Will Liberty Media, piece by piece, become king of the global music business?

One conglomerate could soon have a stake in SEVEN billion-dollar music companies
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SiriusXM Subs Grow, But Could Autonomous Cars End That?

Recent news that Sirius XM has gained around 1.3 million subscribers, along with the reality that almost every new car manufactured has it as a built-in option all seems like good news for the satellite radio company, at least for now, but what happens when autonomous cars begin to encroach…

SiriusXM Now Has 34 Million Subscribers

SiriusXM continues adding subscribers. SiriusXM has posted its 2018 year-end results. The satellite radio company added 1.4 million self-pay subscribers to finish off the year.  It now has 28.9 million self-pay subscribers, beating the company’s initia…

SiriusXM Paid Subscribers Top 34 Million

SiriusXM has added approximately 1.3 million net subscribers to end 2018 with for 34 million total paid subscribers, including those that come with new car sales and from other sources. Shares rose 2.09% in pre-market trading Wednesday. Looking at just self pay subscribers, the satellite broadcaster added 1.4 million self-pay…

WED. BRIEF: Sony Embraces Reality 360 Audio • SiriusXM Passes 34M • Pitchfork Founder Exits • More

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As iHeartMedia Struggles to Exit Bankruptcy, Liberty Media Reportedly Eyes Control of the Company

Should Liberty Media acquire a significant share in iHeartMedia, John Malone’s company would own a majority stake in four music properties. Several months ago, John Malone and his company, Liberty Media, finally achieved what they had long hoped for. I…

MON. BRIEF: Soundcloud Monetization Slammed • Impala Battles Sony EMI • Live Music Tops 30B • SiriusXM • More

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Following a Strong Q3 2018, SiriusXM Now Has 33.7 Million Subscribers

Following its acquisition of Pandora Media, SiriusXM just keeps growing. Last month, Liberty Media’s SiriusXM finally acquired Pandora Radio.  At $3.5 billion, John Malone’s company purchased the digital radio service in an all-stock deal. So, at the e…