Howard Stern

[dfergie]

Ralph Cirella R.I.P. ...

Howard Remembers Stylist and Dear Friend Ralph Cirella | Howard Stern

“This guy was my man and he’s like the brother I never had,” he says of longtime confidante

www.howardstern.com

 

[Don in CT]

Ralph Cirella R.I.P. ...

Howard Remembers Stylist and Dear Friend Ralph Cirella | Howard Stern

“This guy was my man and he’s like the brother I never had,” he says of longtime confidante

www.howardstern.com

Howard was really beat up about this.

 

[Bartles]

It would be nice if they could open up the channel to the lower level subscribers when the show is on vacation.

 

[John2021]

SXM should save some money and can his ass as he hasn't been relevant for a while now!!!

 

[mikew]

SXM should save some money and can his ass as he hasn't been relevant for a while now!!!

You might not be too far off. His contract ends at the end of 2025.

 

[dishdude]

He really needs to cut back to a 1 hour show 4x a week. Talk about current topics, toss a couple comedy bits in and be done with it. A day a week could be an interview.

 

[Don in CT]

You might not be too far off. His contract ends at the end of 2025.

He’s not leaving anytime soon. I expect them to renew.

 

[John2021]

You might not be too far off. His contract ends at the end of 2025.

yea but i am thinking that he will renew his contract...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

SiriusXM is going to be doing a lot of cost cutting. I do NOT expect them to renew Howard.

 

[mikew]

SiriusXM is going to be doing a lot of cost cutting. I do NOT expect them to renew Howard.

That's what I'm thinking. Just read an article about them cutting costs on the streaming development as they've realized they can't catch Apple and Spotify on the streaming platform.

 

[navychop]

I suspicion (yes, that is a correct use of the word) that SXM has spent the bucks to determine the likely cost benefit ratio of keeping him or no. I suspect a future release saying they could not reach an agreement.

 

[dfergie]

I let my last SXM sub go over a year ago, haven't missed it as I listen to audible or stream from Amazon or mostly enjoy the sound of silence when I drive...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The problem is, how many subscribers hold on to Sirius because of Howard.

If they do not renew the contract or he retired, how many will then drop Sirius and use/go to those alternatives?

While I still listen every once in a while, not a big deal since he has more days off then days working, not a must anymore.

Dude is 71 next month, sooner or later, he will want to retire, I just retired for the 5th time a few months ago, I am only 57, after these last few months, have not plans on going back to work this time.

I don't think he means much to SiriusXM anymore, after all his show is now included in the cheapest Music only package. Everyone now gets Howard no matter if they want him or not.

I think he is out on vacation now more then he is in for a show. And I think he has only been in the studio a handful of times this year, instead doing shows from his basement. For the most part he has been phoning it in and not the same Howard Stern most have come to know and love.

I think he will stop doing his live show and perhaps do specials instead. He is not worth the money he once was.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

SiriusXM Shifts Focus Back to Cars, Ending App Streaming Push - Radio Ink

The SiriusXM streaming-focused strategy to capture new - and ideally younger - subscribers appears to have fallen flat after one year.

radioink.com

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[Jimbo]

SiriusXM Shifts Focus Back to Cars, Ending App Streaming Push - Radio Ink

The SiriusXM streaming-focused strategy to capture new - and ideally younger - subscribers appears to have fallen flat after one year.

radioink.com

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I didn't see anything about them bringing back the Lifetime Sub .....

They are making massive changes, that would be a good one.

 

[HipKat]

SXM should save some money and can his ass as he hasn't been relevant for a while now!!!

Sure...

What Are Howard Stern's Ratings Like?

Howard Stern's ratings used to be in the millions per day, however, given his cleaner approach, he might've lost some viewers these days.

www.thethings.com

But it's estimated that he has about 10 million active listeners, a couple million of whom come in and out of the show sporadically. Even though SiriusXM has hundreds of channels of entertainment, there's no doubt that Howard Stern is their main draw.

Seems pretty relevant to me

 

[HipKat]

That's what I'm thinking. Just read an article about them cutting costs on the streaming development as they've realized they can't catch Apple and Spotify on the streaming platform.

Then they approach it wrong. I don't know about Apple, but Spotify isn't the live-streaming platform that SXM is. SXM could benefit more by cutting low-performing stations. Like, sports. I'm not sure many people use SXM for live sports

 

[Don in CT]

Then they approach it wrong. I don't know about Apple, but Spotify isn't the live-streaming platform that SXM is. SXM could benefit more by cutting low-performing stations. Like, sports. I'm not sure many people use SXM for live sports

I think live sports is a big draw.

 

[HipKat]

I think live sports is a big draw.

Possibly. I know Sports talk is probably big but there's know way to find - that I was able to, anyhow - of numbers per channel

 

[Bruce]

I think live sports is a big draw.

Live Sports are not a big draw, that is a myth, just like RSNs receive great ratings.

The extremely vast majority of our population do not watch or listen to Live Sports, for example, RSN get about 1-3% of the audience in their areas during the MLB season, worse during NHL/NBA games.

ESPN is lucky to crack 1% during MLB, NBA, NHL regular season games, the NHL games get hundreds of thousands of, not even a million watching, during their games on ESPN.