Sirius Loss Mounts in Satellite Radio Battle with XM

[The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr. Usenet OperAtions]

Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
service"
Bye bye Dog ---- Radio


Sirius loss mounts in satellite radio battle with XM

NewsStand - NewsStand - Saturday, February 18, 2006


SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
P-I NEWS SERVICES

2/18/2006

NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported a wider loss in the
fourth quarter Friday as costs mounted for building its rapidly growing base
of subscribers.

The company, which added shock jock Howard Stern to its roster last
month, lost $311.4 million compared with a loss of $261.9 million in the
same period a year ago.

The loss per share came in at 23 cents, a penny lower than analysts
surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected and 2 cents greater than the loss
of 21 cents a year ago. Revenues more than tripled to $80 million from $25.2
million.


Sirius' shares fell 39 cents, or 6.9 percent, to close at $5.26 Friday
after heavy trading, while XM's shares dropped $2.41, or 10 percent, to
close at $21.57, also in heavy trading. Both stocks trade on the Nasdaq.

Sirius and XM are spending heavily to expand their businesses, which
charge about $13 a month for dozens of channels of commercial-free music, as
well as talk, news and sports.

New York-based Sirius reported that its costs for acquiring new
subscribers more than doubled to $145.2 million from $64.9 million in the
same period a year ago. Its average cost for adding each subscriber,
however, fell to $113 from $124 in the same period a year ago.

Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1 million
of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.

The company also said it expected to be profitable next year, and to
generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow, after
expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett called the
forward projection "very positive."

Sirius' five-year contract with Stern was originally worth $500
million, but its value swelled to $600 million because of the appreciation
of Sirius' shares. XM has also signed big-ticket programming deals,
including a $650 million pact with Major League Baseball.

Chief Executive Officer Mel Karmazin said in a conference call that
Stern will continue to add value "every single day," responding to analyst
concerns that Stern's effect on the business will slow this quarter. Stern
will entice buyers on occasions such as Fathers' Day, Karmazin said.

To help counter some of its programming costs, Karmazin said Sirius
may have an opportunity to increase the price for its service and said
Sirius is evaluating the possibility.

Sirius also said Friday it has reached a new agreement to carry the
Fox News and Fox News Talk channels starting March 15. The previous
agreement expired at the end of 2005.

For the full year, Sirius lost $863 million, or 65 cents per share,
versus a loss of $712.2 million, or 57 cents per share, in 2004. Full-year
revenues jumped to $242.2 million from $66.9 million.

[DoublEE]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio


Signals weaker as XM director goes

Tribune news services
Published February 17, 2006

XM Satellite Radio Inc. on Thursday posted a larger-than-expected
fourth-quarter loss and said a director quit after warning of an
impending financial crisis.

The stock fell as much as 9 percent, the biggest drop since October,
before closing at $23.98, off $1.27, or 5 percent, on the Nasdaq stock
market.

The company posted a net loss of $268.3 million, or $1.22 a share, far
exceeding estimates of 97 cents a share. A year ago, XM Satellite lost
$188.2 million, or 93 cents a share. Revenue more than doubled, to
$177.1 million, but marketing costs jumped 82 percent, to $196.5
million.

"These are headlines that don't look good," said David Bank, an
analyst with RBC Capital Markets in New York. "The quarter was worse
than everyone thought. Some people are going to look at the loss
number and say, `Wow, that's a really big miss.'"

The company said director Pierce Roberts, who had criticized XM
Satellite's surging spending, resigned this week. His departure
coincides with the sharp increase in marketing costs after the company
gave $50 rebates on radios.

"Given current course and speed, there is, in my view, a significant
chance of a crisis on the horizon," Roberts said in a resignation
letter to Chairman Gary Parsons. "Even absent a crisis, I believe that
XM will inevitably serve its shareholders poorly without major changes
now."

XM Satellite accelerated spending on promotions as the company pushed
to win customers and fight off Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., its
smaller competitor and the home of Howard Stern. Last week, XM
Satellite signed a $55 million contract with Oprah Winfrey.

XM spent $89 to add each new customer in the quarter, up from $64 a
year earlier and higher than the $66 estimated by RBC Capital's Bank.

Roberts, a director for more than five years, resigned because of
disagreements with XM and other directors, the company said. It said
Roberts wanted to reduce marketing and programming costs, and without
risking market share, subscriber or revenue growth.

Parsons said Roberts "has been a longtime friend of mine and I hate to
see him leave," but said XM Satellite needs to continue to spend money
to add programming and attract new subscribers.

[DoublEE]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio

Spending woes slam XM stock

The Ticker

# XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.

The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.

XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.

The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
significant crisis on the horizon."

Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
or $1.27.

[DoublEE]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio

XM ROCKED BY BOARD QUITTER

By TIM ARANGO February 17, 2006 -- XM Satellite Radio was slammed
yesterday by the abrupt resignation of a longtime board member, who
left warning of an impending "crisis" at the company unless costs are
brought under control.

"I have been troubled about the current direction of the company and
do not believe that it is in the best interest of the company's
shareholders," wrote Pierce J. Roberts, a former Bear Stearns
investment banker, in his resignation letter.

"I care too much and believe in my own views too much to just 'go
along.' "

Roberts, according to a source, questioned...

[DoublEE]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio

XM Loses Board Member Over Potential 'Crisis'

XM Satellite Radio has lost a board member over concerns about the
company's spending levels.

The satcaster revealed Thursday that board member Pierce Roberts
resigned earlier this week because of what he called a "significant
chance of a crisis," in a letter to XM Board Chairman Gary Parsons.

Parsons responded to questions about the resignation during the
company's earnings teleconference call, saying there was a
disagreement among Roberts, other board members and the company about
the balance of growth vs. cash flow.

Roberts was concerned "XM was spending too heavily to achieve rapid
growth" and was worried about the satcaster's "more immediate positive
cash flow," Parsons said.

"Other board members differ," he said, supporting stronger
programming, content and marketing efforts. "This is a balancing act
for management and the board." The differing opinions, he said, are
similar to what the company hears from investors at large.

XM understands it will see a positive cash flow "as soon as we pull
back on the accelerator," but also believes that adding assets and
value comes with every subscriber, if done on "economically rational"
terms.

In a statement sent with a filing to the SEC, XM said: "The company
and other directors concur in Mr. Roberts' assessment that lower
programming and marketing expenditures, and a potentially lower growth
rate, would likely result in earlier positive cash generation. The
other directors, however, believe that the company's high growth rate,
market leadership and large base of subscribers are strategically
important assets to ensure the company's long-term value and can be
sustained while also reaching positive operating cash flow later this
year. "

These differing views of strategic direction and balance between
growth and profitability have been voiced openly for a number of
years, but Roberts states that he can no longer be effective given
ongoing disagreement with management and other board members. He was
one of 11 board members and served on several XM board committees.

According to Roberts' bio on XM's Web site, he chairs the board of
Telephia Inc., which provides measurement data to mobile operators,
device manufacturers, and content companies. He is also a principal at
Mill Road Capital. Roberts was with Bear Stearns from 1993 to 1998 as
head of the telecom investment banking group.

[DoublEE]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>
>
Is XM going soft?
Posted by: Dale Franks on Wednesday, February 08, 2006
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=3400

Today, I was listening to XM Channel 47, which is called "Ethel" for
some odd reason. Ethel is the Alternative Music channel on XM. They
also have alt-music channels of different flavors called "Fred", and
"Lucy", too. Oddly, there's no "Ricky", though.

So, anyway, they played a song from a group called She Wants Revenge,
which is titled "Tear You Apart". The chorus of this song contains the
tag line, "I wanna f*ckin' tear you apart". But, when they played it
today, every time they got to the line, it was, "I wanna [dead
silence] tear you apart".

Now, I don't even like the song. It's stupid, and yet Ethel overplays
it to the point of distraction because it's so high in rotation. But,
as much as the song irks me, it irks me even more to have XM playing
the censored, terrestrial radio airplay version. I hate hearing a song
that's constantly being bleeped or silenced because of the naughty
words. I'd prefer they just not play the song at all.

Hey, XM guys! I'm not paying 12 bucks a month to you so that you can
censor the artists the same way that terrestrial radio does. How are
you gonna play Nine Inch Nails' "I Wanna F*ck You Like an Animal", or
Blink-182's—well...pretty much anything by Blink-182, and, now that I
think about it, pretty much anything by NIN, too—without butchering
their songs because of the need to bleep out the dirty words? Or are
you gonna just switch over to the terrestrial radio airplay versions
of singles, rather than the album version? Why are you promoting XM as
having 150 channels of uncensored music comedy, talk, and news if you
are, in fact, going to censor the content?

And, if you are gonna censor the content, then what am I paying you
for, when I can get the same vanilla programming off terrestrial radio
any time I want it? What's next, Opie and Anthony being forced to
abide by FCC rules?

So, just for giggles, and because I've already got a problem with the
XM web site, because it won't let me log in to my account, I decide to
give XM's customer support people a call, and ask what the deal is.
Bad move. The conversation starts of like this:

"Thank you for calling XM Satellite Radio. I'm Caitlin..."

