As businesses compete for subscribers’ long-term loyalty, key players are increasingly leveraging audiobooks to keep customers coming back. Take, for instance, Spotify, which announced last month the addition of more than 200,000 audiobooks for its Premium subscribers, with 15 hours of listening included in the...
A new lawsuit accuses SiriusXM of making it too hard for customers to cancel subscriptions. The suit, filed against the satellite radio service Wednesday (Dec. 20) by the New York attorney general, said SiriusXM maintains a “deliberately long and burdensome” cancellation process. According to a news release, the...
As streaming changes how consumers get their audio content, the BBC is expanding its subscription offerings around the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the United Kingdom public broadcasting company launched BBC Podcasts Premium in 166 additional countries on Tuesday (Nov. 28), providing ad-free listening on...
SiriusXM is expanding beyond radio formats, getting into music streaming to adjust to the ways that younger generations consume content. The company announced this month that, in mid-December, it will launch its new SiriusXM streaming app, which includes personalized recommendations, new discovery features, a revamped...
January 14, 2019
It’s almost burnt rubber time. The ecosystem for connected cars and trucks — and the retail and payment tasks they do and will support — is rapidly taking shape. Just look at the recent CES conference in Las Vegas. Among the announcements was a new partnership between Visa and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services, a subsidiary of […]
December 20, 2023
A new lawsuit accuses SiriusXM of making it too hard for customers to cancel subscriptions. The suit, filed against the satellite radio service Wednesday (Dec. 20) by the New York attorney general, said SiriusXM maintains a “deliberately long and burdensome” cancellation process. According to a news release, the attorney general’s investigation found that the company “forces its subscribers […]
July 18, 2022
American Express is teaming up with SiriusXM to bring the Small Stage Series on the road this summer, in support of small businesses, according to a Monday (July 18) press...
January 14, 2022
The audio entertainment juggernaut SiriusXM announced Thursday (Jan. 13) it had acquired the music-for-businesses service Cloud Cover Music. “Cloud Cover Music’s easy-to-use solutions and robust tech platform allow businesses to...
January 16, 2019
Streaming music provider Pandora has announced the launch of Voice Mode, a smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile app through simple voice commands. Voice Mode is being...
