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Rumor: Howard Stern to xxxleavexxx Stay At SXM
- Thread starter Fighting Irish
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Maybe. This is a Murdoch publication. I'm not seeing any independent confirmation of this story. The one news peg that is factual is that Howard's contract is up. From there, it's all speculation based on unnamed sources. When they quote an "insider," that can be anyone. It doesn't have to be a Sirius insider. It can be just someone in the industry like me.
Every so often we agree totally. This is one of them, and for exactly the same reasons. 👏
Or Dennis Miller, for that matte.
And a huge number of SXM subscriptions are heavily subsidized or discounted.
And not all subscriptions are attached to actual subscribers. A significant number belong to unsold vehicles sitting on dealer lots.
I'm not so sure I'd read it that way.
If Stern wants to work forever, it's his prerogative to do so.
Maybe *he* doesn't want to work anymore, but continues to do so, since there's a lot of others involved with the programming that's tied to whether or not he's still involved.
Who blinks first. Does SXM want him or not. Does Stern want to stay or not. Every contract he says he’s ready to retire. Then he says what else will he do and that he needs a platform. I think he will work until he can’t speak anymore.
K.M. Richards
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I think the question both sides need to ask is do enough people care or not.
What happens to the stock price if he leaves.
It's lost a dollar in value since this article came out.
I think it depends on what happens. If Sirius gets the rights to the content, and doesn't have to pay $100 million anymore, that would be a positive.
Do enough people care to pay for the opportunity to hear Stern & the show that's produced by that group?
Million-plus dollar question right there.
I'm thinking 'no'. Plenty of other media (as has been discussed nearly everywhere in this forum) to choose from these days.
Do you think the monthly bill goes down if Stern isn’t there? I’d highly doubt it.
As usual, people are discussing this as if it's a binary decision. But how many people subscribe to SXM solely to listen to Howard, who is already being heard on a very light schedule with a lot of reruns, and nothing else?
As a longtime SXM subscriber and Stern fan, I hardly listen to him anymore, even though I'm subscribed (at a steep discount) to the plan that includes him. So when my renewal date comes up later this year, I will consider whether the service offers enough all-around value to keep it. Access to Stern is just one factor to be considered, but not necessarily the main one anymore.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty disappointed with SXM overall these days. I've found streaming music sources that I now like better than my former SXM favorites, and I have little to no interest in SXM's expanded streaming music channels. I'm tired of hearing the same voice tracked jocks all the time on SXM, especially when it sounds like they're coasting, tired, and don't have anything interesting to say. The music mix has become too repetitive and I find it completely uninspiring. The sound quality sucks. I don't listen to sports. The main talk channels I listen to are the cable news channel simulcasts and I can definitely live without them considering the multitude of podcasts to choose from on free streaming platforms now. And I have serious concerns about SXM's new, disproportionate focus on pushing commercials, while failing to innovate its content.
In short, I see very little value proposition from SXM anymore whether Stern is there or not. That's just my perspective, but I suspect I'm not alone with how I see it.
As someone who greatly enjoyed the original XM service, I'm not terribly enthralled with current SiriusXM either. I find that they will niche the programming multiple ways, but it still is very repetitive just in smaller slices. The sound quality is also poor to my ears, so I've chosen to mostly stream independent or non-commercial stations and, in the case of public and community broadcasters support some of them with contributions when I'm able. I find them to have the curation and human engagement I used to enjoy with XM, although there's not direct replacements for a few channels on the service I really enjoyed, such as Soul Street which was one of the best classic soul collections I've ever heard on any platform and gave me a deep love of the genre.
Royalties are the same regardless of playlists
Aren’t some songs more expensive. The Eagles seem to want more for rights.
It's all factored into the bulk fee.
The people who do playlists aren't involved in royalty negotiations.