I thought stern was given 3 channels

jldavis · 10-21-2005, 11:25 AM

I'm pretty sure I heard him say he was given 3 channels to program. 100 & 101...

WolfViper · 10-21-2005, 01:05 PM

Yea there no 3rd channel yet, probably won't see it late next year maybe when he finally gets onn Sirius, because he so busy with everything. But anyway what I heard it spouse to be a premium channel?

**Michigan Made** · 10-21-2005, 03:22 PM

I'm sure this is why 102 has been left vacant for the time being.

siriusgirl2005 · 10-21-2005, 04:57 PM

Sirius would also have to change their "no premium" advertising which has been a major selling point for them.

I still think this would be a mistake.

BRTCMFN · 10-21-2005, 05:18 PM

I hope they may have changed there minds with the Ala-carte theory and went with 2 channels- It will just confuse matters in marketing and advertising

HarleyJoel · 10-21-2005, 05:34 PM

Who knows. I'm hoping that the success of the two channels will keep them from a pay - third channel.

v1ru5 · 10-21-2005, 06:25 PM

Maybe in his excitment he was refering to InDemand as the third channel.

Miller · 10-23-2005, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by v1ru5

Maybe in his excitment he was refering to InDemand as the third channel.

Last year he mentioned 3 channels. Iâ€™m pretty sure he didnâ€™t have indemand back then.

v1ru5 · 10-23-2005, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Miller

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Originally Posted by v1ru5

Maybe in his excitment he was refering to InDemand as the third channel.

Last year he mentioned 3 channels. Iâ€™m pretty sure he didnâ€™t have indemand back then.

You`re right.

HarleyJoel · 10-23-2005, 09:15 PM

They have set aside a third channel for him (102) but he has no content for it yet so they haven't activated it yet.

BRTCMFN · 10-23-2005, 09:29 PM

It seems kind of dumb if they plan on still having an ala-carte channel - I am sure it will cause confussion if this is the case.

Darth Kathie Lee · 10-24-2005, 01:39 AM

I think Channel 102 was supposed to be all of the shows from the last 20 years, but since Howard signed away the rights during his last negotiation, it won't happen, unless he -- OR SIRIUS -- coughs up the $40 million that Infinity is demanding for it.

Miller · 10-24-2005, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Kathie Lee

I think Channel 102 was supposed to be all of the shows from the last 20 years, but since Howard signed away the rights during his last negotiation, it won't happen, unless he -- OR SIRIUS -- coughs up the $40 million that Infinity is demanding for it.

He signed that contract 5 years ago. This was well known when he was negotiating with Sirius. Why would they plan for a channel in which they wonâ€™t have access to the content?

puck71 · 10-24-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Kathie Lee

I think Channel 102 was supposed to be all of the shows from the last 20 years, but since Howard signed away the rights during his last negotiation, it won't happen, unless he -- OR SIRIUS -- coughs up the $40 million that Infinity is demanding for it.

I haven't ever heard mention of that plan, and I've listened to pretty much every Stern show this year. As best as we can tell, the 2 channels will have a lineup of original programming, with some repeats, like many other Sirius channels.

ProperModulation · 10-24-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Miller

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Originally Posted by Darth Kathie Lee

I think Channel 102 was supposed to be all of the shows from the last 20 years, but since Howard signed away the rights during his last negotiation, it won't happen, unless he -- OR SIRIUS -- coughs up the $40 million that Infinity is demanding for it.

He signed that contract 5 years ago. This was well known when he was negotiating with Sirius. Why would they plan for a channel in which they wonâ€™t have access to the content?

He has mentioned that although he doesn't have the rights for his radio tapes, he DOES own all the rights to all his E! footage. This should allow him to pull the radio show audio from the E! footage if they really wanted to create a channel of classic Stern stuff. Not to say that it'd be easy or cheap to do, but it's possible.