Until last December I was an avid satellite radio fan … Not coincidentally, December is when I purchased my first iPod.

In contrast to the iPod’s multifaceted capabilities lies the satellite radios’ proprietary nature and limited scope of use.

There is no question that the relevance, the time shifted content; anywhere, anytime. The rss model is on the move. Where it will be tomorrow, I don’t know, but I intend to be there!

Paul;

From a purely technical standpoint, podcasting obsoletes satellite broadcasting. One would have to think that the satellite radio guys saw that and realized their biggest future competition may be from a company like Podshow. Podcasting is a classic disruptive technology and satellite radio is a high cost lock-in. Podcasting hasn’t been a big money maker yet but I don’t think we’re burning money at the rate of the satellite broadcasters.

[…] I say: Big deal. Paul Colligan here has some interesting ideas, though I am not sure I fully agree: We’ll never know the numbers but I’d bet good cash that Podshow on Sirius sold more satellite radios to Podcasters than Sirius knows. People always support what they help create and now that “us Podcasters” are no longer part of the ever-less-important satellite radio scene, I see their numbers further flushing down the toilet. […]

[…] Paul Colligan believes that it makes Satellite Radio become even less important because of the decision, but this unhealthy obsession with the supremacy of Web 2.0 and podcasting ignores a very important point: more people listen to Satellite Radio than listen to podcasts. Over 13 million people subscribe to Satellite Radio across the two, soon to be merged Satellite Networks in the United States, with actual reach a broader audience again (multiple people listen to broadcasts per subscriber) vs a total audience estimated to be 10 million (end of 2006) for Podcasts worldwide, with surveys last year showing that only 1% of US households download podcasts. […]

[…] Paul Colligan believes that the decision means that Satellite Radio “Becomes Even Less Important”, and that 10.5 million iPods sold last quarter is proof of the potential audience size for podcasts. Filed under: Newswire | Comments: […]

I think the lack of recognition of this story by Podshow listeners/ supporters demonstrates how few people listened to the Podshow shows on Sirius. I have a feeling the split is due to the satellite Arbitron ratings that came out in the past few months.

[…] Read Paul Colligan’s and insight about this issue here. And there is one podcaster who really seek out information why all PodShow lineups are booted out from Sirius. Technorati tags: Podcast Show, PodShow, Sirius, Partnership […]

Sorry, but did you do any research on Sirius before you posted this? From their latest earnings report:

“SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced record full year and fourth quarter 2006 results driven by an 82% increase in subscribers to more than 6 million, positive free cash flow in the fourth quarter and the highest satellite radio subscriber market share in the company’s history.”

http://investor.sirius.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=231374

How is that “crumbling away”? Those numbers are climbing steeply, not “further flushing down the toilet”. I’d love to see similar hard numbers on podcasting …

You need a good dose of perspective. Just because this is your world, doesn’t mean it’s my father-in-law’s — he loves his Sirius.

[…] via Paul Colligan: We’ll never know the numbers but I’d bet good cash that Podshow on Sirius sold more satellite radios to Podcasters than Sirius knows. People always support what they help create and now that “us Podcasters” are no longer part of the ever-less-important satellite radio scene, I see their numbers further flushing down the toilet. […]

This is actually quite a nice opportunity now for podcasters to go directly to any of the satellite media providers and make their own deals. What has not changed is the desire of media distributors like Sirius to get good content cheap. Podshow may have failed at proving sufficient value, but the people making the good content should now go direct. Or they should bulk up common content themselves and take a whole channel to Sirius, et al. Or they should create rich media casts and take it to satellite TV providers as a “social media” video channel. This cancellation simply shows the Podshow packaging model is a flop. The model for oher individual shows or aggregated channels to take their content where it is in demand remains undefined and unfulfilled.

[…] Podcasting is still a niche Posted April 30, 2007 Paul Colligan announced the separation of Podshow (never heard of them) and Sirius (definitely heard of them) with a post entitled “Podshow And Sirius Part - Satellite Radio Becomes Even Less Important.” The post almost seems angry, as if Sirius did something wrong. In fact, Sirius made a business decision and I’m sure they’ve thought it through. Here’s my take… […]

Sirius and PodShow part ways…

As of May 1st, Sirius and PodShow will reportedly be parting ways. A relationship that was started two-years ago with much fanfair, is now over… and I’m not so sure that many Sirius listeners will care.It was a neat idea at the time - to take a soci…

I don’t know how much satellite radio is going to last. It looks like a loosing trend to me as the days go by.