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Opie and Anthony

From what I've been reading Sirius-XM is drowning in a sea of red ink. How that company has managed to pay Stern and the countless other "celebrities" is beyond me.

Howard's hinting that he may quit Sirius could very well be that he knows first-hand that this experiment in satellite radio, while a unique idea, won't last unless there is a major infusion of cash or a take over of Sirius by other investors.

Remember back when FM radio was a novelty? What happened that allowed FM to grow? Simple! Car companies started installing FM radios in all of their models; thus anyone buying a car could now hear FM. If the same thing happened to satellite radio that might be the financial shot in the arm that business needs.

Of course the way to fund satellite radio is for car companies to charge more for the price of their cars, and then give a small percentage over to Sirius-XM. Those terms of course would have to be worked out, but it could be done. To some this might sound like a crazy idea, but it worked for FM radio and it might be the savior for satellite radio. After all I personally haven't seen a major rush of people subscribing to satellite radio.
 
According to satellite radio website Orbitcast, Opie and Anthony announced on their show this morning that they have renewed their contract with Sirius XM for another two years. Terms were said to be similar to what they were in the past.
 
This gets the O&A contract out of the way for Sirus XM, so they can now focus on what to do with the Stern situation..Howard sounds like somebody who is restless and wants to see what else might be out there..
 
Speaker of Truth said:
This gets the O&A contract out of the way for Sirus XM, so they can now focus on what to do with the Stern situation..Howard sounds like somebody who is restless and wants to see what else might be out there..
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What's out there for Howard is the FCC and PPM which means REAL ratings, not fans writing 4 hours every day in their diaries as a favor to Howard. His 10 minute stop sets would kill him now if PPM's turned away.
 
yes get rid of bubba please


move O&A over to howard 101 and put it on from 3pm-7pm it makes sense

howard mornings O&A afternoons
 
One of the pair said the deal was mediocre, just like the first one.

If I were them, I'd keep my mouth shut and hope they get renewed in 2 years.

Where is it they think they are going when this chapter ends?

If they think it is back on broadcast radio they are nuts. I don't care what mega radio company you are, the NAL's for their type of radio are not good for the bottom line.

Even when they were doing the simulcast, the ratings on broadcast radio didn't warrant the money they commanded.

Unless they have some other non radio related talent to fall back on if they get sent to the beach AGAIN, this time without pay, they need to keep their mouths shut.
 
Speaker of Truth said:
"Keep in mind that O&A arrived on satellite radio (XM) long before Stern eventually jumped to Sirius".

"Howard can afford to jump to a platform that doesn't make money. Opie just got married and had a kid, and Anthony spends a lot of money on his house, guns and cars. They don't have Howard's "FU" money".

That's part of my point...If Howard goes, that opens up a line item..Sirus XM may have no choice but to reup O&A or try to entice Bubba to kill his return to terrestrial radio..

Howard can likely use a variety of advertising platforms to get the word out if he needs to..but what could Opie and Anthony do on their own? Is their following as devoted as Stern's is?
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Both Opie and Anthony have more than enough money to never have to work again. Both of their net worths is well over 20n million, putting them ahead of many top movie stars. Don't worry, neither Opie nor Anthony are jealous of Howard.
 
Barry said:
Radio-Info is reporting that Steve Carlesi, the PD of the Opie and Anthony show on XM, has left and may not be replaced. The contract for the show will soon be up. Perhaps this is an indication that the budget cutting management of Sirius XM may not be renewing the duo?
Of course O & A had shows for quite a few years on the old WNEW FM, and then K Rock. There seems to be virtually no buzz about them since they left terrestrial radio.
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No buzz after they left regular radio? Do you live in a cave? Just Norton alone has generated a ton of buzz from all his apperences on Leno and Letterman. They are in the news pretty regularly. I hope you learn to read things other than one internet board.
 
MRBIboredop said:
One of the pair said the deal was mediocre, just like the first one.

If I were them, I'd keep my mouth shut and hope they get renewed in 2 years.

Where is it they think they are going when this chapter ends?

If they think it is back on broadcast radio they are nuts. I don't care what mega radio company you are, the NAL's for their type of radio are not good for the bottom line.

Even when they were doing the simulcast, the ratings on broadcast radio didn't warrant the money they commanded.

Unless they have some other non radio related talent to fall back on if they get sent to the beach AGAIN, this time without pay, they need to keep their mouths shut.
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It's obvious that you just have an anti O an A agenda. Where are your facts? These guys would not be multi multi millionaires if they did not bring in money. Their ratings on Satellite are strong. Both of them have net worths well over $20 million if they didn't have ratings. Why is it that it is only the anonymous clowns who post this type of non sense?
 
rschuh said:
Their ratings on Satellite are strong. Both of them have net worths well over $20 million if they didn't have ratings. Why is it that it is only the anonymous clowns who post this type of non sense?
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Net worth well over $20 million? What are you, their accountant? Also, I'd love to see these "strong satellite ratings" you speak of...

Go away pest.
 
rschuh said:
Just Norton alone has generated a ton of buzz from all his apperences on Leno and Letterman...
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Word is that he might move to L.A. - but I think that was only on the condition that the radio show was not returning...
 
Norton is precisely why I stopped listening... it became less and less O&A and much more of the "Jim Norton Show". It was like when Howard became the "Artie Lange Show" for awhile. Honestly, I feel really bad for the guy, but the HS show is much better now without the extra voice in the mix. It's back to its roots of Howard and Robin, with others coming in when called on.
 
Hit send too soon....

To continue: O&A need to get back to their roots, what made the show initially popular... the banter and chemistry between the two of them. The ability to riff off of each other for 4 hours every day and make it entertaining. That's lost with Norton's nasty diatribes every 5 minutes. At least in my opinion.
 
rschuh said:
MRBIboredop said:
One of the pair said the deal was mediocre, just like the first one.

If I were them, I'd keep my mouth shut and hope they get renewed in 2 years.

Where is it they think they are going when this chapter ends?

If they think it is back on broadcast radio they are nuts. I don't care what mega radio company you are, the NAL's for their type of radio are not good for the bottom line.

Even when they were doing the simulcast, the ratings on broadcast radio didn't warrant the money they commanded.

Unless they have some other non radio related talent to fall back on if they get sent to the beach AGAIN, this time without pay, they need to keep their mouths shut.
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It's obvious that you just have an anti O an A agenda. Where are your facts? These guys would not be multi multi millionaires if they did not bring in money. Both of them have net worths well over $20 million if they didn't have ratings.
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Oh? ...and you don't have an O&A agenda? 3 posts in a row defending them?

You spout someone's personal net worth numerous times and then you ask others to provide facts and then you provide nothing to back up this $20M claim. (Which I personally doubt, since during their negotiating windows -both last time and now- they were not in the best positions.)
 
Celebritynetworth.com has Ant listed as being worth $15 million, and Opie worth $20 million. So it's not like the guy was just making stuff up.
 
Don C said:
Celebritynetworth.com has Ant listed as being worth $15 million, and Opie worth $20 million. So it's not like the guy was just making stuff up.
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So....we're believing a gossip web site as a source???

Personally, I don't believe it...
 
Don Juannn said:
So....we're believing a gossip web site as a source???

Personally, I don't believe it...
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Who really knows if that site is accurate? I'm just putting it out there as proof that the guy posting that they make a good living wasn't making things up. It's not like people with $20 million net worths aren't uncommon in the New York metro area.
 
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