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iPod to Podcast Sirius Satellite Radio Content? 84

Posted by Zonk from the podding-to-the-stars dept.
Kelly McNeill writes "The last time Apple and Sirius met up to discuss the possibilities of integrating satellite radio into the iPod, Steve Jobs turned down the offer. However, new reports show that the two companies are talking again. Kelly McNeill submitted the following editorial to osOpinion/osViews, which suggests the partnership is not to integrate satellite into the iPod but rather to make Sirius's original content for the future version of iTunes that will sport new podcasting capabilities."
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iPod to Podcast Sirius Satellite Radio Content?

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  • Last time they duped an article it was suggeste that.. ahh fuck it I'm too drunk to think of a goo joke for this one :P

    • heh (Score:2, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward
      From that summary:

      "We've covered this before [slashdot.org]"

      Patiently awaiting the day the slashdot front page eats itself...

    • Re:dupe? (Score:1, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward
      interesting.

      fireyourfuckingboss.com and job-secrets-revealed.com, which is frequently mentioned there, are both run by the same person, even though the former tries to come off as if unassociated with the latter. nice marketing angle you got there, mr. harvestmarketing.com, play off people's anger and frustration instead of being straightforward and honest.

      dupe? yeah, who are you calling a dupe?

    • "dupe?"

      Are you talking about the story or the editor?
    • At least they are starting to consolidate the dupes. We had Podcast and Sirius on two different articles. It's like a mini Slashback!
    • An anonymous informant writes "The last time CmdrTaco and CowboyNeal met up to discuss the possibilities of reducing dupes on the geek news site Slashdot, Rob turned down the offer. However, new reports show that the two parties are talking again. The informant submitted a document which suggests that given the nature of the increasing problem of duplicate stories, some execs at OSTG feel that something must be done. Several major news outlets have indicated plans to supply their original content for the fu
    • Comment removed based on user account deletion
  • now everybody has jumped on the Podcast bandwagon. Even Apple!
    • I like this idea of this for talk shows, such as when Stern gets to Sirius instead of having to be up at dawn to listen to the show, I can just wait until I normally wake up or even just listen at work or whenever. What I do wonder is if there will be an extra charge. Would I have to pay iTunes money or would a Sirius subscription be enough for me to get it for free, cause a lot could hinge on that factor. I also wonder if they'll remove commercials from the broadcasts (not all channels are commercial free,
  • but I'm waiting for the podcast.

  • Let me summarize the "Negotiations" (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    Sirius: Please, please put us in the iPod!

    Steve Jobs: Nope.

    Sirius: I'll be your friend!

    Steve Jobs: Nope.

    Sirius: If you don't put us in the iPod, I'll sign an exclusive deal with RealPlayer!

    (pause)

    Sirius & Steve Jobs: AHAHAHAHH!

    Sirius: That's a good one. But seriously, how about putting us in the iPod?

    Steve Jobs: Nope.

    -Crow T. Trollbot
  • Now they wont' be locked into service-specific hardware implementations and can have all the load put on the service provider. They've turned a blow-hard "business-partner" with grandios hardware constraints into a simple iTunes content provider and calmed a storm before it ever began.

  • timeshifting! (Score:5, Funny)

    by admactanium ( 670209 ) on Saturday May 28, 2005 @05:22AM (#12663038) Homepage
    now you can even timeshift slashdot articles. if you didn't have a chance to catch the original, no need to worry!

  • Makes sense (Score:5, Interesting)

    by ElGanzoLoco ( 642888 ) on Saturday May 28, 2005 @06:46AM (#12663174) Homepage
    This makes sense, after all, Apple wants you to be able to listen to your iPod wherever you are, including subways, trains, planes, moms' basements, etc, where I don't think Sirius goes.
    They also want people to keep going on the music store homepage, where podcasts will probably be.

    Is Sirius available out of the US right now? (genuine question)

    If not, then this would give them the opportunity to go worldwide...

    • Nicely Said, If i had modpoints id giva ya one

      Apple is definatly using this to further leverage their iPod as not just a media player. But a genuine personal nessecity.

      And for the love of god can the entire splay of AC posts up there get modded down to a nice -1 so i dont have to see them.
    • Sirius isn't, anyway. I've heard rumours of Canadian & Mexican border towns being able to pick it up, but that's not really a surprise.

      • Re:Not available outside of the US (Score:4, Informative)

        by Reaperducer ( 871695 ) on Saturday May 28, 2005 @07:26PM (#12666649)
        Doesn't have to be near the border. I know people several hundred miles north of the U.S. border in Manitoba who use Sirius. They bought it in the states. I assume they're using a credit card with an American billing address to pay for it. Or maybe not.

        Because of the figure-eight flight path of the Sirius satellites, it should be theoretically possible to pick up the signal anywhere from the north pole down to Brazil. YMMV.
        • Because of the figure-eight flight path of the Sirius satellites, it should be theoretically possible to pick up the signal anywhere from the north pole down to Brazil. YMMV.

          That's not entirely true. The satellites power down on the edges of their orbits in order to recharge. So, event though they are physically over all of that area, they aren't necessarily broadcasting. They DO work pretty far outside of the states though. The reception in Cuba is pretty good according to some of my military buddies who

    • Not only that, but incorporating a Sirius reciever and a decent antenna into an iPod would probably result in a massive beast compared to Apple's current line. Just look at the size of XM and Sirius's current "handheld" offerings.

