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Stern-CBS Settlement - Edge: Stern!

The story is that Sirius Satellite Radio will pay $2 million to CBS Radio to settle CBS' $200 million lawsuit.

If you scroll to near the end of this story, you'll see a paragraph that makes it look like an absolute bonanza for Stern and Sirius:

As part of the settlement, CBS Radio will receive payments in return for allowing the use of its recordings of The Howard Stern Show, according to a joint statement by CBS and Buchwald.

The potential market for downloadable recordings of classic Howard Stern show broadcasts, interviews and bits could very well be massive. With 20 years of material including everything from interviews with Sam Kinison, Pat Cooper, Chris Rock and the entire Wack Pack (to name several of literally hundreds), Stern and Co. could stand to make millions upon millions should they choose to make the material available on iTunes and other outlets. For the rights to that, CBS gets $2 million (and, perhaps, a cut of any royalties.)

This deal could very well be the King of All Bonanzas.

By Ed Moltzen  ·  26 May 2006
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