Satellite Entertainment

Kazakhstan Launches Its First Communications Satellite (RedNova)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 29 /PRNewswire/ — - “The launch of the “KazSat” satellite will enable Kazakhstan to join the club of nations possessing their own geostationary satellites”, - Daniel Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. According to Mr.

Low Prices Raising Interest in Satellite Radio (RedNova)
By MARK HAMRICK Low prices raising interest in satellite radio WASHINGTON For Dan McLain of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, there was a compelling reason to buy a satellite radio receiver: shock jock Howard Sterns looming move off the traditional airwaves. Its just a show I enjoy.

XM Satellite Radio to showcase ‘advanced services’ at CES (EE Times)
SAN FRANCISCO XM Satellite Radio plans to unveil the XM “Advanced Services Vehicle,” a concept car featuring in-car video, voice command, weather alerts, parking space locator and other innovations at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the company said Thursday (Dec. 29).

XM Satellite Radio to Broadcast in 5.1 Surround Sound (Broadcast Newsroom)
XM Satellite Radio, the nation’s leading satellite radio company, will broadcast select XM music channels in 5.1 Surround Sound, marking the first time that a radio company has broadcast in 5.1 Surround Sound twenty-four hours a day.

Low Prices Raising Interest in Satellite Radio (RedNova)
By MARK HAMRICK Low prices raising interest in satellite radio WASHINGTON For Dan McLain of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, there was a compelling reason to buy a satellite radio receiver: shock jock Howard Sterns looming move off the traditional airwaves. Its just a show I enjoy.

XM Radio to Offer Voice Commands As New Service (Washington Post)
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. plans to introduce new technologies next year that will allow users to switch stations using voice commands, the company said yesterday.

VoiceBox Technologies and XM Satellite Radio Join Forces to Provide Conversational Voice-Driven XM Experience to Auto (The Auto Channel)
VoiceBox(R) Technologies Inc., developers of the world’s first conversational voice search technology, and XM Satellite Radio , the nation’s leading satellite radio service, announced today a strategic multiyear, creative and commercial alliance to create and deliver a voice-enabled XM Radio platform to the automotive industry.