      Also, you don't just have to be underground or inside a large Faraday cage such as your average large office building or shopping mall to lose your Sirius signal. Most people have to mount their Sirius antenna outside in a clear area because the signal generally doesn't even get
    • It would seem to me in this burgeoning digital on the go age that any device that would combine more than one of these offerings would be explosively popular. If, say, the iPod were to incorporate a sat radio receiver into it, it seems like that would be a very good marriage for the device. Now some say that there would be a subscription conflict. That people would opt for the sat radio content (since listening to it is paid for by the subscription fee) over the bought music files from iTunes. But, I think

  • Triple threat death match! (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Senor_Programmer ( 876714 ) on Saturday May 28, 2005 @07:04AM (#12663209)
    Sirius representing all internet radio
    Apple representing all podcast sites
    RIAA representing The MAN

    Radio programming is usually block or random format.
    A sirius channel that plays randon selections from a particular genre is a hybrid afforded by owning many channels. genre is blocked, selections are random.

    The killer podcast site for Apple would allow users to select.
    1)programs such as news or 'shows' from block formatted stations, shifted to desired positions in the users ipod.
    2)plays in weighted ratios from genre blocked channels.

    For example.

    My ideal radio station might be a mix of raggae, 60's rock, 70's rock, punk, classical, and fresh indie music with news at noon. With the podcast site removing the complexity of time shifting and selection I can be my own radio program director.
    Say I want my music in ratio 3:2:5:1:3:1 from the list above. Furthermore I might prefer nterleaved to linear play.
    It's easy to program if the site is set up as programming grids. For sirius the grid might have one axis labeled channel and one labeled genre. I might first select the genres and the assign ratios. For the block content it's 3-D grid. Source(station), day of week, time with block programs identifier in the selecion box. I might pick a block of bluegrass music topical to trains from WRFG in Atlanta (if the program director has figured out how to interface his station to apples site).

    The above is not detail. I've actually bee working on this project for some time, sans Apple and Sirius and will be HAPPY for them to beat it out in court with RIAA rather than lil-ole-me...

  • Third person (Score:1, Offtopic)

    by bwalling ( 195998 )
    Apparently, Kelly McNeill talks about Kelly McNeill in the third person. Kelly McNeill writes "...Kelly McNeill submitted the following editorial to osOpinion/osViews..."
  • This makes a lot more sense than a satellite receiver in an iPod. A *lot* more sense.

  • No. (Score:3, Insightful)

    by Udo Schmitz ( 738216 ) on Saturday May 28, 2005 @08:49AM (#12663486) Journal
    new reports show that the two companies are talking again

    No. Only because that Karmazin guy ponied up $3,495 for a ticket to "D: All things digital" where he stalked Steve and pestered him about his sattelite stuff, that doesn't mean "two companies are talking".

  • all I know, is if I ever get one of my submissions accepted here, you better believe I am going to re-submit it when Zonk's handling the queue :-P
  • Slashdot to be getting it's own Siruis radio station, motto is "All your favorite dupes 24/7!"

  • I can't wait to see (Score:1, Offtopic)

    by dourk ( 60585 )
    the ad spots where Stern girls are deep-throating iPod Shuffles.

  • Odd. According to this article on BetaNews, Apple isn't really interested: Apple Not Serious About Sirius [betanews.com]

  • Is there really enough original content on sirius for this to be of interest to anyone?

    • Re:Original Content??? (Score:3, Informative)

      by faedle ( 114018 )
      Yes.

      Many of Sirius' non-music oriented channels (like their comedy feeds) carry a high percentage of original content. Raw Dog # 147's "The Wiseguy Show", for example, has a pretty loyal following. "Four Quotas", also on # 147, is still kind-of a work in progress, but holds promise. And, Howard Stern's upcoming Sirius show should also develop nicely for the service.

      This is a good move by Sirius. They spent a ton of money on programming (and less money on the technology and marketing, unlike XM), and i
  • Siruis programming will be podcasted whether they like it or not. Someone will rip sirius content and post it to filesharing sites, and then it will find its way onto a podcasting network.

    Sirius can turn this into a money-making equation if the cost of receiving podcasted content wins out over the delay of waiting for pirated Sirius material on the internet.

    I think Sirius can do this. It shouldn't cost too much more than having an iPod and a Sirius subscription at the same time. But, Apple has the uppe

  • I currently do this.. (Score:2, Informative)

    by chazzzzy ( 238911 )
    ... it's called RadioShark.. $75, records Howrd Stern every morning, dumps it to my iPod and I listen to it throughout the rest of the day.

    I'm actually NOT loking forward to Howard moving to Sirius, unless they get it working on there as well.
  • If you must dupe, pleeeeeeeez wait long enough for it to fall out of my short-term memory.

    Muchos Gracias.
  • Just a snippet which could help substantiate the rumours. Adam Curry, who has launched podshow.com with a podcasting channel on Sirius, has been talking to Steve Jobs prior to the "All Things Digital conference". Steve wanted to ensure "Apple was doing the right thing".
  • A dupe now and then is fine, but this is the 3rd time /. has posted this!

    Come on gang...get with the program.
  • It would seem to me in this burgeoning digital on the go age that any device that would combine more than one of these offerings would be explosively popular. If, say, the iPod were to incorporate a sat radio receiver into it, it seems like that would be a very good marriage for the device. Now some say that there would be a subscription conflict. That people would opt for the sat radio content (since listening to it is paid for by the subscription fee) over the bought music files from iTunes. But, I think

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