 RAIN 11/26: Analysts want Sirius XM to embrace Internet ·Nov 26, 11:39 AM Happy Thanksgiving! We’ll publish our next issue of RAIN on Monday. Have an enjoyable and safe holiday. ANALYST: SIRIUS XM CAN IMPROVE ITS PRODUCT WITH INTERNET RADIOiStockAnalyst’s Tyler Savery suggests Sirius XM should placate disgruntled subscribers by resurrecting recently shuttered channels online. What’s more, he thinks “there is the possibility that the Internet service could surpass that which is offered over satellite,” by offering a far wider selection than satellite allows. “The Internet is what allows Slacker to have eleven holiday channels to suit any taste rather than the three or four offered by Sirius XM,” Savery writes.
The Internet could also provide a valuable platform for experimentation and channel development. “Sirius XM Radio has an opportunity THIRD-PARTY “BEATING SIRIUS XM TO THE PUNCH” WITH SATELLITE RADIO iPHONE APP Meanwhile, Rick Aristotle Munarriz at Motley Fool sees redemption for Sirius XM by way of a third-party iPhone application. “An iPhone tie-in would be just the ticket in generating buzz for Sirius XM’s scarred investors as well as a great customer retention tool,” writes Munarriz. And he likes StarPlayr’s approach, whom he says “already offers a more advanced streaming alternative for PC and Mac users over the in-house Sirius XM solution.” In addition to streaming Sirius XM channels, StarPlayr promises its app will serve album cover art, iTunes wi-fi links to buy music, lyrics, and “favorites” settings. Read the Motley Fool article here.
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to embrace Internet radio listeners like never before, and potentially make the Internet service listening a revenue stream rather than an additional cost… Bring back some of those channels that people seem to be clamoring for, and take the next step in creating Sirius XM as an Internet destination for music listening,” he writes. Read the full article from iStockAnalyst 
