SIRIUS Satellite Radio Adds Exclusive Internet Offering of Notre ...

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SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) will be the exclusive online home ofevery regular season football game and will carry every regularseason men's basketball game live. It marks the first time thatradio broadcasts of live sporting events are available on theSIRIUS Internet Radio platform.
SIRIUS Internet Radio is the Internet version of the SIRIUS radioservice, available without the use of a radio to current SIRIUSsubscribers, or with the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIRIUSInternet Radio delivers more than 80 channels of talk,entertainment, sports and 100% commercial free music in CD-qualitysound.
SIRIUS, which has aired sports since 2004, will continue tobroadcast the university's football and basketball games nationwideon the SIRIUS radio service. All games air on The Catholic Channel,SIRIUS channel 159.
The football broadcasts are produced by ISP on the Notre Dame RadioNetwork.
football season kicks off Saturday, September 6 (3:30 pm ET) whenthe host the San Diego State Aztecs at storied Notre Dame Stadiumin South Bend, IN.
basketball is in action starting at the Maui Invitationaltournament in Hawaii on Monday, November 24, when they will face ina first round match-up.
Log on to http://www.sirius.com for more information.
About SIRIUS XM Radio
SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering the"The Best Radio on Radio" to more than 18 million subscribers,including 100% commercial free music, and premier sports, news,talk, entertainment, traffic and weather.
SIRIUS XM Radio has exclusive content relationships with an arrayof personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Oprah, MarthaStewart, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, FrankSinatra, Opie & Anthony, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, BobDylan, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tom Petty, and Bob Edwards. SIRIUS XMRadio is the leader in sports programming as the Official SatelliteRadio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, NHL, andPGA Tour, and broadcasts major college sports.
SIRIUS XM Radio has exclusive arrangements with every majorautomaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available atshop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail locationsnationwide, including Best Buy, Circuit City, RadioShack, Target,Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.
SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever livein-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, DisneyChannel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic service for GPSnavigation systems delivers real-time traffic information,including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 NorthAmerican markets.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within themeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements aboutthe benefits of the business combination transaction involvingSirius XM Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.,including potential synergies and cost savings and the timingthereof, future financial and operating results, the combinedcompany's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions withrespect to future operations, products and services; and otherstatements identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe,""plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will," "should," "may," orwords of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are basedupon the current beliefs and expectations of SIRIUS' and XM'smanagement and are inherently subject to significant business,economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many ofwhich are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control ofSIRIUS and XM. Actual results may differ materially from theresults anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results todiffer materially from the anticipated results or otherexpectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: generalbusiness and economic conditions; the performance of financialmarkets and interest rates; the ability to obtain governmentalapprovals of the transaction on a timely basis; the failure torealize synergies and cost-savings from the transaction or delay inrealization thereof; the businesses of SIRIUS and XM may not becombined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be moredifficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected;and operating costs and business disruption following the merger,including adverse effects on employee retention and on our businessrelationships with third parties, including manufacturers ofradios, retailers, automakers and programming providers. Additionalfactors that could cause SIRIUS' and XM's results to differmaterially from those described in the forward-looking statementscan be found in SIRIUS' and XM's Annual Reports on Form 10-K forthe year ended December 31, 2007 and their respective QuarterlyReports on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended June 30, 2008, all ofwhich are 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 datehereof, and SIRIUS and XM disclaim any intention or obligation toupdate any forward looking statements as a result of developmentsoccurring after the date of this communication. http://www.newscom.com /cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125"mime-type="application/octet-stream"> Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125

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