The Athletic keeps growing .......

I think the bigger they get, though, the more they’ll see that the new audience they’re hoping for is already subscribing for other content. They hired three boxing/MMA writers, for example, and it seems likely that many interested in that kind of coverage are already subscribing for other content. If that truths out to be true, then paying for that many writers becomes tricky.

I think it’ll get to a point, if it hasn’t already, where The Athletic tries to do a little bit of everything and finds that many reading that new content they’ve created were already subscribing.

 

I had no idea you could negotiate. I'm speechless.

 

Our XM/Sirius subscription was up at some point last year, and a rep called my wife to see about signing up again for the low, low price of about $140 a year. My wife kept saying no until they threw in three free months and the others were, like, $5 a month at most. We'll let it go the next time it comes up for renewal because, yes, Spotitfy, and to a lesser extent Pandora. Phone hooks up through the radio, and you're set.

 

Sirius will literally do anything to keep you. Pretty sure they wouldn’t be above sending hookers to your house or murdering your mother-in-law for you. Keep you at any cost. Great business model

 

I still have my USC miniature championship football. It's a bit deflated these days.

 

Where were you guys 3 days ago. I thought I was ripping them off when I said via their webpage chat system of re-upping, "you know what, as a consumer I just can't see paying 199 a year for radio. I love Sirius and love Stern and love the comedy channels and news channels but I can't pay 199 a year for radio." So after a wait I get it for 99 but after extra charges it's 140.
I said fair enough I'll take it. I shoulda said, I can't pay more than 100 dollars a year for radio.

 

You pay how much?

You can subscribe at $29.95 a year through Amazon.

 

I just got an email with as annual renewal bill for $242 for my wife’s car. I guess you need to make a phone call.

 

I continually try to negotiate down my mom’s cable bill. I might get $25 a month off. Comcast won’t budge.

 

Just called Sirius, said I wanted to cancel and they dropped our monthly rate from $21 to $7 a month for a year, fees included, and included a couple of free months. I've been with them awhile.
(No, I won't spend the savings on a sub to the Athletic. There already is plenty of quality helicopter coverage available for free, but I appreciate the info on Sirius.)

 

Can you guys please remind me in a year about this Sirius stuff. D'oh!