Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is planning more formal talks with Howard Stern over the coming months about a potential contract renewal for his The Howard Stern Showas the current five-year deal for it expires at the end of 2020.
SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, previously said the current pact was part of a broader "12-year agreement, under which legendary broadcaster Stern" has continued to produce and host The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM.
Under the current deal, financial details of which weren't disclosed, SiriusXM also launched its first venture into video programming with Stern.
Asked on the firm's first-quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday about a mention Stern had made in the past 24 hours about.