millions in his audience, he has also gotten more people to start thinking and talking about what really distinguishes satellite radio from traditional radio. Satellite radio was first authorized by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in 1997, seven years after initial applications.

The proposed merger was opposed by those who felt a merger would create a monopoly. Sirius and XM argued that a merger was the only way that satellite radio could survive .

Laid off from my previous company - end of December, from Red Fuse Communications. Actively searching for a company, that is challenging, rewarding, and is local. I'm American, and working for a company that is American made and proud of their products would be a self rewarding job to wake up to each

Looking at the company profile and through research it is evident that Radio Flyers target-market are boys and girls from 9 months to 8 years. Apart from many other rides, like wagon, scooters and gliders, they have a popular ride “Stroll N Trike” for 9 months to 5 year old kids. It is designed for 2 riders where big kids can stand on the back while little ones can sit and ride.

Bargaining power of suppliers – Suppliers for Sirius XM are the content providers of music and various other programming. Before these two companies operated as a single entity, these providers had an advantage to push up the negotiations for content in demand and during 2002-2007, executives from both sides understood they were paying through the nose to achieve the right and desired content. However, post-2007 once the sole entity in satellite radio arena started pushing for hard bargains, being the sole purchaser for so many subscribers and for being assured of generous fees, the channels had to get their contracts rented at lower fees. This has allowed Sirius XM to lower its per subscriber cost incredibly which now stands at $0.76 in 2016.

Since iHeart Media is a multifaceted organization in providing both music content and a platform for advertisers, I will assess competitors website on a national level and a local level. On a national level Pandora is a direct competitor of iHeart Music. Plus, on a local level I will assess iHeart’s property WHRK-FM and Flynn Broadcasting’s KXHT-FM. Both properties is a staple of urban music for listeners ages 18-34. They are both easily top 20-radio stations in Memphis.

How much do you enjoy drinking a nice cold beverage, reclining in your most comfy chair, while listening to your favorite radio station? Music is a very important part of the average person's daily life. We wake up to music set on our alarm clocks, sing to music in the shower, listen to music while driving to work, and enjoy it throughout the rest of our day. Well sit back and get ready to experience Radio to the Power of X. We're talking about the new XM satellite radio. This is a brand new radio system that will sweep across America finding its way replacing your old radio service.

Sirius XM Radio Satellite Company is consider to be largest radio organization by revenue. It holds more than 30.6 Million of subscribers. In the year 2008, Sirius Satellite radio and XM Satellite radio got merged and formed in Sirius XM satellite radio. The Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio were in a competition mode more than 7 years. Companies has spending of more than 100 million to establish satellites radio receivers and on other assets. In 20th century the radio broadcasting was launched and FM/AM radio were most demanding during those days. After Radio, new technology took place with television, I pods and many more. Sirius XM has created commercial free music, premier sports, performance, live

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, a panel of federal judges increased the royalty that free Internet radio services like Pandora will pay record companies for the next five years, a decision that has been closely watched in the music industry and on Wall Street.

Spectrums biggest weaknesses according to the interviews are coverage/awareness and content. For Spectrum to be owned by such a big company like Time Warner their service isn’t available in all 50 states which will inevitably lead to fewer users and less awareness. Also following successful original content programs like what Hulu and Netflix have developed, Time Warner is falling behind. Time Warner doesn’t necessarily lack original content or content in general, but they need to look into something that will make them more favorable than other cable

The next question is obvious: what will Pandora do to combat the increasing strength of Spotify and their listener base? According to Forbes, Pandora has started to venture into automotive territory. "Starting early last year, Pandora has been making deals with manufacturers Ford and BMW, and partnered with Pioneer for access to Toyota, Hyundai and GM. According to the Trefis team writing for the Street, "This is going to be a major avenue of growth given that almost half of the radio listening happens in automobiles"" �. This strategy for Pandora may help to create a little extra wiggle room when it comes to separating the two digital radio giants. However, the tremendous

SpaceX does have competition, but they are the only company with reusable rocket technology that can also send payloads into space, which makes SpaceX a first-mover. SpaceX had the resources and aggression to enter and gain a competitive advantage in the space travel industry. Also, the space travel market is a slow-cycle market which means that SpaceX’s competitive advantage is guarded since it would be costly for competitors to imitate. Being a first-mover, caring about human existence and having promising progress definitely helps give SpaceX brand loyalty. When people think of space exploration they’ll think of SpaceX. Customers and investors will want to be apart of and stick with this great company. Another way SpaceX is improving their brand reputation is low cost. Being able to reuse their rockets reduces SpaceX’s costs significantly. For NASA to launch anything just once would cost anywhere from $260-$500 million, whereas for SpaceX it costs around $57 million to make the Falcon 9, which uses about $200,000 worth of fuel per launch. With the Falcon 9 being reusable the cost is $200,000 vs $200 million per launch after the initial cost of building the Falcon 9 (Story of SpaceX). Saving this amount of money helps not only SpaceX, but also helps others who wish to travel to space.

Focus on market where it has a strong market share and growth - Although North America especially US is the biggest market for recorded music, however it seem that EMI having trouble to keep competing to gain more market share. Maybe EMI has to give more focus or gaining more in the market that it has a strong share such as UK & Ireland, Australasia and