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# New Music Industry Briefing For Friday July 7, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new_music_indus_1/
- Published: 2006-07-07T06:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-07-07T06:15:00.000Z
- Description: UPDATED: The EMI/WMG dance continues with both considering increased offers. (Times UK) – Sirius Satellite Radio had 600,460 new subscribers during the second quarter and XM increased by 398,000 over. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/07/new_music_indus_1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

**UPDATED:**

**The EMI/WMG dance continues with both considering increased offers.** ([Times UK](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9071-2259685,00.html?ref=hypebot.com))

– **Sirius** Satellite Radio had **600,460 new subscribers** during the second quarter and **XM increased by 398,000** over the same period. That brings total subscribers to 4.67 million for Sirius and 6.89 million for XM. ([Sirius](http://investor.sirius.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=202973&cat=&newsroom=&ref=hypebot.com) and [XM ](http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/pr%5F2006%5F07%5F06.html?ref=hypebot.com)press releases)

– **Billboard parent VNU has bought Radio & Records magazine.**

[![Radio_26](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/radio_26.jpg "Radio_26")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/radio%5F26.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– The **BBC** will offer **free customized programming** via a service to be call MyBBCRadio. A similar service is expected for BBC TV ([PCPro](http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/89643/bbc-plans-personal-radio.html?ref=hypebot.com) via [R.A.I.N](http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/070606/index.asp?ref=hypebot.com).)

– Industry futurist **Gerd Leonhard** told international **broadcasters** that they must **go digital and interactive** now or risk loosing 50% of their audience. ([UNESCO](http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL%5FID=22443&URL%5FDO=DO%5FTOPIC&URL%5FSECTION=201.html?ref=hypebot.com))

– **Defective By Design** steps up it’s campaign to get **Bono** to get involved in it’s anti-DRM campaign. ([DBD](http://defectivebydesign.org/node/389))