"Think of al the potential markets for SIRI.. hispanic, gay/lesbian, country/western fans... whatever, the list goes on and on... it's just a different situation altogether.."
The operative word is "potential" JM. I invite you to think bigger.
If Q, for example, is split into two separate channels some day, one for gays and one for lesbians, consider the possibilities as to worldwide hetero subscribers signing up in droves as well.
I'm not trying to start a rumor here because I have no updated specific information.
But I can tell you that Frank mentioned to me a couple years ago when I visited the studio that such a split for Q may be in the cards some day. And you'll notice that this also cuts across hispanic, country/western, etc., fans, as you point out.
Things like this make Q's potential at least as big as SIRI's, and quite possibly even considerably bigger, IMO.
Ron