Music in Orbit : Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fauteux, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SiriusXM (Firm).

Satellite radio services--History--21st century.

Satellite radio services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2025.

Summary:

Years before the advent of music streaming, Sirius and XM established satellite radio services that attracted paying subscribers through their ever-expanding lineup of niche music channels and exclusive celebrity-hosted programming. Music in Orbit is the first book to explore how satellite radio bridges legacy broadcast music radio and streaming platforms, serving as both precursor and integral player in today's streaming media environment. Arguing for the ongoing significance of radio in the digital age and the pernicious effects of monopoly power on the vibrancy of contemporary music industries, Music in Orbit offers essential context for the serious problems now facing working musicians, music consumers, and music communities.

Contents:

Introduction

The songs down to earth : music radio and outer space

Targeting subscribers in satellite radio's formative years

Perceived value and satellite streams in music programming

Disposable music and monopoly power in policymaking

The stars down to earth : the celebrity radio voice on satellite radio

The transnational, technological, and programming expansion of SiriusXM

Embedded radio and the limits of expansion.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Fauteux, Brian Music in Orbit

ISBN:

9780520414174

OCLC:

1490383340