Exclusive “FOX News Headlines 24/7” channel
– first of its kind – will deliver the day’s top stories, launching
this fall on SiriusXM
SiriusXM listeners will get up-to-the-minute
headlines, breaking news, on-scene reporting, news from the worlds
of business, entertainment, and sports, and more, throughout their
day
SiriusXM and FOX News today announced the launch of FOX News
Headlines 24/7, a new national headline news service and
full-time satellite radio channel produced by a dedicated team of
FOX News journalists and contributors. The channel, part of a
multi-year agreement, will launch in the fall of 2015 to all
SiriusXM subscribers on channel 115.
Staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, FOX
News Headlines 24/7 on SiriusXM will deliver the day’s top stories
at any time. FOX News Senior Vice President of News Jay Wallace
will oversee operations of the new channel, in addition to his
current responsibilities managing news at FNC.
Utilizing the resources of FOX News, FOX Business Network, FOX
News Radio, Foxnews.com, and Foxbusiness.com the new channel will
be continuously updated with headlines, breaking news, on-scene
reporting, business news, politics, entertainment, sports, and
more. SiriusXM listeners will be able to access breaking news
throughout their day wherever they listen to SiriusXM, whether in
the vehicle, or via the SiriusXM app or online at siriusxm.com.
In commenting on the announcement, FOX News Chairman & CEO
Roger Ailes said, “By creating this new news offering, we’re aiming
to provide FOX News viewers and satellite radio subscribers the
opportunity to stay informed with the latest headlines and breaking
news from the network they have come to rely on and trust.”
Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM,
added, “We are excited to expand our relationship with FOX News to
include this original and exclusive channel. FOX News has the
credibility and expertise to develop a channel unlike anything else
in radio. It will deliver timely, valuable information that
allows our listeners to immediately get caught up on the latest
news, no matter where they are. With so much happening in the news
cycle, the channel’s dedicated teams of broadcasters will keep our
subscribers updated around the clock. FOX News Headline 24/7 will
produce a news channel that no competitor can match.”
FOX News and SiriusXM already broadcast three dedicated
satellite radio channels, including: FOX News Channel, featuring an
audio simulcast of the most watched cable news network, on channel
114; an audio simulcast of FOX Business Network on channel 113; and
FOX News Talk on channel 450, which offers opinion programming from
popular FOX News personalities such as Brian Kilmeade, Alan Colmes,
John Gibson and Tom Sullivan.
For more information and to try SiriusXM for 30 days, please
visit siriusxm.com.
About FOX News
Owned by 21st Century Fox, FOX News operates the FOX News
Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, which
encompasses FOX News Talk, and FOXNews.com. It also produces FOX
News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge. A top
five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in
the country for 13 years and according to Public Policy Polling, is
the most trusted television news source in the country. FNC is
available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable
news landscape while routinely notching the top ten programs in the
genre.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) is the world’s largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 27.7
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
on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are available from
retailers nationwide and at shop.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. SiriusXM
is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major
automakers, giving customers access to a suite of safety, security,
and convenience services including automatic crash notification,
stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance
and turn-by-turn navigation.
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