In an announcement that is being described as a victory for couch potatoes worldwide, Sirius execs at the
recent Morgan Stanley Global Automotive Conference claimed that despite rumors to the contrary, Sirius Video will
indeed be a live, streaming service (as opposed to delivering cached content). Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin gave the example
of a Nickelodeon-loving rugrat -- whose traumatic Spongebob-downtime will soon be mercifully limited to the short walk
between couch and minivan -- as the type of customer who will benefit from live broadcasts. Although we've known that
Sirius was planning to roll out a video service for well
over a year now, this is
the first time anyone has been able to pin down the suits on a launch window, with Senior VP Bob Law citing a
"post-CES 2007" target for the initial rollout.
