Good analysis. Sort of underscores why they may not have me (or me moneY much longer.
John Figliozzi On Feb 15, 2007, at 7:29 AM, Richard Cuff wrote: > Since Sirius sunk so much of their $$ behind Howard Stern, it would > seem they now need to emphasize whatever programming that keeps that > demographic profile as subscribers when they get bored with Mr. > Stern.. > > That is likely a white male, young demographic...probably the > antithesis of a WRN / NPR / PRI / BBC listener. Thus, sports > increasingly dominate the medium. > > Meanwhile, over on the domestic AM / FM chat boards, the trend is for > less live sports on regular radio, more sports talk. Not sure which > trend causes the other, but those interested in live sports are > increasingly motivated to consider satellite radio. > > I will admit that, over the past six months, I have listened to > satellite radio less, not more. I have a sufficient inventory of > podcasts and captured webcasts to stock my MP3 player, and enough > music of my own personal tastes to stock my CD player. As a result, > the satellite radio is reserved for BBC and CBC news fixes and silly > Buffalo Bills NFL games. > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA > > On 2/14/07, John Figliozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I suppose we shouldn't be surprised. Every time a new medium comes >> on the scene, there is much hope about attention to interests that >> usually are ignored by more established media. But there is always >> disappointment in the end as the new kids on the block inevitably (it >> seems) start to chase the lowest common denominator. >> >> For my part, I can't resist the urge to blame the fact that these new >> services always seem to turn to the same old tired warhorses that >> know the old media oh so well, but haven't a clue about how to >> reposition a new medium. > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
