Comparison

MS NOW vs SiriusXM

MS NOW and SiriusXM both land on Depends.

MS NOW

Depends

Confidence: Medium

MS NOW is a TV news network with a new $7.99/month streaming membership . worth paying for only if you specifically want its hosts and live coverage.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you log serious car hours and want live channels, sports, and exclusive talk . but never pay list price.

MS NOW versus SiriusXM
Compare	MS NOW	SiriusXM
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Cord-cutting fans of MSNBC hosts	Long daily car commuters
Who it's not for	Anyone shopping for a software tool . this is a TV news channel	On-demand music streamers
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹¹	2022 flaw let researchers remotely unlock and start connected cars via web accounts; fixed after disclosure.
Support quality	Terms flag cancellation issues; 2.2K complaints	Cancellation and renewal complaints across Trustpilot and BBB
Public sentiment	Users like the hosts and coverage but increasingly complain about the new paywall; the Android app rates 3.8/5.^⁴	Users praise the channel variety but repeatedly warn never to pay full price, and report painful cancellations and surprise trial emails.¹⁶
Biggest gotcha	$7.99/month membership auto-renews; Terms of Service specifically warns about cancellation problems^⁸	2022 connected-vehicle flaw let researchers remotely unlock and start cars; since fixed

Anyone shopping for a software tool . this is a TV news channel
Casual headline readers . free news apps cover that
Viewers wanting non-partisan coverage . Wikipedia describes it as liberal cable news
Cord-cutters unwilling to pay for previously free access