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These excerpts taken from the SIRI 10-Q filed May 11, 2009. XM Canada In November 2005, XM entered into agreements to provide XM Canada with the right to offer XM satellite radio service in Canada. The agreements have an initial term of ten years and XM Canada has the unilateral option to extend the term of the agreements for an additional five years at no additional cost beyond the current financial arrangements. XM Canada has expressed its intent to exercise this option at the end of the initial term of the agreements. XM has the right to receive a 15% royalty for all subscriber fees earned by XM Canada each month for its basic service and a nominal activation fee for each gross activation of an XM Canada subscriber on XMs system. XM Canada is obligated to pay XM a total of $71,800 for the rights to broadcast and market National Hockey League (NHL) games for the 10-year term of XMs contract with the NHL. In accordance with EITF No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent, we recognize these payments on a gross basis as a principal obligor. The estimated fair value of deferred revenue from XM Canada as of the Merger date was approximately $34,000, and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining expected term of the agreements. Subsequent to the Merger date, we began to record additional deferred revenue on our arrangements with XM Canada involving royalties on subscriber and activation fees. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the carrying value of Deferred revenue related to XM Canada was $37,029 and $36,002, respectively. XM has extended a Cdn$45,000 standby credit facility to XM Canada which can be utilized to purchase terrestrial repeaters or finance the payment of subscription fees. The facility matures on December 31, 2012 and bears interest at a rate of 17.75% per annum. XM has the right to convert unpaid principal amounts into Class A subordinate voting shares of XM Canada at the price of Cdn$16.00 per share. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, amounts drawn by XM Canada on this facility in lieu of payment of subscription fees recorded in Related party long-term assets were $9,770 and $8,311, respectively. In connection with the deferred income related to XM Canada, we recorded amortization of $694 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The royalty fees XM earns related to subscriber and activation fees are reported as a component of Other revenue in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. We recorded royalty fees of $114 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. XM Canada pays XM a licensing fee and reimburses XM for advertising, both of which are reported as a component of Other revenue in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. We recognized licensing fee revenue of $1,500 and advertising reimbursements of $367 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, amounts due from XM Canada recorded in Related party current assets were $6,988 and $5,594, respectively.
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SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued (Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
XM Canada We have a 23.33% economic interest in XM Canada. The amount of the Merger purchase price allocated to the fair value of our investment in XM Canada was $41,188. Our investment in XM Canada is recorded using the equity method (on a one-month lag) since we have significant influence, but less than a controlling voting interest in XM Canada. Under this method, our investment in XM Canada is adjusted quarterly to recognize our share of net earnings or losses as they occur, rather than at the time dividends or other distributions are received, limited to the extent of our investment in, advances to, and commitments to fund XM Canada. Our share of net earnings or losses of XM Canada is recorded to Loss on investments in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. We recorded $3,903 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 for our share of XM Canadas net loss. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we reduced the carrying value of our investment in XM Canada due to decreases in fair value that were considered to be other than temporary and recorded an impairment charge of $3,034. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded $166 as a foreign exchange loss to Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. XM Holdings holds an investment in Cdn$4,000 face value of 8% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued by XM Canada for which the embedded conversion feature is required under SFAS No. 133 to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is accounted for as an available-for-sale security at fair value with changes in fair value recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The embedded conversion feature is accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings as Interest and investment income. As of March 31, 2009, the carrying value of our equity method investment in XM Canada was $1,770, while the carrying value of the host contract and embedded derivative related to our investment in the debentures was $2,537 and $3, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the carrying value of our equity method investment in XM Canada was $8,873, while the carrying value of the host contract and embedded derivative related to our investment in the debentures was $2,540 and $2, respectively. These excerpts taken from the SIRI 10-K filed Mar 10, 2009. XM Canada We have a 23.33% economic interest in XM Canada. The amount of the Merger purchase price allocated to the fair value of our investment in XM Canada was $41,188. Our investment in XM Canada is recorded using the equity method (on a one-month lag) since we have significant influence, but less than a controlling voting interest in XM Canada. Under this method, our investment in XM Canada is adjusted quarterly to recognize our share of net earnings or losses as they occur, rather than at the time dividends or other distributions are received, limited to the extent of our investment in, advances to, and commitments to fund XM Canada. Our share of net earnings or losses of XM Canada is recorded to Loss on investments in
