NEW YORK, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will offer
listeners nationwide comprehensive coverage of the NCAA® Division I
Men's Basketball Championship, airing every minute of every game on
both satellite radios and the SiriusXM app, and providing the most
in-depth daily coverage of the tournament on SiriusXM College
Sports Nation, its exclusive 24/7
college sports talk channel.
SiriusXM listeners nationwide can hear every game in its
entirety from the First Four® on March
14 and 15 through the Final Four® and national championship
game in Phoenix on April 1 and 3. All Men's NCAA Tournament
game broadcasts are provided to SiriusXM by Westwood One, radio
rights holder for the NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball
Championship.
Tournament match-ups and SiriusXM channel assignments will be
available at www.siriusxm.com/collegesports starting Monday, March 13.
On Selection Sunday®, March 12,
SiriusXM will provide up-to-the-moment coverage as tournament teams
and first round match-ups are announced. Chris "Mad Dog"
Russo and Steve Torre will host live
from 5:00 to 9:00 pm ET on Mad Dog
Sports Radio (channel 82). Then from 9:00 pm to midnight ET, listeners can tune into
continued live coverage hosted by former University of Vermont coach Tom
Brennan and Mark Packer on
SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84). The shows will
feature interviews with special guests, including team coaches and
NCAA Men's Basketball Committee chair Mark
Hollis, and will give fans a place to call in and share
their reactions and opinions as the full field is
revealed.
Throughout the tournament, SiriusXM College Sports Nation offers
the most extensive and in-depth college basketball news and
tournament talk available on radio. SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports
channel showcases a lineup of expert analysts and hosts that
includes former coaches Tom Brennan,
Bobby Cremins, Fran Fraschilla, Seth
Greenberg and Steve Lappas,
former Arizona State star Eddie
House, as well as Chris
Childers, Mark Packer and
Chris Spatola.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has led the Blue Devils to
five National Championship titles, will continue to host his weekly
SiriusXM show throughout the tournament. Basketball and
Beyond with Coach K airs weekly on SiriusXM College Sports
Nation. For upcoming show times check
www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.
SiriusXM will also offer coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's
Basketball Championship, providing listeners with live play-by-play
of every regional final, the Women's Final Four® and championship
game. All Women's NCAA Tournament radio broadcasts are produced by
Westwood One.
NCAA, First Four, Final Four, and Selection Sunday are
trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 31.3
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every
major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as
well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are
available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM.
SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and
information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™,
SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats
through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In addition,
SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a
variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in
SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
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.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit
http://www.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 and the timing of events may
differ materially from the results anticipated in these
forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results and the timing of events to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements: our substantial competition, which is
likely to increase over time; our ability to attract and retain
subscribers, which is uncertain; interference to our service from
wireless operations; consumer protection laws and their
enforcement; unfavorable outcomes of pending or future litigation;
the market for music rights, which is changing and subject to
uncertainties; our dependence upon the auto industry; general
economic conditions; the security of the personal information about
our customers; 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; our failure
to realize benefits of acquisitions or other strategic initiatives;
rapid technological and industry changes; failure of third parties
to perform; our failure to comply with FCC requirements;
modifications to our business plan; our indebtedness; our principal
stockholder has significant influence over our affairs and over
actions requiring stockholder approval and its interests may differ
from interests of other holders of our common stock; impairment of
our business by third-party intellectual property rights; and
changes to our dividend policies which could occur at any time.
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, 2016, 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
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2017-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball-championship-coverage-on-siriusxm-300421342.html
SOURCE Sirius XM Holdings Inc.