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Share prices for the entertainment industry have been lowered during the year 2002. Consolidation and the recovery of the radio and TV sectors are two current industry trends. Most of these stocks are not timely for investors, however, in the year 2002.

Revenue for television broadcasting in the US has improved in the year 2002 and the radio broadcasting industry has started to recover, as well. The trend to mergers and acquisitions in the entertainment industry is also expected to resume. With some exceptions, however, these stocks are not timely for the year 2002.

Entertainment industry stocks have struggled in the year 2001 and in early 2002, but this is expected to change in the last half of the year 2002. Diversification and the digital video disk are positive trends for the industry. Investors need to be selective with these stocks.

Earnings results for the entertainment industry have been weaker in the year 2001, due to declines in national and local advertising. However, the cable television industry is set for continued growth. Several of these stocks have good prospects for the next three to five years.

Soft advertising and consolidation have been the major trends in the entertainment industry in 2001. New technology, such as DVD, has also become more important to the industry. Investors need to show caution regarding these issues, but several companies have potential over the next three to five years.

Stocks in the entertainment industry have not done well during the 1st qtr of 2001 and the industry is not timely. Many sectors of the industry are converging and further consolidation is to be expected. There are, however, several good selections in this area for investors to consider.

The nature of the entertainment industry in the US has been enlarged since the 1990s, and the companies that will survive the economic slowdown of 2001 are those with a wide variety of revenue sources. Another significant trend is the larger Spanish-speaking segment of the US population. There are several good selections for investors in this sector of the economy.

Sirius Satellite Radio boasts a US$10 billion stock-market value, which is greater than that of rival XM Satellite Radio, mainly due to Howard SternEs move to Sirius with a US$600 million, five-year contract starting January 9, 2006. XM Satellite has a smaller market value than Sirius but has more subscribers, stronger automotive partners and a better financial outlook, all of which make XM stock the better choice for investors.

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] has reached an agreement with holders of more than $1 billion of its debt and preferred stock to convert substantially all of its approximately $700 million […]

XM Satellite Radio has raised $326.4 million through a share and note offering, providing funding for the company until 2002. Competitor Sirius Satellite Radio is seeking $210 million through an [...]

XM Satellite Holdings [XMSR] is an attractive buy given that the company's stock is trading for a 30 percent discount to Sirius Satellite Radio, said Vijay Jayant, a satellite analyst […]

WASHINGTON -- Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin outlined his plans Monday to allow customers to choose which channels they want if his company is allowed to merge with its […]

Sirius Satellite Radio showered Howard Stern with stock worth $83 million--which he promptly opted to sell--as bonus for beating a subscriber target the sat-caster set two years ago when the [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio settled its differences with Fox News Channel and reported quarterly results that were by some metrics better than Wall Street expected, though unimpressed investors punished shares of [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio said Thursday it has beamed in a $1.2 billion recapitalization plan that will keep it on -- and in -- the air through at least mid-2004. The [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio said Thursday that it will sell 16 million shares of its common stock for about $158 million, ensuring funding for its business well into the second quarter [...]

CD Radio faces hurdles before testing pay concept Radio broadcasters have comforted themselves that pay radio is not a threat because, as a cable service, it could not reach listeners [...]