Martine Rothblatt Exclusive Audio From Stock Shock The Movie
Martine Rothblatt is oft referred to as the founder of satellite radio. An entrepreneur, a lawyer, and a an author, Martine is a well rounded person who’s various experiences have delivered ideas and ideals that to many may seem off the beaten path. In 1990 she created Worldspace and Sirius Satellite Radio, and was instrumental in getting the SDARS spectrum allocated that ultimately led to the satellite radio services we enjoy today.
In the mid 1990’s Rothbatt underwent sex reassignment surgery making a transition from male to female. Many may not understand such an action, but in the end, the transformation allowed Martine to fully identify with herself as a person. She possesses a unique perspective on the world, and it was from her mind that the initial concept of satellite delivered audio entertainment was born. In 1990 satellite radio was a grand idea that seemed far away and only a dream. For Martine, the ultimate reality of satellite was known from the beginning. Ironically, even with 19 million subscribers today, there are still many who simply can not grasp the value of what satellite radio has to offer. She was a visionary who dreamed of digital delivery of music when the rest of the world was still fast forward and rewinding audio cassettes!
Stock Shock The Movie is more than a story about the rise and fall of Sirius XM’s stock price. It tells a story about the market as a whole, and also delves into the mind of visionaries such as Martine Rothblatt. This exclusive audio clip of Martine gives satellite radio fans a brief glimpse into the mind of the creator of satellite radio.
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Position: Long Sirius XM, None Worldspace.
Tyler Savery appears in Stock Shock The Movie.
sirius on the moon AWSOME
ALL KIDDING A SIDE “THANKYOU MARTINE”
“even with 19 million subscribers today”
Say what?
how ’bout 15 million “paying” subscribers . . . lets not perpetuate the managerial propaganda and chest-pounding that preceded the Q1 earnings report . . . .
As Mel is oft fond of saying Tyler “it would be helpful if we dealt with the facts”
Sirius Roadkill……
You are speaking in an inaccuracy here. The 19 million subscribers are paid for. That is exactly why they are counted. A subscription has been bought.
Do you want to throw away the revenue from the 4 million promotional subscribers that are paid for?
Do you want to ignore those 4 million that are listening when you sell your advertising?
If you give your wife a 1 year subscription for Chrismas, should we not count her as a sub, because she did not pay for the subscripotion herself?
This is not about “propeganda” It is about business. The company is crystal clear on how they caount, and there are very strong business reasons to back up why they count the way they do. They are also fully transparent on the number of self paying subscribers. Just because some want to “go rogue” and develop their own definitions for things does not make those definitions correct. There are distinct categories within the subscriber number that should be understood, but ignoring millions of subscriptions that havve been bought and paid for is a gross error that would only be made by someone that does not understand all of the dynamics at play.
“Do you want to ignore those 4 million that are listening when you sell your advertising?”
Yeah, I’ll take my chances with your 4 million fictional “subscribers” (you said “listeners” not me) . .
Maybe you should take a look at total ad revenue and report back . . . then also tell us how many “unique” subscribers are “listening” to our advertisers messages
relatively speaking . . . ad revenue for this company is a pimple on an elephant’s ass
Sorry Tyler . . it was never a “merger” and it was never “19 million subscribers”
It has always been about the spin . . .
Even with tne costs cut in half, post-merger, Stern was not worth $250 million.
Stern was worth EVERY DIME.
Let’s looks at Sirius and XM numbers before Stern came and after.
It’s no contest.
Sirius would have failed without a marquee name to bring in subscribers and it is the ONLY smart move Sirius has made.
Without Stern, Sirius would have already filed for Bankruptcy.
XM would have lasted a bit longer but would have ended up there just the same when Chrysler and GM hit the skids.
Stern on Sirius put XM in an untenable market position and was bleeding cash in failed marketing programs.
It had almost zero growth with the OEM channel showing slight increases.
Sirius growth was on an almost geometric rate until the subprime market collapse caused the recession.
Stern on Sirius is the sole reason a merger was even possible.
Sirius-XM are in the Howard Stern business.
Howard Stern is NOT in the Satellite Radio business.
ALL other non- Stern content is a net loss for Sirius.
Stern is the ONLY part of Sirius that actually makes money.
I think it was………….$500 million……..
Wilber, that is an old and tired arguement. Its been mathematically proven, although he is expensive to Sirius, he still earns them more than they pay him. Next contract will be more SiriusXM friendly, but also might give Howard more freedom to phase in new talent, and take a more of a production role, and maybe 2 or 3 day a week host gig.
relmor, between the replay’s, lack of new creative content, vacations, 4-day work week, etc., the show is not worth what they pay Stern (TODAY)… not 3 year’s ago. That was a different story. If the show was better… or he worked a full 5-day work week things might look different going forward. I honestly don’t think he will continue on when his contract ends, and in a more diminished capacity (which he already works in) it may be best if he retires.
Wilber,
That may be your opinion but the current subscriber count proves you are incorrect.
I don’t disagree with the complaints about his time-off and lack of new content.
Motivation has to be a big part of this.
Stern’s motivation is clearly money.
Any new contract for him would be a pittance compared to his current deal and unlikely to be signed.
One thing is certain, if Stern leaves when his contract is up, Sirius-XM will die very quickly.
Sirius-XM MUST have a Howard Stern presence for the foreseeable future.
It’s questionable as to management’s ability to see that.
Completely agree with BahBahBooey. Howard Stern is worth every penny of the $100 mill a year he gets. From what Stern has said, and I believe him, his channel gets between 6 and 8 million listeners. Plus Sirius subcribers increased from 1/2 million to 8.5 million in a year or two. Let’s be conservative – his audience is 6 million. At $13\month, that’s $156\yr per subscriber, by 6 million paid subscribers comes out to $936 million a year. Now, understood that satellite radio requres lots of capital investment, and I don’t know how much additional investment was required to support those 8 million listeners, but all that additional gross income to Sirius is because of Stern, so I’d say he’s well worth the money.
Also agree that Howard is 90% of satallite radio. Without him the industry goes kaput. Long live Howard Stern.