"Hi, Caitlin, my name is Da—..."

"...your automated assistant."

"Oh. Crap."

So, I have to talk to computer chick for five minutes before getting
to an actual, human CSR. When the CSR finally answers, she goes,
"Halloo. My name ees Sandy. Tank you vor callink eeks-eem!" Yeah.
Right. "Sandy", is it? That wouldn't happen to short for something
else, would it? Like "Sandiji" or something? I mean, look, I don't
mind if you set up a call center in Bangalore or wherever, but I do
expect the CSRs to speak intelligible English. Unfortunately, "Sandy"
can't. Even worse, the phone connection is horrible, and she keeps
cutting out.

I can hardly understand what she's saying but I try to explain the
problem to her, anyway. When I'm done, she says, "So, you are
objectink to de bad words? You wish to block de Ettel channel?"

*sigh*

No. That's not what I want. That's the opposite of what I want.
Clearly, we're not getting anywhere with Sandy, so I tell her thanks,
politely hang up, then hit redial. Fortunately, when "Caitlin"
answers, I hit "0", and learn that you can bypass "Caitlin"
completely. Thank God.

So, now, "Mike" answers. Fortunately, his English, while accented, is
fluent. Unfortunately, after I explain the problem, and he tells me he
needs to put me on hold and check my account info, he hangs up on me
instead.

So, now, I gotta call back a third time. It goes better, this time,
though, and I get to explain the problem, finally, to someone who gets
it. But, after going through all this hassle, what they finally give
me is nothing more than the email address to contact the people at
Ethel directly...an email address I already had. I've used the email
address before, in fact. Not once have I ever gotten an answer from
ethel@xmradio.com. Never.

So, three calls to customer service, and I got nothin'. That's not
really the way I want my customer service calls to work out.

I went with XM because, technologically, they are light-years ahead of
the Little Doggie Company. Next month, for example, XM is coming out
with two new combined XM receivers/MP3 players, the Pioneer inno and
Samsung Helix that're about half the size of an iPod, and which play
both live programming, and up to 50 hours of recorded programming.
Even cooler is the new XM Passport, a little card about the size of a
compact flash card that contains your XM account info. Instead of
having to get a new XM account for every radio, you just transfer the
passport from one device to another. So you can use your XM account
with multiple devices simply by plugging in the passport card.

The Little Doggie Company doesn't have anything like that. In fact,
they don't even have a portable receiver. All they have is a
brick-sized player that only plays recorded content, and even that
only allows you to record 2-hour blocks of programming. Oh, and it
heats up to about 1500°C in about 10 minutes, so you have to carry
around a tank of liquid nitrogen to hose it off every few minutes to
prevent it from bursting into flame.

But tech advantages don't last forever. If XM starts censoring
content, and doesn't buck up its customer service process, then the
Little Doggie Company is eventually gonna eat XM's lunch. They already
have pretty much every major sport, except for MLB and the NHL. When
the playing field comes down to content, instead of tech advantages,
as it surely will, I hope XM is ready, or it's gonna be brutal.

Note to Hugh Panero and Eric Logan: Complacency is fatal in any
tech-related business. And complacency in customer support is fatal to
any business. You may want to keep that in mind. Oh, and ELo, please
give me back my uncensored Ethel. I'm asking you because, well, I did
send an email to Ethel...and, as usual, haven't received an answer.

Oh, and by the way, my issue about not being able to log into
xmradio.com, because it wouldn't accept my password? Now, it says I
don't have an XM account at all. Oh, and while we're on the subject of
xmradio.com, how about making your web site compatible with Mozilla
Firefox, instead of forcing me to use Internet Explorer?

*sigh*

So, now, I gotta call "Sandy" again.

You know, the Little Doggie Company is looking better.

[David]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1
million
of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.

The company also said it expected to be profitable next year,
and to
generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow,
after
expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett
called the
forward projection "very positive."

