NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
SiriusXM and FOX News announced that FOX News Headlines 24/7
will launch on October 5th. Broadcast
live from FOX News headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the new channel will provide
SiriusXM subscribers with real-time headlines on breaking news,
national stories, politics, business, entertainment, sports, social
media trends, and more. SiriusXM listeners can tune to channel 115
to get all the news they need for their day ahead – 24/7/365.
Whether they're in their car, at work, or on-the-go, SiriusXM
listeners will now have constant access to live around-the-clock
news, as it happens, in 15 minute cycles. This innovative, first of
its kind national news endeavor will be staffed by a committed team
of FOX News journalists and contributors who will utilize the
network's vast resources across the FOX News platforms to report on
what listeners need to know at home and around the globe. Overseen
by FOX News Senior Vice President of News Jay Wallace, FOX News Headlines 24/7 will
feature constantly updated segments on major news events, business,
the latest sports scores and entertainment stories, as well as
reports on what topics, personalities and memes are currently
trending on major social media platforms.
FOX News anchors Shepard Smith and Bill
Hemmer will welcome listeners in the channel's opening
weeks, bringing their trusted journalism backgrounds to SiriusXM
listeners across the country. The first voice to be heard on the
new channel will be that of Hemmer, co-anchor of FOX News Channel's
America's Newsroom. He'll kick off the day's top news
stories on FOX News Headlines 24/7 starting at 6:00 am ET. Shepard Smith, anchor of
Shepard Smith Reporting and the network's chief news anchor
and managing editor for breaking news, will be on at 6:00 pm ET for an hour. Additional FOX News
talent will replace Hemmer and Smith after the initial launch of
the channel.
In commenting on the announcement, FOX News Chairman & CEO
Roger Ailes said, "Our goal is to
continuously deliver original breaking news product to our viewers.
This up-to-the-minute national breaking news channel, combined with
SiriusXM's reach, is a natural partnership and extension for the
FOX News brand."
Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM, added, "FOX News Headlines
24/7 is unlike any national news experience you'll find on
radio. The news never stops, and now SiriusXM listeners can have
the very latest information at their fingertips – everything from
Hollywood to Wall Street to Main
Street – refreshed every 15 minutes, 24/7, 365 days a year. We're
thrilled to collaborate with FOX News to deliver this unique
experience to SiriusXM subscribers around the country."
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 SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 28.4 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.
On social media, join the SiriusXM community on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. To view and download SiriusXM
logos and artwork, please visit SiriusXM.com/LogosAndPhotos.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements"
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
operations, products and services; and other statements identified
by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will
continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend,"
"plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning.
Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs
and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally
beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from
the results anticipated in these forward-looking
statements.
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 service
providers; our ability to attract and retain subscribers, which is
uncertain; our dependence upon the auto industry; general economic
conditions; changes in consumer protection laws and their
enforcement; the security of the personal information about our
customers; other existing or future government laws and regulations
could harm our business; failure of our satellites would
significantly damage our business; the interruption or failure of
our information technology and communications systems; 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 or other strategic initiatives; rapid
technological and industry changes; failure of third parties to
perform; failure to comply with FCC requirements; modifications to
our business plans; our indebtedness; and our principal stockholder
has significant influence over our management and over actions
requiring stockholder approval and its interests may differ from
interests of other holders of our common stock. Additional
factors that could cause our results to differ materially from
those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the
SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The
information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and
we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward
looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the
date of this communication.
Media Contacts:
Carly Shanahan/FOX News
212.301.3851
carly.shanahan@foxnews.com
Patrick Reilly/SiriusXM
212.901.6646
patrick.reilly@siriusxm.com
Danielle Lynn/SiriusXM
212.584.5329
danielle.lynn@siriusxm.com
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