| Lou Cypher |
Howard Stern in Demand
by Joal Ryan
Aug 3, 2005, 1:00 PM PT
Sound, vision, strippers: Soon, no part of Howard Stern's frowned-upon-by-the-feds broadcasts will be left to the imagination.
The talk host has sealed a three-year deal with In Demand Networks to bring the various wardrobe malfunctions of his long-running radio show in all their uncensored glory to video-on-demand digital cable, it was announced Wednesday.
The move dovetails with Stern's upcoming jump from over-the-air radio to satellite radio. In both new homes, satellite radio and video-on-demand, the Federal Communication Commission's frequent target will answer to neither government regulators nor advertisers regarding language, nudity or content.
In other words, Stern will be what Daily Variety called Stern back in 1994, on the occasion of his, well, let's just say colorful pay-per-view TV special, The Miss Howard Stern New Year's Eve Pageant: "Howard Stern unchained."
Here's how the video-on-demand service will work: Starting later this year, digital cable users will be able to order a Howard Stern channel from their local cable providers. Deals are already in place with Comcast, Cox and Time Warner to carry Stern, with more cable systems expected to follow, In Demand said.
On the Howard Stern channel, subscribers will be able to access about 20-25 hours of ever-shifting Stern content--the previous morning's radio show, maybe the previous few week's shows, maybe a special. No pricing has been set, although there has been talk of a $10 a month introductory plan.
In Demand will begin turning its cameras on Stern "as soon as possible," network spokesman Eric Duncan said. The timetable means In Demand's footage will cover the final days of Stern's broadcasts for Infinity Broadcasting, and the first days of Stern's transmissions for Sirius Satellite Radio, which begin in January.
New language and clothing liberties aside, "I don't think Howard's show is going to change all that much," Duncan said.
E! Entertainment Television, which had produced an oft-pixilated TV version of Stern's radio show since 1994, parted ways with the host in June. Reruns of Stern's E! years continue to air late nights, Monday-Saturday. (E! Online is a division of E! Entertainment Networks.)
Previous to the In Demand deal, the only at-length way to see Stern's show in the raw was through Movielink.com, which offered downloads of uncensored E! footage. That deal has since lapsed.
Meanwhile, back at the radio show, Stern regular Artie Lange said on air Monday he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon despite skipping two days of work last week in what HowardStern.com described as a "mini-meltdown."
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,17077,00.html |
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| Tom from T.O. |
Fuck I hope they offer this in Canada. I think I will have to e-mail Rogers Cable very soon, and I better get the right answer or I may have to taunt them severely. Ten bucks a month seems a little high but if I can come home, put the wife and kids to bed and watch Howard every night? Sign me the fuck up right now, this is superb. Howard should do a live interactive Q & A with the fans on a Friday night, install some beer taps, bring in some chicks....I'll pay 12 bucks.
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| SirGaryColeman |
I've never used any ondemand/indemand whatever... but will it be similar to NBATV (maybe that's indemand? I dont even know) where I can just call up the cable company and do like a 1 year subscription to it and then just watch it whenever something is on?
If it's a reasonable price I might do it... it sucks that he's waiting until Sirius to do it. |
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| Mexa |
| Sweet, i hope Cox does pick it up, $10 bucks a month is a fair price and i will gladly pay that ... |
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| Lou Cypher |
Quote: Originally posted by SirGaryColeman
... it sucks that he's waiting until Sirius to do it. |
They're saying that the In Demand will start soon. They want to capture the last days of the show before the move to Sirius. That's worth the price right there. |
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| SirGaryColeman |
Quote: Originally posted by Lou Cypher
They're saying that the In Demand will start soon. They want to capture the last days of the show before the move to Sirius. That's worth the price right there. |
Oh, where's it say that? I didn't hear the whole show, but I did hear Robin ask when the E! Crew would be back for inDemand and Howard said not till they get to sirius, but he wanted to bring them back sooner cuz they need money... I don't know if that means they'll just be there recording shit but not actually showing any of it till January or what... |
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| Lou Cypher |
Not on the show - in the article:
"In Demand will begin turning its cameras on Stern "as soon as possible," network spokesman Eric Duncan said. The timetable means In Demand's footage will cover the final days of Stern's broadcasts for Infinity Broadcasting, and the first days of Stern's transmissions for Sirius Satellite Radio, which begin in January." |
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| Woots |
| In Demand is a great service, what I like is if you get a premium channel ( hbo, showtime, etc.) you get a library of movies and original shows like the Sopranos and the like that you can watch anytime you want-you can pause, rewind, fast foward the shows too, I can't wait to see Howard on there!:btu: |
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| MTC9984 |
| Is there a difference between in demand and on demand? |
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| SirGaryColeman |
Quote: Originally posted by Lou Cypher
Not on the show - in the article:
"In Demand will begin turning its cameras on Stern "as soon as possible," network spokesman Eric Duncan said. The timetable means In Demand's footage will cover the final days of Stern's broadcasts for Infinity Broadcasting, and the first days of Stern's transmissions for Sirius Satellite Radio, which begin in January." |
Oh.. well "as soon as possible" is a relative term and who knows who Eric Duncan is... may not be anymore "in the know" than winst. That article also has errors such as when it says artie skipped 2 days even tho 1 was scheduled.
And yes, winst.. that NBA League Pass was what I was referring too... If that's how it works, then it's not as bad as I thought... pretty convenient for those who already have digital cable.
Oh and they haven't mentioned the price yet either and just list as "will be announced when the show starts," so it sounds like it's going to be a while still... |
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| MTC9984 |
| sooo... does that mean since i have on demand i will get the show when it comes on? |
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| k22 |
| too bad he can't work some sort of discount for sirius subscribers.... |
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| goarls2 |
I warn anyone from Canada subsribing to Howard in Demand from Rogers. I recently cancelled my subscription. Updates are rare and few in between. They are always behind. Its not unusal not to be able to access any of the updates. Last Thursday they finally updated Howard with "Ronnies block party" which is super old my add. Doesnt work. Four days later, nothing on the site works. I have called Rogers to basically get the runnaround. After having Howard for three months, I cancelled it. Maybe after a year when they get their act together, I will sign up again.
Why does Canadian cable have to be so bad, and when we finally get something good from the States they have to screw that up too?
God have mercy on us all.
p.s Rest in peace Jesus Twins |
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