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The Howard Stern Show (official thread)

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Man I really miss Stern on E!

One thing about the low ratings is you would think that alot of Stern listeners either went to Sirius or decided to unconsciously "boycott" any replacement of Stern if they couldn't get Sirius to follow Stern.
 
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redskinbucksfan said:
Has anyone on here ordered Howard TV on demand? Are the blocks all just the entire episode of 1 show, or are they more a series of highlights? Worth it?
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I have not ordered it, but the way I understand it, they are blocks of segments. Exapmle you can go and pic the carmen electra on the sybian and watch it and then go and watch artie drunk in vegas from the old eshow but now uncensored. hey vart from 15 or so minutes to up to an hour depending on the item. It's part of the reason he went with in demand rather than going somewhere like HBO where he would still have a time line of how long a show is, not it can be as short or long as they want.
 
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buckeyefool said:
I have not ordered it, but the way I understand it, they are blocks of segments. Exapmle you can go and pic the carmen electra on the sybian and watch it and then go and watch artie drunk in vegas from the old eshow but now uncensored. hey vart from 15 or so minutes to up to an hour depending on the item. It's part of the reason he went with in demand rather than going somewhere like HBO where he would still have a time line of how long a show is, not it can be as short or long as they want.
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Thank you.
 
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Anxious to hear Stern's response to the headline of this article skewing the real message.


Sirius Loss Doubles on Stern Compensation <!-- END HEADLINE -->
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NEW YORK - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported Tuesday that its first quarter loss more than doubled, due largely to expenses of $225 million in stock-based compensation to its star shock jock Howard Stern. Revenue nearly tripled as the company expanded its subscriber base.
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Sirius reported a net loss of $458.5 million, or 33 cents a share, for the January-March period compared with a loss of $193.6 million, or 15 cents a share, a year ago.

By far the largest factor affecting the results was costs for stock-based compensation, which all companies had to begin recording this year under new accounting rules. Sirius reported stock compensation expenses of $284.6 million, of which about $225 million went to Stern and his affiliates, a company spokesman said.

The company said stock compensation costs accounted for 20 cents per share of the loss in the most recent quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had been expecting a wider loss of 36 cents per share.

On an earnings call with analysts, company officials said they had enough cash on hand to fund their current needs and expect to start turning a profit on a cash flow basis as soon as the fourth quarter of this year. Sirius also said its average cost for acquiring subscribers — a figure closely watched by investors — fell 41 percent to $113 in the quarter.

Investors liked what they heard, and sent Sirius's shares up 27 cents, or 5.8 percent, to $4.89 in active trading Tuesday morning on the Nasdaq Stock Market. However, the shares are still closer to the lower end of their 52-week trading range of $4.36 to $7.98.

Revenues rose to $126.7 million compared with $43.2 million in the same period a year ago as the company continued to build up its subscriber base.

Sirius said it had 4.1 million subscribers at the end of the first quarter, having added about 761,000 customers in the most recent period. The company said it now expects to have 6.2 million subscribers by the end of the year.

Both Sirius and its larger rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. are spending heavily to sign up subscribers and programming talent to their services, which require special radio receivers and cost about $13 per month.
On the conference call, Sirius's CEO Mel Karmazin said the company did not intend to follow the lead of XM in syndicating some of its programming to terrestrial radio.

CBS Radio, a unit of CBS Corp., announced recently that it was replacing rocker David Lee Roth in Howard Stern's former time slot in several of its stations with shock jocks Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, who now work for XM. CBS Radio had fired them in 2002 after they aired a live account of people having sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral.

"It was a great deal for Opie and Anthony," Karmazin said. "We're in the business of getting subscribers to satellite radio."

Karmazin used to head CBS Radio, which had been known formerly as Infinity Broadcasting.
 
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I'm amazed there wasn't anything on here about Roth getting canned. 92.3 in Cleveland picked up O&A in the afternoon since they already have the wildly successful (in Cleveland) RMG in the mornings.
 
