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  1. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    I think Ron was just being sarcastic.
  2. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    Uhhh, doubled from what? I thought it has been said they had no data on who signs up and/or listens for O&A, besides the data from the premium subs which were allegedly around 30,000. Without actual numbers this article is just spin. One thing is true, if O&A have doubled their appeal for new...
  3. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    Ron, I would hardly call me a loyal Sirius listener, especially when I almost chose XM because of baseball and a true punk rock channel, prior to Sirius getting Howard. Also, my last post was the first to contrast Sirius vs. XM. I was not trying to "rub Sirius numbers in (y)our faces", I was...
  4. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    Both the view that the deal is bad for XM and the deal is good for XM is speculation, but the numbers certainly do not lean towards it being good for XM. I carefully chose my words to state that the jury is out. It seems to me that stating as fact that "The FM deal is helping XM enormously" is...
  5. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    But Ron, what about the churn numbers? They are worse than the lowered subscriber expectations, which means that XM is losing more current subs than they thought they would. This is a big reason for the lowered expectations for "new" subs and does not bode well for XM if current subscribers are...
  6. Jeff Gatie

    What we all knew already: Opie and Anthony ratings UP!!!!

    Ron, the numbers just do not bear this out. Not only have the subscription expectations been lowered (again), but churn is absolutely in the dumper for XM, which may or may not mean O&A fans are jumping ship for a show they never have to pay for, but it certainly does not mean O&A are generating...
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