Is Howard Stern Leaving SiriusXM
Howard Stern’s future with SiriusXM seems uncertain, but a new report suggests that if he decides not to return to the company, which he has been with since 2006, he won’t simply ride off into the sunset.
According to Eve Buckland and Russ Weakland from the Daily Mail, if Stern does choose to re-sign with SiriusXM, the legendary shock jock “will have a backup plan” and isn’t planning on retiring just yet.
The Daily Mail source also revealed that if Stern, signs another contract with SiriusXM, it will be his last.
“If he signs with Sirius again or anywhere else, it will be his last contract,” the source said to the Daily Mail. “If Sirius doesn’t sign him, he will have a backup plan. He is not going to allow anyone [to] be the reason for the end of his career besides himself and what he wants to do.”
The Daily Mail source said that Stern has “made roads elsewhere to potentially do something with HBO or Netflix.”
Following The U.S. Sun report that said his SiriusXM contract isn’t likely to be renewed, Stern broke his summer vacation for what the Daily Mail called an “emergency show” to “quell concerns he was finished.”
Stern did not address the rumor directly, although he did vow to be back once his summer hiatus is over on September 2nd.
“We will be back, though, very soon,“ Stern said.
”We’ll be back on the air, live. I’ve been refueling, so to speak.”
The Daily Mail source says that Stern is “in a bring-it-on mind frame” in the wake of the rumor about his future on satellite radio and very much plans on ending his career “on his own terms.”
Could HBO or Netflix Be Stern’s Next Stage?
Reports that Howard Stern has “made roads elsewhere” with companies like HBO and Netflix have fueled speculation about what a post-SiriusXM career might look like. Both platforms would provide Stern with a level of creative freedom that mirrors what satellite radio first offered him back in 2006. For HBO, the connection is clear: Stern’s blend of celebrity interviews, comedy, and uncensored commentary would fit comfortably alongside the network’s history of edgy late-night programming. A premium cable platform could allow Stern to reimagine his show in a visual format, something closer to the early days of The Howard Stern Show on E! but with the resources to make it far slicker and more ambitious.
Netflix, meanwhile, offers a different kind of opportunity. The streaming giant has invested heavily in comedy specials, documentaries, and talk formats, and Stern’s brand would instantly attract subscribers curious to see him outside of radio. A limited-run docuseries revisiting his career, or a hybrid talk show blending long-form interviews with scripted elements, would appeal to Netflix’s global audience. Whether Stern chooses HBO’s prestige or Netflix’s reach, the potential is there for him to reinvent himself yet again — ensuring that his exit from SiriusXM wouldn’t mean the end of his influence.