[Rocinante]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr. Usenet
OperAtions wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
> service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>
>
> Sirius loss mounts in satellite radio battle with XM
>
> NewsStand - NewsStand - Saturday, February 18, 2006
>
>
> SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
> P-I NEWS SERVICES
>
> 2/18/2006
>
> NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported a wider loss in the
> fourth quarter Friday as costs mounted for building its rapidly growing base
> of subscribers.
>
> The company, which added shock jock Howard Stern to its roster last
> month, lost $311.4 million compared with a loss of $261.9 million in the
> same period a year ago.
>
> The loss per share came in at 23 cents, a penny lower than analysts
> surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected and 2 cents greater than the loss
> of 21 cents a year ago. Revenues more than tripled to $80 million from $25.2
> million.
>
>
> Sirius' shares fell 39 cents, or 6.9 percent, to close at $5.26 Friday
> after heavy trading, while XM's shares dropped $2.41, or 10 percent, to
> close at $21.57, also in heavy trading. Both stocks trade on the Nasdaq.
>
> Sirius and XM are spending heavily to expand their businesses, which
> charge about $13 a month for dozens of channels of commercial-free music, as
> well as talk, news and sports.
>
> New York-based Sirius reported that its costs for acquiring new
> subscribers more than doubled to $145.2 million from $64.9 million in the
> same period a year ago. Its average cost for adding each subscriber,
> however, fell to $113 from $124 in the same period a year ago.
>
> Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1 million
> of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.
>
> The company also said it expected to be profitable next year, and to
> generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow, after
> expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett called the
> forward projection "very positive."
>
> Sirius' five-year contract with Stern was originally worth $500
> million, but its value swelled to $600 million because of the appreciation
> of Sirius' shares. XM has also signed big-ticket programming deals,
> including a $650 million pact with Major League Baseball.
>
> Chief Executive Officer Mel Karmazin said in a conference call that
> Stern will continue to add value "every single day," responding to analyst
> concerns that Stern's effect on the business will slow this quarter. Stern
> will entice buyers on occasions such as Fathers' Day, Karmazin said.
>
> To help counter some of its programming costs, Karmazin said Sirius
> may have an opportunity to increase the price for its service and said
> Sirius is evaluating the possibility.
>
> Sirius also said Friday it has reached a new agreement to carry the
> Fox News and Fox News Talk channels starting March 15. The previous
> agreement expired at the end of 2005.
>
> For the full year, Sirius lost $863 million, or 65 cents per share,
> versus a loss of $712.2 million, or 57 cents per share, in 2004. Full-year
> revenues jumped to $242.2 million from $66.9 million.

Do any of the uneducated, gas pumping, and basement dwelling retards on the
DopieAin'tFunny side know what market capitalization is?

--
"Remember: the average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top."

RocinanteREMOVETHIS@gmail.com
2/18/2006 7:16:31 PM

[Boom]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:43:48 GMT, David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>
> Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1
>million
>of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.
>
> The company also said it expected to be profitable next year,
>and to
>generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow,
>after
>expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett
>called the
>forward projection "very positive."

Nonsense! Opie and Anthony fans said that the satellite radio
industry is dead and Stern killed it. So it must be true if they said
it because they're really smart and have jobs and girls and aren't all
hideous social misfits that give themselves military-sounding titles
even though they're 50 or smell like pee or are just plain braindead.

[The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr. Usenet OperAtions]

"Rocinante" <RocinanteREMOVETHIS@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:12hvu6tuusu24$.o48jeoczqcpg$.dlg@40tude.net...

> Do any of the uneducated, gas pumping, and basement dwelling retards on
the
> DopieAin'tFunny side know what market capitalization is?

Sure, it's like this: Market

--
The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Commander, Usenet OperAtions

[Noper]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>service"
> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>
>
> Sirius loss mounts in satellite radio battle with XM
>
> NewsStand - NewsStand - Saturday, February 18, 2006
>
>
> SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
> P-I NEWS SERVICES
>
> 2/18/2006
>
> NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported a wider loss in the
>fourth quarter Friday as costs mounted for building its rapidly growing base
>of subscribers.
>
> The company, which added shock jock Howard Stern to its roster last
>month, lost $311.4 million compared with a loss of $261.9 million in the
>same period a year ago.
>
> The loss per share came in at 23 cents, a penny lower than analysts
>surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected and 2 cents greater than the loss
>of 21 cents a year ago. Revenues more than tripled to $80 million from $25.2
>million.

This proves that O&A fans are idiots. Do you not understand that what
you have posted is actually POSITIVE for Sirius, when compared with
what XM has recently reported?

[Boom]

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:56:24 -0500, Noper <nope@nottelling.net> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>
>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>>service"
>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>>
>>
>> Sirius loss mounts in satellite radio battle with XM
>>
>> NewsStand - NewsStand - Saturday, February 18, 2006
>>
>>
>> SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
>> P-I NEWS SERVICES
>>
>> 2/18/2006
>>
>> NEW YORK -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reported a wider loss in the
>>fourth quarter Friday as costs mounted for building its rapidly growing base
>>of subscribers.
>>
>> The company, which added shock jock Howard Stern to its roster last
>>month, lost $311.4 million compared with a loss of $261.9 million in the
>>same period a year ago.
>>
>> The loss per share came in at 23 cents, a penny lower than analysts
>>surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected and 2 cents greater than the loss
>>of 21 cents a year ago. Revenues more than tripled to $80 million from $25.2
>>million.
>
>This proves that O&A fans are idiots. Do you not understand that what
>you have posted is actually POSITIVE for Sirius, when compared with
>what XM has recently reported?

