Jim
Meyer

SiriusXM’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Pandora Media was a long and at times contentious negotiation, but based on the results to date of their first year together, Meyer’s tenacious battle for the streaming radio company was well worth it. Not only did it give him bragging rights as “the world’s largest audio entertainment company,” the company’s total revenue of $2 billion for the third quarter of 2019 was up 37% over the same period last year, it opened a new Hollywood studio complex, it added more than 200,000 new subscribers (and is nearly up to 35 million total), it announced an “extensive” creative partnership with Drake involving radio stations and other collaborations, and its key franchise player, Howard Stern, continues to make headlines and satisfy his millions-strong audience.