Quote from: Dont Fear The Reaper on November 01, 2013, 01:09:11 PM
The only ways this could work is if the streaming option on ArtBell.com isn't free - let's say it's $4.99 a month and SiriusXM gets $4 a month. MAYBE they consider it to keep Art happy. But FREE? I just don't see it.
If Art's show was more rigidly structured in a "the first two hours are call-ins and the last two hours are guests without any callers" type of format, maybe making those first two hours free could work. But that is clearly not what Art has in mind, so that too is a moot point.
Again, I just struggle to see where any of this benefits SiriusXM. We shall see.
I live in The Netherlands and I for one would be happy to pay a few Dollars, or in my case Euros, to have access to an audible stream and/or archive. I was among those who listened via Youtube but only because for me there was no other option. If there was a possibility to subscribe internationally to either a stream by SiriusXM or Art himself I think there would be plenty money coming in to support it.
Just my 2 (Euro-) cents.