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What Good Will the iPhone App Do for Sirius XM?

As far as the iPhone app goes, Sirius already bungled it by shutting down StarPlayr and replacing it with nothing instead of just acquiring the damn thing and letting the users continue to go. I have no faith in
Sirius' future as long as the current management is in place. Too many boneheaded decisions on their end.

What Good Will the iPhone App Do for Sirius XM?

I guess "Howie math" lead to the 0.0s that got O&A kicked off of every terrestrial station in the country. Sirius went from 600,000 subscribers and significantly behind XM before he signed to reaching parity at 3 million within a year after he signed. To say there was no "Howard effect" is ridiculous and ignornant.


On May 18 10:07 AM tryaluckystrike wrote:

> Not denying it at all. But make sure you use legitimate math, not
> "Howie math." Not every satellite subscriber does so because of Howard.
> There's game-by-game sports programming, niche music channels, comedy,
> etc. He has nowhere close to 18 million listeners (maybe 15% of that
> at the most).
>
> Has he raised the profile of satellite radio? Absolutely. But despite
> what Stern & his spin doctors will have you believe, not everybody
> ponying up their monthly subscription fee did so to listen to him.
> And remember that more than half of the overall satellite audience
> were XM customers prior to the merger that knew they were subscribing
> to a service that did not have Stern.
>
> It's just as delusional, perhaps more so, to say that satellite is
> only around because of Howard. The stock also dropped from a high
> of $9 to a low of 15 cents because of the Stern contract. Does he
> get "credit" for that too?
>
> On May 18 09:31 AM BackStJoe wrote:

iPhone Apps' Launch of Siri XM: A Powerful Combination

I'm sorry, I've lost complete faith in Sirius' ability to do anything right. First off, they killed off a WORKING Sirius player in StarPlayr and replaced it with NOTHING instead of just acquiring the assets from NiceMac. That's just the beginning of their boneheaded blunders as of yet. Let's not forget killing live Bubba and destroying all the good channels that XM had, and then jacking up prices on top of all that. I used to be a believer in Mel but now I just want him to get his @$$ fired!

O & A Provide Sirius Stern Fans with Solution

I'll tell you what, I'm a Stern fan and I almost agree. It bugs the sh!t out of me that I can't get anything live when Stern is not on. At least Friday has Jay and Bubba and that's good for me but I may have to bite the bullet and listen to O&A when Howard's not in. I don't think they're that great but they're good enough. I prefer live stuff...

Sirius XM On the Rise - Does Microsoft Want a Piece?

I would love for Sirius to be the target of a hostile takeover or go private. Those are our only hopes!

Sirius XM Sends Privatization Signals

Will someone pay $12 billion for XM/Sirius though?

Sirius/XM Merger: What Is 'Noncommercial' Satellite Radio Programming?

A better question what the hell is "minority programming". Sirius has the Jamie Foxx Channel and about 10 R & B and Hip Hop stations. That requirement is technically already satisfied. What they're really talking is those stupid Jesse Jackson channels that no black people ever listen to anyway.

FCC Anticipates Radio Merger Decision by Q1 End

It would be pretty darn hypocritical to block the merger after loosening restrictions on newspaper ownership by media companies! I would love to see how they spin that if they oppose it!

Sirius, XM: Roller Coaster Ride Continues

I love how Kevin Martin relaxes rules on media companies owning newspapers but can't figure out that the Sirius/XM merger is a also something that's being done out of necessity!

NAB Opposes Sirius/XM Merger: A La Carte or A La Sham?

I don't think the merger has been denied yet. I see no news of this. But even if it is, the FCC will be exposed as a useless groups of luddites that needs to be done away with anyway. They'd be incredibly stupid to oppose it.