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Howard Stern Out at Sirius? He Leans Into the Rumors

And promises to reveal what's happening by next month

(Newser) - Is Howard Stern about to leave SiriusXM? Rumors are swirling to that effect, though the sources aren't exactly rock solid. The Sun tabloid, for example, got the latest speculation in play, reporting that the satellite network won't renew the 71-year-old's contract. Some observers—see this analysis —...

New York Sues SiriusXM Over Cancellation Process

AG says service deliberately made it difficult for customers to cancel subscriptions

(Newser) - New York's attorney general filed suit Wednesday against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming service of making it intentionally difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions. Attorney General Letitia James' office said an investigation into complaints from customers found that SiriusXM forced subscribers to wait in an automated...

SiriusXM Is Buying Pandora Media
SiriusXM Is Buying Pandora
Sep 24, 2018 11:10 AM CDT

SiriusXM Is Buying Pandora

In an all-stock $3.5B deal

(Newser) - Subscription radio company SiriusXM says it's buying music streaming service Pandora Media Inc. in a stock deal valued at about $3.5 billion that'll allow it to expand its service beyond cars and into homes and other mobile areas. Pandora stockholders will receive 1.44 newly issued SiriusXM...

Howard Stern Fans Worry About Their 'Hero' as Show Goes Dark

Rumors run the gamut from a fight with his wife to a sick or dead parent

(Newser) - Conspiracy theories, buzzing Reddit threads , and an outpouring of concern this week over … Howard Stern taking a day off. Page Six reports that the SiriusXM radio host abruptly dropped off the airwaves this week when he unexpectedly took a "personal day" Wednesday, per the on-air message explaining his...

Glenn Beck Suspended Over Guest's Trump Comments

SiriusXM says remarks were seen as advocating violence

(Newser) - Glenn Beck's show may be off SiriusXM for good because a guest made some ill-judged comments about Donald Trump—and Beck agreed with them. The satellite radio company says the Glenn Beck Program has been suspended for a week and may not return because of the remarks by thriller...

Opie and Anthony DJ Charged With Domestic Violence

Woman uploads Periscope video showing fight between her and Anthony Cumia

(Newser) - Last year he was fired from SiriusXM for a string of "racially charged and hate-filled" tweets. Now disc jockey Anthony Cumia is facing new troubles after a domestic violence incident at his Long Island home. The 54-year-old former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show was arrested Saturday...

Sirius Fires Shock Jock Over Racial Tweets

Anthony Cumia of 'Opie & Anthony' is gone

(Newser) - Shock jock Anthony Cumia of the "Opie & Anthony" radio duo is out of a job after a Twitter tirade that former employer SiriusXM called "racially charged and hate-filled," reports the New York Post . Cumia, 53, says he got repeatedly punched by a black woman because she...

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