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our consolidated statements of operations. We recorded $9,309 for the year ended December 31, 2008 for our share of XM Canadas net loss. In the fourth quarter of 2008, we reduced the carrying value of our investment in XM Canada due to decreases in fair value that were considered to be other- than- temporary and recorded an impairment charge of $16,453. Under SFAS No. 157, we used a Level 1 input, consisting of the quoted market price of shares of XM Canada, to value our investment in XM Canada. In addition, XM Holdings holds an investment in Cdn$4,000 face value of 8% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued by XM Canada for which the embedded conversion feature is required under SFAS No. 133 to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is accounted for as an available-for-sale security at fair value with changes in fair value recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The embedded conversion feature is accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings as Interest and investment income. As of December 31, 2008, the carrying value of our equity method investment was $8,873, while the carrying value of the host contract and embedded derivative related to our investment in the debentures was $2,540 and $2, respectively. XM Canada STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">We have a 23.33% economic interest in XM Canada. The amount of the Merger purchase price allocated to the fair value of our investment in XM Canada was$41,188. Our investment in XM Canada is recorded using the equity method (on a one-month lag) since we have significant influence, but less than a controlling voting interest in XM Canada. Under this method, our investment in XM Canada is adjusted quarterly to recognize our share of net earnings or losses as they occur, rather than at the time dividends or other distributions are received, limited to the extent of our investment in, advances to, and commitments to fund XM Canada. Our share of net earnings or losses of XM Canada is recorded to Loss on investments in
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SIZE="2">Auction rate certificates are long-term securities structured to reset their coupon rates by means of an auction. We account for our investment in auction rate certificates as available-for-sale securities. As of December 31, 2008, the This excerpt taken from the SIRI 10-Q filed Nov 12, 2008. XM Canada We have a 23.33% economic interest in XM Canada. The amount of the Merger purchase price allocated to the fair value of our investment in XM Canada is $21,776. Our investment in XM Canada is recorded using the equity method since we have significant influence, but less than a controlling voting interest in XM Canada. Under this method, our investment in XM Canada is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses as they occur, rather than at the time dividends or other distributions are received, limited to the extent of our investment in, advances to and commitments to fund XM Canada. Our share of net earnings or losses of XM Canada is recorded to Equity in net loss of equity method investment in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. We recorded $3,088 for each of the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2008 for our share of XM Canadas net loss. In addition, XM Holdings holds an investment in C$4,000 face value of 8% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures issued by XM Canada for which the embedded conversion feature is required under SFAS No. 133 to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is accounted for as an available-for-sale security at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The embedded conversion feature is accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings as Interest income. As of September 30, 2008, the carrying value of our equity method investment was $37,337, while the carrying value of the host contract and embedded derivative related to our investment in the debentures was $2,804 and $420, respectively. This excerpt taken from the SIRI 10-K filed Mar 13, 2006. Canada. In 2005, SIRIUS Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation owned by us, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Standard Broadcasting Corporation, received a license from the CRTC to offer a satellite radio service in Canada. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions, and Standard Broadcasting Corporation is the largest privately held owner of radio stations in Canada. SIRIUS Canada’s license to operate a satellite radio service in Canada is subject to a number of conditions,
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including the requirement that SIRIUS Canada offer a number of qualifying Canadian music and talk channels. In December 2005, SIRIUS Canada launched its service in Canada. SIRIUS Canada currently offers 100 channels of commercial-free music and news, sports, talk and entertainment programming, including 10 channels of Canadian content, for Cdn. $14.99 per month. In February 2006, SIRIUS Canada added the Howard Stern 100 channel to its programming lineup. Subscribers to the SIRIUS Canada service are not included in our subscriber counts. This excerpt taken from the SIRI 10-K filed Mar 16, 2005. Canada. We have entered into a joint venture with affiliates of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's national broadcaster, and Standard Broadcasting Corporation, one of the largest multi-media companies in Canada, to offer a satellite radio service in Canada. The proposed subscription-based service will give Canadians access to a wide range of SIRIUS programming, including Canadian content such as CBC/Radio-Canada's Radio One and La Premiere Chaine. The joint venture filed an application with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, or the CRTC, for a license to offer satellite radio service in Canada and the CRTC held hearings on this and other applications in 2004. We expect the CRTC to rule on our application in the second quarter of 2005.
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