Harry Potter Fans Have Something To Cheer About
Satellite Radio gets more interesting every day. It seems that nothing is beyond the capabilities of Sirius XM in terms of content. The company is rolling out another limited run channel dedicated to Harry Potter. Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) today announced that it will launch “LeakyCon Radio,” a three-day channel that will celebrate the world of Harry Potter and pay tribute to its fans as the final film in the beloved series hits theaters.
“LeakyCon Radio” premieres Friday, July 15 at 6am ET (the same day Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hits theaters) and airs through Monday, July 18 at 3am ET on SiriusXM channel 141. Hosted by SiriusXM’s Paul Bachmann and Kenny Curtis, the channel will broadcast from LeakyCon 2011, the Harry Potter fan convention taking place in Orlando, FL.
“LeakyCon Radio” offers listeners a front row seat to the wide variety of panels and special events taking place throughout the weekend at the convention, including: Death Eater Recruitment and Training Jeopardy – Harry Potter and the Law; The Books vs. The Movies: What Was Left Out and Why It’s Important; Fantastic Names & Where to Find Them: Lessons of Onomatology in Rowling’s Harry Potter Series; The Past, Present, and Future of Muggle Quidditch; Cooking Demonstration: Butterbeer 101 and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean; and …Now What? Life in the Potter fandom post Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
“LeakyCon Radio” will feature SiriusXM interviews with a variety of the film’s key players, both on screen and behind the scenes, including actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), David Thewlis (Remus Lupin), director David Yates, producer David Heyman, producer David Barron and screenwriter Steve Kloves.
LeakyCon 2011 is a charity conference created and organized by the Harry Potter fan site LeakyNews.com. LeakyCon will be held from July 13-17, 2011 at the Royal Pacific Hotel in Orlando, Florida and will feature Harry Potter-related discussions, programs and events as well as a full track dedicated to non-Harry Potter children’s and young adult literature. LeakyCon 2011 will benefit several charities including The Harry Potter Alliance, Book Aid International and the This Star Won’t Go Out Foundation.
Spencer — Shareholders of SIRI… we have a serious new wrinkle that needs your attention. It seems more and more likely that the Republicans are going to take the country down and not allow the debt ceiling to be raised by the deadline of Aug. 02nd. This now becomes an even bigger concern with Moodys now issuing a threat of a credit rating downgrade that, if it happens, would cause a market crash of monumental proportions. So my question is, taking the position of ye of little faith in these congressional bozos to do the right thing, how does one trade SIRI? If they don’t get it together by a July 22nd — which is a tentative date set up by the powers that be — then the markets will negatively react and we will probably have down days in the overall market every single day until Aug. 02nd unless they pass it. Every analyst’s $2.75 price target would go out the window — and every other analyst’s both good or bad, with the bad possibly being so bad some of these stupid negative stories about SIRI going to $1 or $1.50 could briefly come true. Either way, if the Republicans mess it up again this time the recovery won’t be so swift as Moodys has said the U.S. debt rating would NOT be raised back to AAA right away. And that would keep stock prices depressed for the forseeable future. So, the big question: how does one trade the stock? First off, IMHO I think if Mel is as wise as I think he is, he should leave the tentative Aug 01st date as the day for the CC, one day before the debt ceiling deadline. I think it would be best for the company AND shareholders alike. So what I want to know is what the key voices on this Board are planning to do if it looks as bad as I think it will be? I remember in 2008 when they had to pass the bailout bill and the Republicans let it fail and the market crashed 1000 points. Senator Barney Frank lambasted the Republicans for doing that but we all suffered because of these jerks who are in charge of running things. I don’t want to go through that ever again. The market could have the same king of reaction this time around — maybe even worse — if the debt ceiling deadline passes with no resolution because it would forever change the way the world views America. My strategy would be to sell maybe the Thursday or Friday, the 28th or 29th if Mel has the CC the same day. Maybe even on July 22nd the tentative day they’ve set for a resolution. If Mel does the CC on the 01st, I might take a chance and sell the day of earnings. I just got a really bad feeling here. The Republicans will do anything to get the presidency even at the expense of the country and the American people. They don’t give a damn about anything else. Spencer — Your comments and strategies for SIRI shareholders are urgently needed here.