NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will provide subscribers nationwide
all-encompassing coverage of the 2014-15 NBA season, offering live
play-by-play of every game from Opening Night through the NBA
Finals, plus daily in-depth talk and analysis on SiriusXM NBA
Radio.
The NBA begins its 69th season on Tuesday, October 28, with a tripleheader
featuring the defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs hosting the
Dallas Mavericks (8:00 pm ET), the
New Orleans Pelicans hosting the Orlando Magic (8:00 pm ET) and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting
the Houston Rockets (10:30 pm ET).
Channels for these and future games on SiriusXM can be found
at www.siriusxm.com/nba.
NBA programming is available to subscribers with XM Select,
Sirius Premier or Sirius All-Access plans. Those satellite
radio subscribers who add SiriusXM Internet Radio access to their
subscription also get access to every team's official radio
broadcast for every game on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and
online.
SiriusXM NBA Radio (XM channel 86, Sirius channel 207) enters
its second season offering fans the most extensive and in-depth NBA
coverage available on radio. The channel offers live game
broadcasts and a daily schedule of NBA-focused news and talk from
an unparalleled roster of hosts.
New to the roster of analysts this season will be former
All-Star forward Antonio Davis,
former Kings/Suns/Sonics guard-forward Eddie Johnson and veteran broadcaster
Kevin Harlan.
Returning analysts include former star players and coaches such
as former NBA player/head coach/executive Mike Dunleavy, Sr., former NBA Champion players
Stacey King, Malik Rose and Kenny
Smith; Hall of Famer and women's basketball pioneer
Nancy Lieberman; and former NBA
guard Mateen Cleaves. They
will be joined on air by hosts Mark
Boyle, Brian Geltzeiler,
Jason Goff, Frank Isola, Joel
Meyers, Justin Termine, Gerald
Brown and Howie C.
NBA fans can call in to discuss the latest headlines and weigh
in with their opinions on the issues of the day. The channel will
also feature regular interviews with current players and coaches as
well as NBA legends, on-location broadcasts from special events,
programming focused on the history of the game, and more.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 26.3
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
from retailers nationwide as well as at shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
programming is available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App
for smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
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.
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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 entertainment
providers; our ability to attract and retain subscribers, which is
uncertain; our dependence upon the auto industry; general economic
conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are
not insured; the interruption or failure of our information and
communications systems; the security of the personal information
about our customers; 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; rapid
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Media contact:
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SiriusXM
212.901.6693
andrew.fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com
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