Canadian Satellite Radio reports 44,000 paying subscribers to XM service Canadian Press
13:29:32 EST Mar 6, 2006 http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/060306/b030656.html TORONTO (CP) - XM Canada operator Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Monday it has attracted about 44,000 paying customers since its launch in late November. CSR, distributing the XM satellite service in Canada, said Monday it now has a total of more than 50,000 "self-paying and trial subscribers." The company, controlled by John Bitove, CEO of KFC and Pizza Hut franchise operator Priszm Canadian Income Fund, said it "is on target to reach its subscriber guidance of 75,000 by the end of August and continues to expect one million subscribers by August 2010." It said subscriber growth so far is driven by retail radio hardware sales, while arrangements with GM Canada and Subaru Canada to install XM radios in their vehicles have yet to contribute paying subscribers. The service provides about 80 commercial-free channels for a monthly subscription fee of $12.99. ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 antunes at uh dot edu Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
