Rosie On TV Could Boost Sirius XM
Last week Sirius XM Radio host Rosie O’Donnell inked a deal to host a new television show for the 2011-2012 season. While the time-frame is still several months away, the news should be welcomed by Sirius XM fans and investors. Rosie is more likely to integrate her “projects than some other hosts that have shows on television as well as radio.
Rosie is no stranger to television. She had a hit television show for a few years before her sudden retirement from the medium. When she retired, she did not fade away. She started a blog and was active in it. Fans of Rosie were able to “keep in touch”, and Rosie was able to remain relevant.
Rosie is an example of the consummate cross promoter. She is not afraid to share personal details, and intertwines her every day life with her television show, radio show or blog. Because Rosie does this, she wont be able to help cross promoting Sirius XM with her television show. It is this personal touch to what Rosie does that makes her special, and keeps her relevant.
Certainly we can also expect to hear more about the pending television show on Sirius XM as well. The subject has already come up on the Howard Stern Show and as the date for the television launch draws closer, will become more newsworthy.
Rosie’s radio show on Sirius XM can be heard weekdays 10am – 12pm ET, 12pm – 2pm ET & 8pm – 10pm ET on Sirius XM Stars (Sirius 102 and XM 94).
Position – Long Sirius XM
Yes, I agree totally Spence . . thought the same thing myself but hell, lets call-out OPRAH by name . . that is money that has not been well spent imo and I will be happy when Mel throws that dead-weight overboard
Now, while we are on that topic, it wouldn’t kill the KOAM himself to do an occasional late-nite tour with some new material; how much mileage can you continue to get from Jessica Hahn and Richard Simmons (see last Letterman appearance)
At least Mad-Dog Russo is working his butt off and carrying his weight. . making appearances all over the place including at the Superbowl and more recently on Imus in the morning’s terrestrial, yes I said terrestrial, radio show!
Well, If Rosie is going to do a daily show on TV, it is highly unlikely she will continue to do her 2 hour daily radio show. She values her “family” time. She will most likely quit radio for TV. As for the above reference to Oprah being dead weight, that is just dumb. Oprah’s channel has many good shows and she can not be expected to have a daily show on her channel. That would just be overkill and she doesnt have the time! Let Howard Stern try doing a radio show and a separate #1 tv show! Her tv show is played on her channel everyday and they also play old episodes…she calls in and has monthly shows for Oprah Magazine. In a perfect world she would have her tv show, a radio show on XM, she would write stories for her magazine, she would then be on her new TV network 3-4 hours a day….She would become a book critic for her book club, etc….SHE IS NOT GOD!!!she is human…lol…..Believe it or not Oprah radio gives SIRIUS XM, much needed credibility for the female audience
Oprah, who has somehow duped America into believing that her fat ass is Royalty, is the single biggest waste of money that Sirius has ever squandered. She is not only a mental case, but she is an opportunist, a prima donna, a fraud, a loud mouth, arrogant, and a disturbingly heinous looking individual.
She should count her lucky stars that the American public is so god damn naive, gullible, and staggeringly ignorant!
Battle of the blobs Rosie vs Oprah
ok, lets go Tyler . . rise and shine . . time for a solid Q1 preview; may I recommend tweaking the churn to 1.8% for this quarter . . also, you may subtract 2 additional subscriptions from your estimate to allow for your and Charles’ cancellations due to the major signal outage that plagued the northeast last week (ok, easy-easy, just kidding)
Get that Blackberry Hummin . . .
Auto Sales May Reach Most Since ‘Clunkers’ on Toyota (Update1)
By Katie Merx and Keith Naughton
March 31 (Bloomberg) — U.S. auto sales may have run at the fastest pace this month since the 2009 “cash for clunkers” program as Toyota Motor Corp.’s incentives to counter global recalls spurred rivals to match the discounts.
March has been a “good month” for U.S. sales, Marchionne said yesterday in a speech in New York, predicting an annual rate of 11.5 million light vehicles. His projection, like those of the analysts, underscored the industry’s contraction in the past two years. Annual U.S. sales averaged 16.8 million last decade through 2007. The 2008 total was 13.2 million.
Industrywide deliveries may have risen to an annualized rate of 12 million light vehicles, the average of eight analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Toyota said yesterday its sales climbed as much as 35 percent.
Link:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/.....news?s…U&pid=20601087