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During SiriusXM ’s “ Next Generation ” event in New York , the companyannouncedits revamp SiriusXM streaming app , which features an upgraded medium player , improve search capabilities , a custom-make “ For You ” Sir Frederick Handley Page , an expanded library and more .
Alongside the app announcement , the audio entertainment troupe break its new logo , replace the receiving set waves next to the brand name . Now , the logotype features the varsity letter S with a star in the nerve centre , a reference point to SiriusXM “ hug the stars ” and its “ hope to bring listeners closer , ” the fellowship write in its press liberation . It also introduced its new puppy mascot named Stella and anonline storewhere consumer can buy SiriusXM - brandmark merch .
SiriusXM said the redesign app is meant to give listeners a “ lean - back , ” easy - to - habituate streaming experience that prioritizes contentedness uncovering . New features include four curated sections , including a personalized For You pageboy and address for music , podcasts and sports ; a new search menage Sir Frederick Handley Page ; unrecorded listening update for sportsman ; a speed control feature film and key present moment marker for podcasts ; offline listening and download capabilities ; and the ability for listeners to save preferred content in one piazza . Also , when a listener run out of skip , they will now be presented with alternative recommendations .
SiriusXM ’s unexampled streaming app will begin rolling out on December 14 on iOS , Android and Amazon Fire devices . It will roll out to extra platforms in early 2024 .
SiriusXM ’s app seems to be the 15 - year - old troupe ’s attack at extend to younger generations of listeners , who have notoriously moved off from traditional radio set . To lure unexampled users , SiriusXM is introducing young guest DJ channel takeovers from more than 160 artist , such as Gen Z pop music maven Olivia Rodrigo , Cardi B , Luke Combs , Alice Cooper and more .
“ From ca n’t miss alive second to the perfect soundtrack for any social occasion , with the new SiriusXM , we are putting our differentiators at the forefront and welcoming in a new contemporaries of attender , bring them nigher to what they jazz , ” tell SiriusXM chief operating officer Jennifer Witz in a command .
to boot , SiriusXM is add a diversity of young channel and shows to its substance library , including ones host / curated by Kelly Clarkson , John Mayer , James Corden and Shaggy , among others .
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At the event , SiriusXM also swash its plans for next year , including a dispersion relationship with Amazon - owned Audible and an expanded agreement with self-propelling mark Polestar .
originally this year , the companionship laid off 8 % of its workforce , affect 475 employee across almost all departments .
SiriusXM foretell layoffs of 475 people , or 8 % of its total workforce
