Comments on: Mel Karmazin Video Provides Some Answers

By: Dude

Dude — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:25:09 +0000

This guy is an idiot!!

Totally trashed XM and his own company as well!!

They were originally going to MERGE WITH XM and allow them to keep all streams…..

Heh,they lied!!

They are in the process of destroying the whole network….

I dont understand why XM doesnt fight this matter,they cant like whats happening!!

This is totally disgusting.. I dislike Sirius and now 1/2 the stream are thier garbage!!

By: Don't Forget, We're Not Normal..... - Page 4 - Digital Radio Central

Don't Forget, We're Not Normal..... - Page 4 - Digital Radio Central — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:24:25 +0000

[...] Originally Posted by IdRatherBeSkiing I thought that was something they couldn’t do. On the XM side they have another issue … channel numbers. I think they are almost out. Mel’s latest video says that we are going to have 130 channels. So… Sounds like the channel numbers running out is not an issue and sound quality should improve. Mel Karmazin Video Provides Some Answers – SiriusBuzz [...]

By: J56D

J56D — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:44:09 +0000

I heard nothing new.
Just a rehash of previous statements.

By: SXMInvestor

SXMInvestor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:15:52 +0000

Will Mel extend through 2010 to see this company through their 1st profitable year ?

I think he should and will, but then I think he needs to retire because he is not looking good lately.

By: dylan

dylan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:02:45 +0000

Patrick, What is Stebford? Did you mean Stepford? Like Stepford Wives?

By: MUSCLE13

MUSCLE13 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:43:34 +0000

I am absolutely shocked Charles didn’t censor the comment “Thanks Muscle”.

By: dylan

dylan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:37:27 +0000

Keeping score
Karmazin left Viacom with the full value of his $30 million contract, plus stock and options worth some $250 million. Including salary, options, and bonuses, he collected $31.2 million at Sirius in 2006.

In person
Impatient, aggressive, obsessive, imperious, tight-fisted: they’re the traits that have made Karmazin an extraordinarily difficult boss and an extraordinarily effective corporate manager over the years. The sort of boss who used to regularly review the phone and travel bills of his underlings, his obsessive focus on the bottom line earned him the respect of shareholders.

Married his second wife Terry in 2000.

No joke
While at CBS, Karmazin kept a telescope in his office trained on the offices of rival NBC across town.

By: frigginregan

frigginregan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:24:22 +0000

Well…the NY JETS won today, so I’m happy.

Cheers.

By: dylan

dylan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:16:16 +0000

When did Mel get remarried?

There is rumor out of Germany that GM is about to go tits up next week. Anybody up on this rumor?

The $700 billion bailout money is not to be distributed until AFTER the election. You can be certain that Goldman (entrenched) will be the first pig at the trough. Further, there won’t be anybody getting ANY financing done until the $700 billion gets loose and they see which outfits soak it up. IMHO, it will be totally spent in two weeks. Between Goldman and Morgan Stanley (piggy no. 2), the two outfits could conceivable consume the entire amount.

Youse guys covered Mel’s speech very well. I have nothing to add.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:13:20 +0000

He might look a little thin, but that’s a huge improvment from what he’s been looking like lately….. INVISIBLE !!! This technology is just so damn amazing to me, with such great potential, that I just have to believe that if Mel can’t get the company back on course (and profitable), then somebody else would love the opportunity. Wipe out that debt, and this thing could still take off. It’s all about perception, and right now nothing is happening to inspire any confidence or excitment about the product/service. Convince the masses that something is cool, and they will buy it. They don’t even have to love it. I am sure that a large percentage of I-pod purchases are made by people who don’t necessarily love the God damn thing – they want one because their “cool” friends have one. There is an awful lot of resistance from people when it comes to paying for radio, yet the TV and the cell phone and the bottled water and all the other shit that they squander their money on isn’t an issue. It is a very strange phenomenon, and I don’t understand it. Terrestrial radio really isn’t free; you pay in the form of horrible playlists and mind numbing commercials. I still think that 43 cents a day is pretty good bang for the buck when compared to the obscene prices they charge for entertainment these days. Been to a concert lately? How about an NFL, MLB, or NBA game. The average person can’t even afford to go to one of these events, and to take the family for most people is out of the question. How about a Broadway show? The cost of one ticket could easily pay for a years subscription to satellite radio. The argument that satellite radio is too expensive is, in my mind, a bunch of bullshit. I think that the biggest hurdle that satellite radio needs to overcome is the incredible ignorance of the American public. I’m no genius, but of this I’m certain; there are an awful lot of people out there who will NEVER subscribe to satellite radio. EVER. But…. there are probably millions who would if they could be convinced that it is a cool thing to have. Apple conviced an entire generation that they need to have an I-pod. If Sirius/Xm could convince 1/10th as many people, it would be huge. Not even 1/10th. Good product + GREAT MARKETING = HOME RUN. Come on Mel; come out of your cave, take off your burka, and create some enthusiasm. Time to be the legendary salesman that you allegedly are. And one more thing – stop bullshiting us, Mel.