"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."
"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."
"The nature of any PD is going to be to tinker, and to adjust and make, make changes,. And I think the really good ones stop and say, 'Let me make a good assessment.'"
The company should put together an industry presentation with broad results on Los Angeles audio usage and a comprehensive release with specific information.
"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."