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Stern Says No to Terrestrial Radio <!-- END HEADLINE --><!-- BEGIN STORY BODY -->


NEW YORK - Forget the various rumors and rumblings. Howard Stern made it clear Wednesday morning: He's staying put on satellite radio.
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"I'm very flattered terrestrial radio can't let go of me," Stern said on his morning radio show. "But I would throw up if I had to go back. I'm never going back."

The self-proclaimed King of All Media said that three companies have made overtures through his agent, but there was no interest from his end. He did not name the companies.

Stern is just five months into a five-year, $500 million satellite radio contract.

"I've never been happier," Stern said. "We're flying high and doing great."
Stern told the New York Post in a story published Tuesday that he had been offered "a major deal" to return to regular radio.

The Post identified one of the prospective bidders as Citadel Broadcasting, whose chief executive, Farid Suleman, worked with Stern for several years at Infinity Broadcasting until his departure for Citadel in March 2002.
Calls to Citadel for comment were not immediately returned.

Stern made his comments during an on-air interview Wednesday with The Associated Press. The eternally audacious shock jock insisted on speaking with the AP about the reports that he might consider a simulcasting deal where he split time between Sirius Satellite Radio and a traditional outlet.
Stern competitors Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia recently made such an agreement with CBS Radio. Stern worked for CBS before making his move to satellite in January.

Stern said that Opie and Anthony's return to traditional radio signified their "failure" on satellite. And he reiterated his intent to continue his program exclusively on satellite.

"The story is I wouldn't do it (terrestrial radio) for any reason," Stern said. "Not for money. I left because I couldn't stand the censorship. I couldn't stand" the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC and Stern were locked in a long, pitched battle that led to staggering fines for the content of the shock jock's show.

Stern said he wanted to reiterate his commitment to satellite because of the growing number of reports that he could go back to terrestrial radio.
 
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UPDATE 3-CBS suit against Howard Stern settled-court clerk
Wednesday 24 May 2006, 7:48pm EST

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - A settlement has been reached in CBS Radio's breach of contract lawsuit against radio host Howard Stern, said a New York state court clerk on Wednesday, but both sides said no agreement had been signed.

A clerk for New York state court Judge Ira Gammerman said a scheduled hearing was cancelled on Wednesday after lawyers told the judge there was a settlement.

But the various parties said a settlement had not yet been signed.

"The only response we're authorized to give you is the settlement agreement is not yet signed. We will release a statement when it is," said the office of Peter Parcher, lawyer for Stern.

"A settlement agreement has not been signed. When it is signed, we will make an announcement," said a spokesman for CBS.

CBS Radio, a division of CBS Corp. (CBSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research), sued Stern, his company One Twelve Inc., his agent Don Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in February, accusing the raunchy radio star of improperly using his final 14 months at CBS Radio to promote Sirius, with whom he had signed a five-year deal valued at $500 million in October 2004.

The suit sought unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for breach of contract, fraud, unjust enrichment and misuse of CBS broadcast time.

At a hearing two weeks ago, the CBS lawyer told the court the two sides were close to settling. Then last Wednesday, Judge Gammerman postponed a scheduled hearing by a week to give more time for a settlement.

Stern, who ended his CBS run in December 2005 and debuted on Sirius a month later, has called the suit a vendetta and said he did nothing wrong.

Stern's move to the No. 2 satellite radio operator freed him from U.S. regulations that bar indecent and obscene material on broadcast airwaves.

CBS Corp.'s stock closed up 55 cents, or 2.2 percent, at $25.41 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sirius shares fell 22 cents to $3.68 on Nasdaq, but then rose 4.89 percent, or 18 cents, to $3.86 in after-hours trade.

Sirius reiterated its 2006 forecast for 6.2 million subscribers by year-end, on the same day that its arch-rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) trimmed its subscriber forecast.

A spokesman for Sirius also said a settlement agreement has not yet been signed.
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