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On the eve of the podcast upfronts, Sirius XM Holdings has created a new ad sales group to encompass the combined resources of SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher. The new entity, SXM Media, will handle ad sales across the three audio outlets in radio, streaming music and podcasting. Together, they reach 150 million…

SiriusXM swung to a $677 million net loss last quarter from a $243 million profit the year before on a one-time, noncash charge of $976 million at Pandora. The anticipated hit was based on Pandora's royalty cost structure. Quarterly revenue rose 6% to $2.19 billion, beating Wall Street expectations. The shares were up…

SiriusXM is inching closer to a deal with star host Howard Stern, the satellite radio broadcaster's CEO said Wednesday as it reported third quarter financials with revenue flat at just over $2 billion and net income up 11% to $272 million. "Our commitment to having the best possible audio content from top talent, as…

EXCLUSIVE: We can expect more trouble from Tierney in the upcoming season of the CW’s Pandora. Tina Casciani, who recurred as the character in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the sci-fi action series. Casciani’s Tierney is the ruthless leader of the criminal organization the Hypatia…

The CW is firming up its fall schedule with premiere dates for the final episodes of Supernatural; its 2020 pickups Devils and Swamp Thing; the season premieres of Pandora and The Outpost; and more. Check out the net’s updated schedule below. Production on the last two episodes of the 15th and final season of Supernatu…

SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer said the company’s in contract talks with star host Howard Stern, whose agreement expires at year end. He said he “knows what Howard wants” and is trying to make it work. “I don't want to be overly optimistic, but I want Howard here. …. This process isn't any different to me than the last time…

ViacomCBS has named Amazon exec Naveen Chopra as chief financial officer, effective August 10,, succeeding Christina Spade, who will transition into an advisory role after the company's second quarter earnings call. Chopra joins ViacomCBS from Amazon where was CFO of Devices and Services, the division housing the…

Satellite radio powerhouse and Pandora parent SiriusXM plans to raise $1 billion in a private debt offering and will use proceeds along with cash to redeem previous debt and interest obligations. In a filing with the SEC, announcing the sale the comany noted the onoing tough environment created by the COVID-19 virus…

Satellite radio giant SiriusXM continues to expand, announcing a $75 million investment for a minority stake in the privately-held open audio platform SoundCloud.   The companies didn't specify the size of the stake but it comes with two new seats for Sirius on the SoundCloud board.   SoundCloud said it will use the…

Just two weeks after the Season 1 finale, the CW has ordered a second season of its sci-fi action series Pandora. It’s slated for premiere in 2020. Set in the year 2199, Pandora stars Priscilla Quintana (Polaroid, Traffik) as Jax (aka Pandora), a resourceful young woman who has lost everything after the death of her…

Starlings Entertainment, a film financing and production company, is formally expanding into television with the official launch of Starlings Television, led by studio executive and producer Chris Philip. The company, headed by CEO Karine Martin and President Jeffrey W. Stentz, is coming off a successful investment in…

Hours after announcing its new anthology series Two Sentence Horror Stories, the CW has unveiled more summer premiere dates, along with those for the series finales of Jane the Virgin and iZombie. New drama series Pandora and Bulletproof — the latter a UK acquisition — will bow on Tuesday, July 9, and Sunday, July 28…