After what seems like years of positive, glowing reviews, satellite radio – especially Sirius – is under fire from a variety of sources.
Item 1: The new cover story of Barron’s, "Don’t Bet On Howard." It’s worth the $4 cover price to read this insightful analysis of the Sirius financial reality. This isn’t one writer’s opinion, backed up by so-called experts. It’s an analysis that looks at Sirius (and XM) from many different angles, and it’s great reading.
Item 2: An American Media Services survey of over 1,000 reveals that nearly 9 of 10 Americans are unlikely to consider satellite radio because of Stern’s defection from the terrestrial airwaves.
Item 3: A blistering review in Rolling Stone entitled "Howard’s End." You can pretty much guess the rest.
Feeling better? Well, a little schadenfreude might warm your heart, but that won’t lessen the burden on terrestrial radio to step it up, and provide better content. But the karma train is always fun to watch.
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