Sirius Satellite Radio may be debuting Howard Stern after the New Year, but will it also have Fox News Channel? Fox News pulled shows by two of its signature hosts — lefty Alan Colmes and conservative Tony Snow — Monday after Sirius allowed their contracts to expire,” Variety’s Michael Learmonth reports.
“Now, after six months of failed talks, the deal to carry Fox News Channel itself is set to expire Jan. 1, just as Sirius is hoping to move radios with the help of Howard Stern hypehype.
The situation has become so dire that Sirius toppertopper Mel Karmazin walked across West 48th Street from Sirius’ headquarters to News Corp. HQ to meet with Fox topper Roger Ailes in person.”
“It’s causing them a great deal of grief at a time when they are trying to sell radios for Christmas,” Fox Radio senior VP Kevin Magee said.
Ailes wants a higher carriage fee and a committment to carry Fox News Talk, too. More…
FNC Deal With Sirius Set To Expire
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