This Week in Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI)

Pachter primarily fears the Apple threat and the unjustified recent gains in the stock. Yes, Apple will soon make a play for the streaming market. There are too many reports circulating that the consumer-tech behemoth is in talks with its iTunes label partners. Apple may wind up limiting the platform to iOS devices, or it may not offer a free ad-supported version, to match the way most of Pandora’s 67.1 million active users engage with the service.

It won’t matter at first. Apple’s very presence may send shockwaves, and Pandora will feel the pinch.

Earn it on Tuesday
Finally, circle Tuesday on your calendar. Sirius XM steps up in the morning to discuss its holiday quarter.

Sure, the company already revealed strong subscriber growth during the quarter. It also initiated its guidance for 2013. So there won’t likely be too many surprises in the report. However, this will be the company’s first conference call in years during which Mel Karmazin is no longer CEO. Given its recent board shakeup, Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ:LMCAD) will also probably have a more vocal presence.

And why not? Liberty Media finally acquired majority control of Sirius XM last month, and after spinning off its premium movie channel business, it has more at stake with the fate of satellite radio.

Tune in. Another interesting week is on the way.

The article This Week in Sirius XM Radio originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Aristotle Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Aristotle Munarriz owns shares of Liberty Media. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Apple.

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