This is extremely hard to believe. I am talking about a dozen people that are actually in my family or I work with on a daily basis, are you talking about people you met on some site dedicated to disgruntled fans?Quote:
Originally Posted by DScum
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This is extremely hard to believe. I am talking about a dozen people that are actually in my family or I work with on a daily basis, are you talking about people you met on some site dedicated to disgruntled fans?Quote:
Originally Posted by DScum
APPARENTLY the company doesn't think the projection is a joke as they tout they only expect an additional 200k growth by year's end. Mel Karmazin made a point of bringing it up yesterday to Reuters. Lowered expectations game. Watch what happens to a stock that misses an already lowered projection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Newman
These are people who I work with on a daily basis as they are in an LTL trucking fleet. Needless to say the owner plans on discontinuing his service on December 17th not only to save money but to show his disdain over these changes. The drivers are being told to either use the built in AM/FM radio, but and pay for their own satrad or use their iPods/MP3 devices. Most of them use it for Stern but will now just be downloading and uploading it to their MP3 player to hear it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiriusBuzz
Yes, this happens to be Mel's favorite past time: Under Promising and Over Delivering.Quote:
Originally Posted by DScum
He has done it for decades. I am looking for end of year numbers to be closer to 19.6 million, a full 500k HIGHER than the companie's forecast, not miss the rediculously low forecast.
As Willy Wonka would say Strike that and Reverse it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Newman
Over Promising and Under Delivering.
An example:
"A combined satellite radio company would offer a consumer more variety..."
"With a merger customers will not see any significant changes to their current service..."
DScum: Customers are not seeing a significant change to their current service. Yes, channels changed, and some were eliminated, but I personally do not see that as a "significant" change, and yes I did loose one of my favorite channels as well. I also got more variety in the music that I listen to with the new channel line up, so more variety is also true. (I now have 6 or 7 comedy channels instead of the 3 I had previously, I now have 8 or 9 country stations instead of the 6 previously, and many more light rock stations that there were before. That is an increase in variety.)
As far as the variet comment, did you really think the day after the merger they were going to have millions of channels? They have been a combined company for less than 5 months! Give them a chance to prove themselves...
As far as under promising and over delivering: Mel has NEVER once missed his subscriber target, and always over delivered. The only time that it was "missed" was Q4 of 2006, they were unable to hit their own estimates, though they lowered those estimates back in November, and then beat the lowered estimates.
I still do not know how you think that there is a possibility of them missing the 19.1 million number with the numbers that I posted above. I guess you believe everything you are told. I sure hope you do not watch Jim Cramer much...
And now they are censoring the hosts. In case you missed it Bubba The Love Sponge had his replay yanked today because he was critical of SiriusXM.
But remember Scott and Mel don't believe in censorship on satellite radio.
http://www.SiriuslyScrewed.com
The reprecussions of SIRIUS not resigning BUBBA and treating him with any respect will shatter any subscriber growth for quarter 4 of 2008. AS if things are not bad enough with the economy. Sirius not only did not replay his show today because of his true comments about Sirius managnment but they have screwed the entire audience as far as I am concerned. You should really listen to this because it will NEVER air on Sirius airwaves again. Here is a link so you can download it and listen for yourselves. You really need to hear this so you understand why the number 2 rated satellite radio show that draws in huge amount of subscribers whether you like him or hate him will have a NEGATIVE affect on subscriber growth for the month of December. I am personally cancelling my 7 radios and jumping off this ship, not because of just Bubba but because of the lack of leadership and concern when it comes to CUSTOMER SERVICE or CARE FOR WHAT THE SUBSCRIBERS WANT. As Bubba always says FU@K THis place its BullSH!T Im out of here :scared:
http://www.mediafire.com/?n2ntw2m4zeu
I have said myself that Sirius needed to resign Bubba, as content is key...
But here is the thing: I have also heard over the past 3 years how ungreatful and beligerant Bubba and staff have gotten every time it comes around to renewal. When it is coming time for renewal, you start name calling and pissing off your boss. If anyone works in a job where they have annual reviews, do you start showing up late for work and calling your boss an asshole a month or so ahead of that review? Of course not.
Perhaps Bubba may have gotten longer contracts or more money if he wasnt pissing off all of the decision makers around there. Yes, he is important to Sirius and I think they may take a small hit because of his leaving. But he is not Stern. He really does not hold the same muscle that Stern has, or that the NFL has. If you keep pissing everyone off, it will eventually end up with you getting pissed off. I heard Friday's rant on the air. I hope they don't renew him.
He is an egotistical, self centered brat. Yes, he is important, but not THAT damn important. He even goes so far as to say that he should be that much more important because they recieved the single largest FCC fine in history. BIG WHOOP.
DScum: They are not censoring. They chose not to replay his egotistical rant. I would not have replayed it either. If I were running the comapny, he would have been looking for a new job 2 years ago. He is so full of him self that he thinks he "deserves" everything. **** Bubba.
So if you walk in to Mel's office and start calling him every profanity under the sun, and he has you removed and thrown into the streets, is he censoring you?
Basically, that is what Bubba did. I hope he got thrown into the streets, just like you would be.
What you are criticizing Bubba for is exactly what Howard did back in the day. Howard put his ratings through the roof by screwing with anyone who was higher up on the ladder then he was. I am not saying Bubbas actions are right or wrong... just par for the shock jock course.
Perhaps why I never have -- and never will -- listen to shock jocks.
I have enough drama in my life, why add more on the way to or from work?
Lithium 24 this morning.
F--k edited out of Pearl Jam's Jeremy. Checked my stored version on Stiletto 2 previously recorded from Lithium prior to blending. F--k was previously unedited.
A month and they still can't fix this "glitch".
"This is a great question and I'm really glad you asked it. There is absolutely, 100 percent, no censorship at Sirius XM. Let me be clear about that."
Who gives a F--k!Quote:
Originally Posted by DScum
Apparently they didn't. December 16th the day before the cancellation they bring back Backspin and Strobe. They then place a call to the owner of SiriuslyScrewed to have him post a statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiriusBuzz
Apparently SiriusXM didn't think it was just going to be 8 subs lost.
I don't think that proves that they thought a ton of people were going to cancel because of that site specifically. This was about a positive press spin. Now there are articles all over the web talking about how Sirius XM listens to their customers... which is what they wanted (and it was smart).
People were complaining all over the web and calling customer service to no end, and I am sure that most of those people have never heard of siriuslyscrewed.
The cancellation effort was scheduled to begin the morning of Wednesday December 17th and the press release goes out the afternoon of December 16th.
I don't think that was just a coincidence. They couldn't afford to lose any revenue or miss their 4Q projection.
I am not going to argue with you man, you are free to believe what you want. The reality is that site alone does not have the clout nor the traffic to garner Sirius XM cowering its tail and "meeting their demands."
Where is the return of Beyond Jazz and all the hosts that were fired from POTUS. Where is the return of Scott Walterman? What about the return of deeper playlists on the decades channels?
Does this site have any clout?