Of course they don't. They're so busy trying to convince people that
more than 60,000 people listen to them that they have totally lost
touch with reality. First off, it was no way Howard is powerful
enough to get enough subs to pay for himself. Then once he got the
subs before he even started, it was no way he drew all those subs by
himself, even though Sirius really doesn't have any other huge draws.
The Sirius stock went down $1.25 (still $2 more than before he
started, BTW) and they blame it on him even though everyone agrees he
was the only thing that kept them from being swallowed up. Then XM's
price starts to sink like a rock and all of a sudden Stern's so
powerful he managed to bring down the whole satellite radio industry.

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, ---GOTS! Either he's not powerful enough to affect
the industry or he is.

[Ricky Ticket]

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:16:54 -0500, Boom wrote
(in message <ahqjv1lq1fshkh2pg3254e8ro5tfi7lfgt@4ax.com>):

>
> Of course they don't. They're so busy trying to convince people that
> more than 60,000 people listen to them

I only see TWO dip----s that share a brian throwing out the silly low number
of 60,000 listeners for Opie and anthony. The Best part about your delusion
is you think Opie told you that. :D



--
"I'm totally with Boom and though I wouldn't invite him to Sunday dinner at
my church, he ended up proving everything he said and all you guys who didn't
like what he said could do is make up stuff in retaliation."
--django12x@aol.com (AKA Boom)

[Boom]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:45 GMT, DoublEE <itsmedoublee@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>
>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>>service"
>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>
>Spending woes slam XM stock
>
>The Ticker
>
># XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.
>
>The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
>badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
>brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.
>
>XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
>marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.
>
>The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
>Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
>significant crisis on the horizon."
>
>Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
>low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
>or $1.27.

XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
"handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.

[Tim Donohoe]

Boom wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:43:48 GMT, David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>
>>Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1
>>million
>>of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.
>>
>> The company also said it expected to be profitable next year,
>>and to
>>generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow,
>>after
>>expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett
>>called the
>>forward projection "very positive."
>
>
> Nonsense! Opie and Anthony fans said that the satellite radio
> industry is dead and Stern killed it. So it must be true if they said
> it because they're really smart and have jobs and girls and aren't all
> hideous social misfits that give themselves military-sounding titles
> even though they're 50 or smell like pee or are just plain braindead.

They will be fired within 3 years. I will bet the ranch.

[SapperPest19]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:50:33 GMT, Tim Donohoe <tdonohoe@aol.com>
wrote:

>Boom wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:43:48 GMT, David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>>>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1
>>>million
>>>of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.
>>>
>>> The company also said it expected to be profitable next year,
>>>and to
>>>generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow,
>>>after
>>>expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett
>>>called the
>>>forward projection "very positive."
>>
>>
>> Nonsense! Opie and Anthony fans said that the satellite radio
>> industry is dead and Stern killed it. So it must be true if they said
>> it because they're really smart and have jobs and girls and aren't all
>> hideous social misfits that give themselves military-sounding titles
>> even though they're 50 or smell like pee or are just plain braindead.
>
>They will be fired within 3 years. I will bet the ranch.

Howard will be off the air in 2. I'll bet your ranch on it.

--------------------------------------
LSUEskimo has changed to SapperPest19.

[Guins]

Boom <mmm@nnn.com> wrote in news:ivhkv1p3m1a3e7pf1sfforobe1dkm1oa4c@
4ax.com:


>
> XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
> losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
> "handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.
>

heheh

Gosh I sure do love you boom. Definitly a great pick me up first thing in
the morning!

Lets not forget that you are the sucker that is going to be paying an extra
1-14 dollars a month to listen to 16hrs(and decreasing) of the o&a clone
each week for only 9 months a year.

[Noper]

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:53:36 GMT, Boom <mmm@nnn.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:45 GMT, DoublEE <itsmedoublee@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>>>service"
>>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>>
>>Spending woes slam XM stock
>>
>>The Ticker
>>
>># XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.
>>
>>The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
>>badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
>>brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.
>>
>>XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
>>marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.
>>
>>The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
>>Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
>>significant crisis on the horizon."
>>
>>Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
>>low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
>>or $1.27.
>
>XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
>losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
>"handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.

