Chevy Chase, Md. - Hugh Panero, the co-founder and former CEO of XM Satellite Radio , has joined venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) as a venture partner, the firm announced on Thursday.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR) announced on Monday that it has signed blues legend B.B. King to host a weekly radio show on the service, slated to debut in September. XM's 9.3 million subscribers will be able to hear blues and gospel tracks hand-picked by King, who will also share stories about the artists and other personal anecdotes.

Washington - As it continues to await the approval of the Federal Communications Commission to complete its multi-billion-dollar merger with Sirius (NASD: SIRI), XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR) on Monday reported a higher first-quarter loss, despite a healthy gain in subscribers.

Las Vegas - XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR) said on Tuesday that it partnered with mobile media firm QuickPlay Media to develop an XM Radio Mobile service for BlackBerry smartphones. The service offers 20 of XM's channels for $7.99 per month, and is compatible with BlackBerry devices with version 4.2 software or higher, including the 8800 Series, 8700 Series, Pearl and Curve.

Denver - Universal Music Group and XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR) have reached a deal that will see Universal drop its lawsuit against XM, over a satellite radio receiver that can save individual songs for later listening, Billboard reports. The settlement purportedly includes a multi-year deal that addresses Universal's concerns with both the Pioneer Inno, and any other future XM devices that feature recording capabilities.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR), a provider of satellite radio services with more than 8.5 million subscribers, said that it has made select music, news and sports programming available as free podcasts for download through XMRadio.com and Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store. The content includes shows hosted by Bob Edwards, James Carville, Luke Russert, Mike Krzyzewski, Barry Switzer and Opie & Anthony, as well as exclusive music and comedy programming. Separately, XM said it partnered with PlayNetwork to manage all of its commercial radio business matters, reporting and paying all commercial licensing and royalty obligations for the tens of thousands of businesses that subscribe to XM for Business.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio, which now claims over 8.5 million subscribers, said on Thursday that Toyota will include XM Radio as a standard feature on its 2009 Corolla and Matrix vehicles that come with a premium audio system. The XM NavTraffic service will also be available as an option on Corolla and Matrix vehicles equipped with a navigation system. Toyota's annual factory production of XM-equipped vehicles is expected to exceed one million by 2010.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio, the provider of satellite radio services now attempting to merge with rival Sirius, said on Thursday that its radios will for the first time become a standard feature on all General Motors 2008 Buick, Hummer and Saab vehicles. The special radios already are standard across many of the most popular vehicles in the Saturn, Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac lineups. GM was the first automaker to offer satellite radio as a factory-installed feature when it introduced XM on Cadillac models in 2001, and has since produced more than six million vehicles with XM. Each of the new vehicles will offer a free three-month trial subscription.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio said on Wednesday that it has expanded its NHL coverage from six to nine play-by-play channels, and will now broadcast every game played by every team this season.

Washington - With his company battling for regulatory approval of its proposed merger with rival Sirius, Hugh Panero will resign as the CEO of XM Satellite Radio effective Aug. 10, the company said late Tuesday.

Washington - A software problem caused an unknown number of subscribers to XM Satellite Radio to experience outages in their service for about a day, the Associated Press reported.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio on Monday announced that it will launch a radio channel dedicated to the 2008 presidential election. A preview of the channel, which will feature both original XM content and C-SPAN archived audio content, will launch in June with live coverage and a re-broadcast of candidate debates hosted by CNN.

Washington - Looking to send a strong message in the wake of the recent uproar involving radio personality Don Imus, XM Satellite Radio said that it has suspended popular shock jocks Opie & Anthony following comments made on their satellite radio show last week.

Washington - Buoyed by the additional of 285,000 new net subscribers, XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio services planning to merge with rival Sirius, on Thursday reported a smaller first-quarter loss.