It's official, Opie & Anthony have re-signed with Sirius XM Radio Inc. for a two-year deal, it was announced on the air today. The value of the deal were described as being "about the same" as their original contract with XM.
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It's not officially official yet, but according to Anthony in the show's PalTalk room, Opie & Anthony have re-signed with Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Comedian Greg Giraldo died yesterday at the age of 44 after a lethal overdose of prescription drugs. In remembrance to Giraldo's life and legacy, Sirius XM Radio's Raw Dog Comedy will air a day-long tribute to the popular comedian.
Your mom's box? Talks between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Opie & Anthony on their pending contract renewal don't seem to be going anywhere, and the clock is running out.
With three major talk radio personalities currently in negotiations with Sirius XM Radio Inc. it seems that Bubba The Love Sponge is the most negative in his prospects of re-signing with the satellite radio provider.
Oh sure, Howard Stern says he's "pretty sure" he's leaving the satcaster, and Opie called Sirius XM's offer "an insult" - but Bubba is giving more definitive hints, including a countdown clock (pictured above) featured on the homepage of his website.
I know this may be "old news" to some folks - afterall Kevin Smith made the announcement on the air on The Opie & Anthony Show two days ago - but I figured some folks may not have seen it.
Kevin Smith will be bringing his popular SModcast program to The Virus, starting this Saturday.
Contract negotiations between Opie & Anthony and Sirius XM Radio Inc. remain unresolved despite this Friday's a looming deadline and thousands of anxious fans, a source familiar with the matter tells Orbitcast.
And now there's new information that could be even more troubling for fans.
There's less than two-weeks left on Opie & Anthony's contract with Sirius XM Radio Inc. and there's still no word whether the duo will continue on satellite radio. As the deadline looms, fans have become more and more anxious about the future of O&A.
Fans aren't only concerned with Opie & Anthony and Howard Stern renewing their contracts with Sirius XM Radio Inc., but now rumors are heating up that Bubba The Love Sponge might be leaving satellite radio in favor of internet radio.
Opie and Anthony's contract with Sirius XM Radio Inc. expires on October 1st and it doesn't seem like the two parties are close to coming to an agreement. On Wednesday, Opie wrote on his Twitter that the current offer on the table from the satcaster was "a joke and an insult."
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