BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Satellite Radio Broadcast
Chief Innovation Officer & Corp Vice President
Stell PatsiokasContact Information
1500 Ecklington Pl NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
(202) 380-4000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Radio Broadcasting: 51511
Recent Events
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In Brief - November 30, 2009
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SIRIUS XM Radio Says Gary Parsons Resigns As Director And Chairman Of Board - Quick...
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Inside Sirius Institutional Ownership
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RADIO/PODCAST: Sirius XM Reports Loss, Signs of Recovery
News & Analysis
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Sirius looks to Liberty to fend off Ergen
Strategy Eye
- 2009-02-12
Satellite radio provider Sirius XM Radio hopes investment from Liberty Media will enable it to avoid a takeover by media mogul Charles Ergen. The preliminary talks may spark a bidding war between Ergen and Liberty. Sirius’s shares plummeted 51% in...
Satellite Radio: Lots of In-Car Listeners, No Profits Yet
BNET
- 2009-01-08
If satellite radio's wealth were measured in paying customers, it would be a rich company. Sirius XM Radio has almost 20 million subscribers in 2009, compared to less than a million that Sirius alone had in 2004 when it signed on Howard Stern (for an incredible $500 million over five years). In a...
Who'll Blink First: Sirius, Loral or the Banks?
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-16
Tyler Savery submits: Conspiracy theorists will love this article. There are many who feel that Sirius XM Radio SIRI stock is heavily manipulated. In many ways, it is hard to argue against that stance. However, like many things in life, it is hard to find the smoking gun, and...
4 Signs for Further Caution by Satellite Radio Investors - Goldman
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-07
Tyler Savery submits: There were two reports issued by analysts Thursday in response to the guidance issued by Sirius XM Radio SIRI. Analyst Kit Spring of Stifel noted that Sirius XM Radio’s guidance exceeds the Stifel model. This could be substantial in that there is at least some indication...
Analysts See Weak Auto Sales as Real Challenge for Sirius XM
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-04
Tyler Savery submits: Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen issued a critical report on Sirius XM Radio SIRI Monday. The media analyst notes that auto sales for 2008 and even 2009 appear to be troubling for satellite radio as the OEM channel has been an integral part of the...
Final approval given to merger of US satellite radio firms
- 2008-07-26
WASHINGTON AFP — US regulators formally approved the long-delayed billion-dollar merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies, combining Sirius and XM into a single network with 18 million subscribers, the FCC said Saturday. The Federal Communications Commission, in a 3-2 vote Friday by its commissioners, approved Sirius...
Satellite radio firms to pay $19.7M for rules violation
- 2008-07-25
WASHINGTON -- Approval of a merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies was imminent Thursday after the pair agreed to pay $19.7 million to settle charges they violated federal rules. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $3.6 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has...
Sirius-XM radio deal closes in on FCC approval
- 2008-07-24
The Federal Communications Commission was close to an agreement Wednesday to conditionally approve the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, three FCC officials said. Republican Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate could break a 2-2 party-line stalemate by voting to clear the linkup between the...
Justice Dept. OKs merger of XM, Sirius; now it's up to FCC
- 2008-03-25
NEW YORK -- The Justice Department gave its OK on Monday to a deal that would put Howard Stern and Oprah Winfrey under the same satellite radio company roof. Antitrust officials said that they saw no reason to block or put conditions on Sirius' acquisition of...
No static at all: XM, Sirius satellite radio get OK to merge
- 2008-03-25
Hoping to tune in Howard Stern on your XM radio? Wishing Oprah & Friends radio came in on Sirius Satellite Radio?Looks like the superstars of both pay-radio services soon will be able to romp on each other's playground, as the long-anticipated merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio comes to...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Stell Patsiokas | Chief Innovation Officer & Corp Vice President |
| Vernon L Irvin | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Blair Kutrow | Senior Vice President of Product Management |
| Steve Cook | Group Vice President & General Mg, Automotive Design |
| Mark Rickards | State Zoning Director |
| Brian Shea | |
| Michael Collins | Correspondent |
| Thomas J. Donohue | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary M. Parsons | Chairman of The Board of Directors |
| Jarl Mohn | Board of Directors |
| Joan C. Amble | Member, Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Chief Innovation Officer & Corp Vice President | Current |
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Executive Vice President, Technology and Engineering | Former |
Vernon L Irvin (born 1962 near Pittsburgh) is Chief Marketing Officer for XM Satellite Radio. He previously held positions at MCI (where he was key...
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
Blair is currently the SVP of Product Management at XM Satellite Radio. She was previously VP of Product Management at Nextel Communications where she owned product management for all mobile data devices, applications, services and platforms including the famous Direct Connect offering.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Senior Vice President of Product Management | Current |
| Outermesh Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Group Vice President & General Mg, Automotive Design | Current |
A Florida native, Mark graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic College in 1995 and has remained in Palm Beach County working for a zoning and lobbying firm, surveying company, state zoning director for XM Radio, and founded a private zoning consulting firm in 2001. In 2005 Mark accepted a position as Planning and Zoning Coordinator for Woolbright Development, Inc., a shopping center redevelopment company based in Boca Raton and enjoys living in the Lake Osborne area of Lake Worth with his beautiful wife of eleven years, and two children.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | State Zoning Director | Current |
| Lake Worth Cra | Chairman | Current |
| Woolbright Development, Inc. | Former | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digitallife | Vice President, Marketing, Xm Satellite Radio | Current |
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Current | |
| Circuit City | Former |
Michael Collins has been a stand-up comedian for 15 years and has more than seven years experience as a professional caddie. He currently covers the PGA TOUR as a correspondent with XM Satellite Radio and takes his turn on The Turn Tuesdays on GOLF CHANNEL.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Correspondent | Current |
| The Golf Channel | Current | |
| Golf Channel Travel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Xm Widget | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Bob Edwards Show | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Open Road café | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Raidio | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Iradio Waves | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Sorrento Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Motient Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| MCI Communications Corporation | President | Former |
| Motient Corporation | President | Former |
| WorldSpace, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Motient Corporation | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Former |
| Mobile Satellite Ventures LP | Chairman | Former |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of South Carolina | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ideation Acquisition Corp. | Current | |
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viewz | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mobitv, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iradio Waves | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Xm Widget | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Xm Wx Satellite Weather | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Vuze, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Raidio | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Liberty Digital | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Liberty Digital | President | Former |
| Liberty Digital | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Iradio Waves | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Raidio | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| Xm Widget | Member, Board of Directors | Current |
| SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Express Company | Executive Vice President & Controller | Former |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| American Express Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University | B.A., Accounting | Former |
Thomas J. Donohue has been a director since November 1998. Mr. Donohue has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce since September 1997. Mr. Donohue serves as a director of Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. and XM Satellite Radio.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| XM Satellite Radio Inc. | Director | Current |
| Union Pacific Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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