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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
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Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio completed their merger in July 2008 and is now called Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Board of Directors
Leon D. BlackContact Information
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NAICS Code Radio Networks: 515111
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Why Radio and Television Should Partner Up
Sirius XM Radio SIRI and CNN recently released a press release that CNN Soledad O'Brien will moderate "Black in America 2" exclusively on Sirius XM Radio. "Black in America 2" is based on the original CNN series "Black in America". If you look at this programming announcement between Sirius XM...
AT&T: Does Sirius XM Have a New Competitor?
This has been flying a little bit under the radar, but yesterday AT&T Services Inc. ATT and RaySat Broadcasting Corporation launched AT&T CruiseCast after a slight delay due to the GM (GMGMQ.PK) bankruptcy announcement. The significance of the launch is that Sirius XM Radio SIRI is no longer the...
Sirius XM Radio Conference Call - Five Hidden Gems
Well, in our previous article we said that Sirius XM Radio SIRI management team should sprinkle "Buzz Words" throughout the Q1 2008 conference call. While the management team did sparingly utilize buzz words like iPhone, Twitter, and YouTube, they didn't give much needed new or additional details. Also, it’s always...
Note to Sirius XM: Use Buzz Words on Tomorrow's Earnings Call
A lot of folks over the last couple of days or weeks have been speculating over the Sirius XM Radio SIRI Q1 2009 conference call tomorrow morning. People have been wondering whether subscriber numbers have gone up or down and how the auto sale numbers affected the first quarter. Was...
Stock Shock: Documentary on Sirius XM Radio Manipulation Coming Soon
A powerful and riveting movie documentary will be launched to DVD on the stock manipulation of Sirius XM Radio SIRI on June 10, 2009. The Stock Shock movie interviews industry experts, journalists, stockholders, market managers, business professionals, and many more, telling the story of the stock manipulation and the individuals...
2009 New York International Car Show Review: WIFI Access in Chrysler Vehicles
Went to the New York International car show this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. The show was pretty good, there seemed to be less people than previous years but one particular feature that was at the show I'd like to discuss is the new WIFI service in...
NiceMac's Open Source Apps Help Sirius Focus on Core
NiceMac the makers of the first unofficial iPhone application for satellite radio recently announced on their website StarPlayr.com that they plan to release an open source product line of satellite radio internet radio products. In our recent article, "Perhaps NiceMac was too early with its iPhone app for Sirius XM...
What Happened to Sirius XM's MLB Deal?
Yesterday, Sirius subscribers that do not have the "Best of XM" package recently received an email from Sirius XM Radio SIRI asking them to buy an XM radio in order to receive Major League Baseball content. Sirius subscribers were hopeful that a deal could be worked out with MLB to...
5 Reasons to Anticipate a Sirius XM iPhone Application
Sirius XM Radio SIRI will soon release an application for the iPhone AAPL. The company said on its Q4 2008 conference call that it will release an application for the iPhone before the end of the second quarter of 2009. This means that the Sirius XM iPhone application could be...
NiceMac Too Early with iPhone App for Sirius XM Radio
Perhaps NiceMac, the creators of the first unofficial iPhone AAPL application for Sirius XM Radio SIRI, were too early with its iPhone Application for Sirius XM Radio ambitions. The StarPlayr application created by NiceMac was recently shut down because of violation of Sirius XM Radio terms of service issues. An...
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Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Leon D. Black | Board of Directors |
In 1990 Leon Black founded Apollo Management, L.P. a global alternative asset manager, with a proven track record of successful private equity, distressed debt and mezzanine investing. The firm manages investment capital on behalf of a group of institutional investors and has approximately $27 billion in assets under management. From 1977 to 1990 Mr. Black worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated where he served as Managing Director, head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and co-head of the Corporate Finance Department. He serves on the boards of directors of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., and the general partner of AP Alternative Assets. Mr. Black is a trustee of Dartmouth College, The Musuem of Modern Art, Mt. Sinai Hospital, The Metropolitan Musuem of Art, Prep for Prep, and The Asia Society. He is also a member of The Council on Foreign Relations, The Partnership for New York City and the National Advisory Board of JPMorgan Chase. Mr. Black is also a member of the Board of Faster Cures and the Port Authority Task Force. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1973 with a major in Philosophy and History and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1975.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Management L.P. | Founding Partner | Current |
| Open Road café | Director | Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | National Advisory Board | Current |
| Asia Society | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Prep for Prep | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Fastercures | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wyndham International | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lincoln Center | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Board of Trustees | Current |
| SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Rentals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vail Resorts, Inc. | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Museum of Modern Art | Board of Trustees | Current |
| Partnership for New York City, Inc | Member | Current |
| Council on Foreign Relations | Member | Current |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. | Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions | Former |
| AREA Property Partners | Co-Founder | Former |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. | Co-Head, Corporate Finance | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Graduate, Philosophy & History | Former |
| Nalco Holding Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Board of Trustees | Former |
| AMC Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Samsonite Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
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