(da BillBoard Radio MOnitor) «Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin said during Friday morning’s earnings call that there are definite plans to offer Howard Stern’s show as a streaming Internet option to subscribers but that concerns about the clarity and security of the signal are the main holdups.

"Karmazin didn’t offer a timetable for putting Stern on the Internet, other than to say 'Stay tuned.' He did say, however, that such a product would not cost  subscribers anything additional.
“'We are very concerned about the overall [Internet] backbone and its availability to' accommodate a regular stream of Stern’s programming, he said. Karmazin was certain that such an offering would be very popular and that 'we may get additional subscribers' but added 'we are not going to do it until we get the technical issues worked out so we can be assured of the security and a clear listening experience,'... "»

Stern To Stream Via Sirius; Fox Returns,Feb. 17, 2006 , By Tony Sanders