NEW YORK, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM, the
Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, will
provide its most comprehensive coverage to date for the 2014 MLB
season, offering subscribers the most extensive coverage available
in radio. This year marks the first full season that all
SiriusXM subscribers will have access to every regular season and
postseason game on their satellite radios, as well as on their
mobile devices and online.
MLB games are available on Sirius radios with either a Premier
or All Access package and on all XM radios. Through
SiriusXM's agreement with MLBAM, MLB play-by-play is also available
to all subscribers on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online at
SiriusXM.com.
SiriusXM subscribers listening to MLB games through the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App and online have access to a suite of 30
play-by-play channels dedicated to streaming the official radio
broadcasts of every MLB team. These channels give fans access
to both the home and visiting team broadcasts for every MLB game,
allowing them to hear their favorite team's announcers all season
long.
Listeners also get access to multiple Spanish-language
broadcasts each night of the regular season from a select number of
teams. For a schedule of games in English and Spanish with
their channel assignments visit www.SiriusXM.com/MLBschedule.
Listeners will continue to get the most in-depth radio coverage
of the league 365 days a year with MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM's
24-hour baseball talk channel (XM channel 89, Sirius channel
209). The channel features the latest baseball news and daily
baseball talk with a roster of expert hosts that includes former
GMs Jim Bowden and
Jim Duquette, former Rookie
of the Year Todd
Hollandsworth, former manager Kevin Kennedy, former All-Stars
Cliff Floyd, Brad Lidge, Steve
Sax, Mike Stanton
and Rico Petrocelli, plus
Casey Stern, Mike Ferrin, Jim
Memolo and others.
Starting on Opening Day, March 31,
the channel will feature a simulcast of Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's new
MLB Network show, High Heat with Christopher Russo, every weekday
afternoon. Listeners also get simulcasts of additional MLB
Network television programming, including the flagship studio show
MLB Tonight.
On Opening Day, MLB Network Radio will broadcast live from
Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles will host the defending
World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. Jim Duquette and Mike
Ferrin will host their daily show live from the ballpark
starting at 10:00 am ET. Then
on Friday, April 4, Duquette and
Ferrin will broadcast from Nationals Park in Washington DC before the Nationals open up
their 2014 home schedule against the Atlanta Braves.
Web page: MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM Twitter:
@MLBNetworkRadio
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 25.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music,
sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in
vehicles from every major car company in the U.S. and from
retailers nationwide as well as at shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
programming is available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App
for smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data
and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs,
boats and aircraft through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link,
NavTraffic®, NavWeather™, SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™,
Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX
Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million
subscribers.
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within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about future financial and operating results, our plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future
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significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
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the results anticipated in these forward-looking
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other
expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: our
competitive position versus other radio and audio entertainment
providers; our ability to attract and retain subscribers, which is
uncertain; our dependence upon the auto industry; general economic
conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are
not insured; the interruption or failure of our information and
communications systems; the security of the personal information
about our customers; royalties we pay for music rights, which
increase over time; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future
litigation; our failure to realize benefits of acquisitions; rapid
technological and industry change; failure of third parties to
perform; changes in consumer protection laws and their enforcement;
failure to comply with FCC requirements and other government
regulations; and our indebtedness. Additional factors that
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on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2013, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange
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herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any
intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as
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Media contact:
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SiriusXM
212.901.6693
andrew.fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com
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