SiriusXM and FOX News Extend Broadcast Agreement
September 04 2019 - 12:09PM
Business Wire
Long-Term Agreement Includes Exclusive Audio
Rights from FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network; and FOX News
Headlines 24/7 Channel Will Continue To Be Produced Exclusively For
SiriusXM
FOX News Primetime Programming to be Made
Available On-Demand via SiriusXM and Pandora
SiriusXM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and FOX News Media today announced
a new long-term agreement to continue to carry FOX News Channel
(FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN) and FOX News Headlines 24/7. As
part of the new agreement, FOX News On-Demand Audio will now be
distributed via SiriusXM’s On-Demand platform and on Pandora as
podcasts, making FNC’s top rated weekday primetime programs
(5PM-12AM/ET) available to their more than 100 million subscribers
and listeners.
In making the announcement, Jay Wallace, President and Executive
Editor of FOX News and FOX Business Network said, “SiriusXM has
been a valuable partner to FOX News Media and we are excited to
extend our relationship beyond streaming, providing on-demand
access of our powerful primetime lineup to millions of listeners
across the country.”
The new agreement ensures all FOX News Media properties will
continue to appear on SiriusXM designated channels, with FNC airing
on Channel 114, FBN on Channel 113 and FOX News Headlines 24/7 on
Channel 115. In addition, the audio of FNC’s top rated primetime
lineup featuring The Five, Special Report with Bret Baier, The
Story with Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, The
Ingraham Angle and FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream, will be
made available on-demand to SiriusXM subscribers and as podcasts to
Pandora’s listeners starting in September.
SiriusXM subscribers will continue to have access to FNC
programming through the SiriusXM App on smart phones and other
connected devices. Additionally, FOX News will continue to produce
FOX News Headlines 24/7 channel exclusively for SiriusXM, available
on satellite and streaming platforms.
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business
Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines
24/7, FOX News podcasts and the direct to consumer subscription
streaming service FOX Nation. Currently the number one rated cable
network, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for
more than 17 consecutive years, while FBN has ranked as the number
one business channel for the past two years. Owned by FOX
Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each
month.
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