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Howard Stern Coming To the Net

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shock-and-aww dept.

theodp writes, "To promote an Internet radio service Sirius is launching this week, Howard Stern's 4+ hour program will be made available live online for free on October 25 and 26. The new Sirius service will offer 75+ channels of CD-quality programming for $12.95/month with no need to buy a Sirius satellite receiver."

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  1. oh dear. by joshsnow · · Score: 0, Troll

    The tone of the web is going to be lowered...

  2. News for Nerds? by bcmm · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't get it... Can someone explain?

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    Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
  3. Maybe this works better for you.... by wish+bot · · Score: 0, Troll
    Howard Stern Killer Coming To the Net

    Posted by kdawson on Monday October 16, @09:01PM
    from the it's-a-killer! dept.

    killer writes,

    "To promote an Internet radio service killer Sirius is launching this week, a Howard Stern killer, 4+ hour program will be made available live online for free on October 25 and 26. The new killer Sirius service will offer 75+ channels of killer programming for $12.95/month with no need to buy a Sirius satellite receiver killer."
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  4. Re:People said the same thing about Cable TV. by mgabrys_sf · · Score: 0, Troll

    re:"To the prudes out there that can't stand to hear what he has to say, don't listen. Turn the dial."

    The thing is - they have - to XM which has more than double the marketshare of Sirius. Sterns' listenership used to be above 10 million (which is kind of low when you think about it) but he brought in 100 million a year in revenue. This is why he got a fat contract at 100 million a year to jump ship. It didn't impact his operations for the next 5 years. Oh - but wait - his marginal audience doesn't move with him and now the radio stations are making more revenue with cheaper talent. His current numbers are a PORTION of Sirius' current subscribership which is around 5 million. So even if he got every listener on the Surius dial, he'd have only half what he previously had.

    Oh yes - people will pay for satelite radio - pitty XM has more than double the numbers (over 10 million) right now. That split marketshare has marginalized him, and exposed the deal for what it was. A desperate grab to attempt ratings and subscriber boost (at a cost of nearly one satelite launch per year) against a much stronger competitor - XM radio. Less than 1 year into it and they're trying to expand his near-dead ratings.

    I expected this to either be a minor win for Stern and Sirius when the deal went down - or a total train wreck for Stern. At this point, it's the later of the two. I expect lawsuits around February as both parties sue the bejeezus out of one another, withhold payments, or attempt to break contract - which he'll have to do since pop-culture doesn't weather hiatuses of 5 years very well. Such celebs turn into the has-been pile very quickly, and we've got an odds-on-favor here. The fun is just starting!

  5. Howard Stern? Is it still 1995? by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 0, Troll

    Howard Stern? Is it still 1995? Honestly, I can't think of anyone saying anything about that guy since he jumped to some subscriber radio service and nearly killed it.

    1. Re:Howard Stern? Is it still 1995? by MC+Negro · · Score: 0, Troll
      Howard Stern? Is it still 1995? Honestly, I can't think of anyone saying anything about that guy since he jumped to some subscriber radio service and nearly killed it.
      I think you're thinking of Opie and Anthony.

      FYI, Opie and Anthony broadcast on both XM and CBS' FreeFM in the mornings, and then switch over to an XM-exclusive portion of the show after a few hours. Of course the irony of Stern being replaced on FreeFM by the duo he gagged a couple years earlier is not lost on humble fence-sitters like myself. Regardless of who has the larger audience, I'm sure Howard is laughing all the way to the bank.
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    2. Re:Howard Stern? Is it still 1995? by kinglink · · Score: 0, Troll

      Nice numbers.

      Do the math. For every subscriber if your numbers are right he earns 100 bucks and more as you say.

      He may have boosted the subscriptions but they dug themselves a hole with the salary they gave him. They are in trouble as other posters have meantioned.

  6. Sirius is still probably headed out of business... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sirius trouble turning a profit
    http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Str eetPatrol/SiriusTroubleTurningAProfit.aspx

    Get Sirius? Not until the company does
    http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P134732.asp

    Jock pay stings Sirius
    Company's loss creates debate on Stern's value
    http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942418.html?c ategoryid=18&cs=1&s=h&p=0

    etc., etc., etc....