From Tom Taylor:
Sirius XM listened to unhappy subscribers, and will return the Strobe and Backspin channels to the lineup.
The satcaster will also bring back the Beat Morning Show with Geronimo. President of Programming and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein says “we are fortunate to have an enthusiastic audience” – and they’re paying attention to it. The decision revives the disco-flavored “Strobe” channel and the old-school hip-hop on “Backspin” – and suggests that the grassroots campaign to bring country personality Dan Dixon back may have a greater chance of success. I’m told that Mel Karmazin has personally called the Midwestern woman who began an online petition about re-hiring Dan. In fact, with something like 4,000 names on that petition threatening their cancellations, Mel has called her three times now. This morning, of course, CEO Mel Karmazin encounters a different kind of disgruntled crowd – at the annual Sirius XM shareholders meeting at New York City’s Equitable Center.
Sirius XM listened to unhappy subscribers, and will return the Strobe and Backspin channels to the lineup.
The satcaster will also bring back the Beat Morning Show with Geronimo. President of Programming and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein says “we are fortunate to have an enthusiastic audience” – and they’re paying attention to it. The decision revives the disco-flavored “Strobe” channel and the old-school hip-hop on “Backspin” – and suggests that the grassroots campaign to bring country personality Dan Dixon back may have a greater chance of success. I’m told that Mel Karmazin has personally called the Midwestern woman who began an online petition about re-hiring Dan. In fact, with something like 4,000 names on that petition threatening their cancellations, Mel has called her three times now. This morning, of course, CEO Mel Karmazin encounters a different kind of disgruntled crowd – at the annual Sirius XM shareholders meeting at New York City’s Equitable Center.
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