NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
the National Football League announced today a six-year extension
of their satellite broadcasting and marketing agreement.
SiriusXM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL since
2004, will continue to feature every NFL game live nationwide from
the preseason through Super Bowl LVI in 2022 as well as SiriusXM
NFL Radio, SiriusXM's 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to the
NFL. SiriusXM also airs multiple Spanish-language NFL
broadcasts each week of the season.
All NFL games are available to SiriusXM subscribers on their
satellite radios. Those subscribers with the SiriusXM All
Access package – which includes satellite radio and internet
listening – also get authenticated access to every NFL game via the
SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel 88 on satellite radios and on the
SiriusXM app) continues to offer the most in-depth radio coverage
of the NFL. The daily programming lineup features shows
hosted by NFL experts and interviews with players, coaches and
executives from around the league, plus in-depth coverage of the
NFL Draft, training camps and more.
Now for the first time, SiriusXM NFL Radio programming is
available to subscribers on SiriusXM On Demand, giving them access
to an extensive catalogue of show episodes, interviews and more
that they can listen to whenever they want.
"We are pleased to extend and expand our partnership with
SiriusXM into the next decade," said Brian
Rolapp, the NFL's executive vice president, Media. "SiriusXM
has been a valuable partner and provides our fans with tremendous
content throughout the year and on gameday."
"For more than a decade, SiriusXM and the NFL have worked
together to provide our subscribers with extraordinary access to
the league, giving them the ability to hear every game from
anywhere across the country, plus the best, most in-depth 24/7 NFL
talk programming on radio," said Scott
Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief Content
Officer. "The fans' appetite for NFL content continues to
grow. We're pleased it will remain an important part of our
lineup for years to come, and we look forward to giving our
subscribers the coverage they love on their radios, phones and
mobile devices, and now also On Demand."
As the league's official satellite radio partner, SiriusXM will
continue to have rights to use the NFL 'shield' logo and collective
NFL team trademarks. For more information and a schedule of
NFL games on SiriusXM, visit www.SiriusXM.com/NFL.
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.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contact:
Andrew FitzPatrick
SiriusXM
212-901-6693
andrew.fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com
Brian McCarthy
NFL
212-450-2069
Brian.McCarthy@NFL.com
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