The buzz is already around the brokerage firms to dump XM stock for
their heavies. So, you should see some activity today on that front.

XM stock should dive by the end of trading today.

[The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr. Usenet OperAtions]

"Noper" <nope@nottelling.net> wrote in message
news:qa3mv1l5u7nf92hs07km8job38bp7jul5r@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:53:36 GMT, Boom <mmm@nnn.com> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:45 GMT, DoublEE <itsmedoublee@gmail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
> >>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
> >>>service"
> >>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
> >>
> >>Spending woes slam XM stock
> >>
> >>The Ticker
> >>
> >># XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.
> >>
> >>The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
> >>badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
> >>brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.
> >>
> >>XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
> >>marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.
> >>
> >>The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
> >>Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
> >>significant crisis on the horizon."
> >>
> >>Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
> >>low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
> >>or $1.27.
> >
> >XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
> >losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
> >"handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.
>
> The buzz is already around the brokerage firms to dump XM stock for
> their heavies. So, you should see some activity today on that front.
>
> XM stock should dive by the end of trading today.

XM Satellite Radio "outperform," estimates raised

Monday, February 20, 2006 9:30:23 AM ET
Piper Jaffray

NEW YORK, February 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterate
their "outperform" rating on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR.NAS), while raising
their estimates for the company. The target price is set to $33.

In a research note published on February 17, the analysts mention that the
company has reported its 4Q05 sales ahead of and loss per share higher than
the estimates. The price of the contract with Oprah Winfrey is reasonable
and the agreement represents a substantial marketing opportunity for XM
Satellite Radio, the analysts add. The EPS estimate for 2006 has been raised
from -$2.15 to -$2.10.

[Noper]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:28:30 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

>
>
>Monday, February 20, 2006 9:30:23 AM ET
>Piper Jaffray
>
>NEW YORK, February 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterate
>their "outperform" rating on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR.NAS), while raising
>their estimates for the company. The target price is set to $33.
>
>In a research note published on February 17, the analysts mention that the
>company has reported its 4Q05 sales ahead of and loss per share higher than
>the estimates. The price of the contract with Oprah Winfrey is reasonable
>and the agreement represents a substantial marketing opportunity for XM
>Satellite Radio, the analysts add. The EPS estimate for 2006 has been raised
>from -$2.15 to -$2.10.
>

Your baby stock was at $37.31 at its peak, last year. Now it is at
$21.96. I can't wait to see what it is in 3 months.

[drumrboy@aol.com]

> XM stock should dive by the end of trading today.

Right! wanna guess again? I mean, ya got a 50-50 shot.

J>

"To show up as a Sirius disconnect, it could be as long as 17 months,"
says
Butson, who has a buy rating on Sirius and XM.

Stretching definitions to fuel Wall Street's growth expectations can
help
give you an edge in a close race, but some observers say it undercuts a
company's credibility.

"It may be legal," says the former Sirius investor, "but at the very
least,
it is slippery as hell." "

[Lyon Tung]

How many user names do you have dumbass??


On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:28:30 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:

>
>"Noper" <nope@nottelling.net> wrote in message
>news:qa3mv1l5u7nf92hs07km8job38bp7jul5r@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:53:36 GMT, Boom <mmm@nnn.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:45 GMT, DoublEE <itsmedoublee@gmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>> >>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>> >>>service"
>> >>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>> >>
>> >>Spending woes slam XM stock
>> >>
>> >>The Ticker
>> >>
>> >># XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.
>> >>
>> >>The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
>> >>badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
>> >>brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.
>> >>
>> >>XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
>> >>marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.
>> >>
>> >>The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
>> >>Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
>> >>significant crisis on the horizon."
>> >>
>> >>Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
>> >>low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
>> >>or $1.27.
>> >
>> >XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
>> >losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
>> >"handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.
>>
>> The buzz is already around the brokerage firms to dump XM stock for
>> their heavies. So, you should see some activity today on that front.
>>
>> XM stock should dive by the end of trading today.
>
>XM Satellite Radio "outperform," estimates raised
>
>Monday, February 20, 2006 9:30:23 AM ET
>Piper Jaffray
>
>NEW YORK, February 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterate
>their "outperform" rating on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR.NAS), while raising
>their estimates for the company. The target price is set to $33.
>
>In a research note published on February 17, the analysts mention that the
>company has reported its 4Q05 sales ahead of and loss per share higher than
>the estimates. The price of the contract with Oprah Winfrey is reasonable
>and the agreement represents a substantial marketing opportunity for XM
>Satellite Radio, the analysts add. The EPS estimate for 2006 has been raised
>from -$2.15 to -$2.10.
>
Jim Breuer on alt.binaries.mp3.comedy

[Ricky Ticket]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 7:57:34 -0500, Noper wrote
(in message <qa3mv1l5u7nf92hs07km8job38bp7jul5r@4ax.com>):


> The buzz is already around the brokerage firms to dump XM stock for
> their heavies. So, you should see some activity today on that front.
>
> XM stock should dive by the end of trading today.

