Sirius is poised to acquire Pandora for $ 3.5bn in 2017 , in a deal that has been approved by both company 's boards and is expected to close early next year . However , Pandora has a " go - shop " condition , allowing it to consider other offers . SiriusXM will use both services to complement each other , while creating a subscription service that could include SiriusXM radios and Pandora . Furthermore , SiriusXM , which is popular in US vehicles , would also make Pandora easier to access in - car . Pandora has six million active subscribers , despite having more than 70 million monthly active listeners .
SiriusXM is poised to acquire Pandora for $3.5bn in stock, in a deal that has been approved by both company's boards and is expected to close early next year. However, Pandora has a "go-shop" condition, allowing it to consider other offers. SiriusXM will use both services to promote each other, while creating a subscription service that could include SiriusXM radios and Pandora. Furthermore, SiriusXM, which is popular in US vehicles, will also make Pandora easier to access in-car. Pandora has six million paid subscribers, despite having more than 70 million monthly active listeners.