SUcks to be wrong huh? :D

--
"The Stern Effect"

Sirius stock prices since Stern started work...

09-Jan-06 6.57
10-Jan-06 6.50
11-Jan-06 6.12
12-Jan-06 6.20
13-Jan-06 6.28
17-Jan-06 6.20
18-Jan-06 6.29
19-Jan-06 6.35
20-Jan-06 6.30
23-Jan-06 6.11
24-Jan-06 5.90
25-Jan-06 5.92
26-Jan-06 5.82
27-Jan-06 5.87
30-Jan-06 5.86
31-Jan-06 5.67
01-Feb-06 5.71
02-Feb-06 5.54
03-Feb-06 5.33
06-Feb-06 5.49
07-Feb-06 5.76
08-Feb-06 5.98
09-Feb-06 5.80
10-Fed-06 5.74
13-Feb-06 5.61
14-Feb-06 5.64
15-Feb-06 5.82
16-Feb-06 5.65
17-Feb-06 5.26
21-Feb-06 5.18 -21.16% Since Stern opened his Mic

[Ricky Ticket]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:06:55 -0500, Noper wrote
(in message <1e3nv19ohggu1m3ala5lqktoennd8ffivv@4ax.com>):

> From: Noper <nope@nottelling.net>
> Newsgroups: alt.binaries.howard-stern, alt.fan.howard-stern,
> alt.fan.opie-and-anthony, alt.radio.satellite
>
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:28:30 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
> Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Monday, February 20, 2006 9:30:23 AM ET
>> Piper Jaffray
>>
>> NEW YORK, February 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray
>> reiterate
>> their "outperform" rating on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR.NAS), while raising
>> their estimates for the company. The target price is set to $33.
>>
>> In a research note published on February 17, the analysts mention that the
>> company has reported its 4Q05 sales ahead of and loss per share higher than
>> the estimates. The price of the contract with Oprah Winfrey is reasonable
>> and the agreement represents a substantial marketing opportunity for XM
>> Satellite Radio, the analysts add. The EPS estimate for 2006 has been
>> raised
>> from -$2.15 to -$2.10.
>>
>
> Your baby stock was at $37.31 at its peak, last year. Now it is at
> $21.96. I can't wait to see what it is in 3 months.

Could it be since Howard Stern infected the industry it is suffering like
everything he touches? Only this time he can't hide it. :D


--
"The Stern Effect"

Sirius stock prices since Stern started work...

09-Jan-06 6.57
10-Jan-06 6.50
11-Jan-06 6.12
12-Jan-06 6.20
13-Jan-06 6.28
17-Jan-06 6.20
18-Jan-06 6.29
19-Jan-06 6.35
20-Jan-06 6.30
23-Jan-06 6.11
24-Jan-06 5.90
25-Jan-06 5.92
26-Jan-06 5.82
27-Jan-06 5.87
30-Jan-06 5.86
31-Jan-06 5.67
01-Feb-06 5.71
02-Feb-06 5.54
03-Feb-06 5.33
06-Feb-06 5.49
07-Feb-06 5.76
08-Feb-06 5.98
09-Feb-06 5.80
10-Fed-06 5.74
13-Feb-06 5.61
14-Feb-06 5.64
15-Feb-06 5.82
16-Feb-06 5.65
17-Feb-06 5.26
21-Feb-06 5.18 -21.16% Since Stern opened his Mic

[Horde]

Ricky Ticket <not@given.com> wrote in
news:0001HW.C02151AF00202689219731D0@news.east.earthlink.net:

> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:06:55 -0500, Noper wrote
> (in message <1e3nv19ohggu1m3ala5lqktoennd8ffivv@4ax.com>):
>
>> From: Noper <nope@nottelling.net>
>> Newsgroups: alt.binaries.howard-stern, alt.fan.howard-stern,
>> alt.fan.opie-and-anthony, alt.radio.satellite
>>
>> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:28:30 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>> Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Monday, February 20, 2006 9:30:23 AM ET
>>> Piper Jaffray
>>>
>>> NEW YORK, February 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray
>>> reiterate
>>> their "outperform" rating on XM Satellite Radio (XMSR.NAS), while
>>> raising their estimates for the company. The target price is set to
>>> $33.
>>>
>>> In a research note published on February 17, the analysts mention
>>> that the company has reported its 4Q05 sales ahead of and loss per
>>> share higher than the estimates. The price of the contract with
>>> Oprah Winfrey is reasonable and the agreement represents a
>>> substantial marketing opportunity for XM Satellite Radio, the
>>> analysts add. The EPS estimate for 2006 has been raised
>>> from -$2.15 to -$2.10.
>>>
>>
>> Your baby stock was at $37.31 at its peak, last year. Now it is at
>> $21.96. I can't wait to see what it is in 3 months.
>
> Could it be since Howard Stern infected the industry it is suffering
> like everything he touches? Only this time he can't hide it. :D
>
>

Who gives a fuck if its 21.96. Incase you have not noticed you sack of
----, it is still 4x as much as SIRI stock.

[Ghostfacekilla]

Boom <mmm@nnn.com> wrote in news:ivhkv1p3m1a3e7pf1sfforobe1dkm1oa4c@
4ax.com:

> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:45 GMT, DoublEE <itsmedoublee@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>>Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sirius "may have the opportunity to increase the price for its
>>>service"
>>> Bye bye Dog ---- Radio
>>
>>Spending woes slam XM stock
>>
>>The Ticker
>>
>># XM Satellite Radio could use a big hug from Oprah right about now.
>>
>>The satellite giant that just signed up Oprah Winfrey got trampled
>>badly yesterday after disclosing how much it's spending to fend off a
>>brutal assault from rival Sirius and its shock jock Howard Stern.
>>
>>XM posted a larger than expected quarterly loss because of surging
>>marketing costs aimed at luring more subscribers.
>>
>>The heavy spending to grow market share prompted longtime XM director
>>Pierce Roberts to announce his resignation, warning that XM faces "a
>>significant crisis on the horizon."
>>
>>Both developments spooked investors, sending XM's shares to a 52-week
>>low of $22.94 early in the day. The stock closed at $23.98, down 5%,
>>or $1.27.
>
> XM is going to raise their prices by $15 a month to offset their
> losses, and they're also going to charge each current sub an extra $25
> "handling fee" when their current subscriptions run out.
>

Most people are getting their Stern show through BitTorrent now. At
least the ones that don't have Sirius.

[Ricky Ticket]

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:50:33 -0500, Tim Donohoe wrote
(in message <t_wKf.3185$cF5.2532@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com>):

> Boom wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:43:48 GMT, David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:01:22 GMT, "The Cunning Linguist :Þ- Cmdr.
>>> Usenet OperAtions" <the_witchboy@yahooX.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sirius ended 2005 with 3.3 million subscribers, triple the 1.1
>>> million
>>> of one year ago. XM has more than 6 million subscribers.
>>>
>>> The company also said it expected to be profitable next year,
>>> and to
>>> generate about $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in free cash flow,
>>> after
>>> expenditures, in 2010. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett
>>> called the
>>> forward projection "very positive."
>>
>>
>> Nonsense! Opie and Anthony fans said that the satellite radio
>> industry is dead and Stern killed it. So it must be true if they said
>> it because they're really smart and have jobs and girls and aren't all
>> hideous social misfits that give themselves military-sounding titles
>> even though they're 50 or smell like pee or are just plain braindead.
>
> They will be fired within 3 years. I will bet the ranch.

That's safe since you live in a slum in Blkyn. :D

--
"The Stern Effect"

Sirius stock prices since Stern started work...

09-Jan-06 6.57
10-Jan-06 6.50
11-Jan-06 6.12
12-Jan-06 6.20
13-Jan-06 6.28
17-Jan-06 6.20
18-Jan-06 6.29
19-Jan-06 6.35
20-Jan-06 6.30
23-Jan-06 6.11
24-Jan-06 5.90
25-Jan-06 5.92
26-Jan-06 5.82
27-Jan-06 5.87
30-Jan-06 5.86
31-Jan-06 5.67
01-Feb-06 5.71
02-Feb-06 5.54
03-Feb-06 5.33
06-Feb-06 5.49
07-Feb-06 5.76
08-Feb-06 5.98
09-Feb-06 5.80
10-Fed-06 5.74
13-Feb-06 5.61
14-Feb-06 5.64
15-Feb-06 5.82
16-Feb-06 5.65
17-Feb-06 5.26
21-Feb-06 5.18 -21.16% Since Stern opened his Mic