ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO EXTEND EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST AGREEMENT
2008-03-03 20:40:04
2008-03-03 20:40:04
AFL-814– February 29, 2008
SIRIUS To Broadcast Multiple Live Games Every Week, Plus Entire AFL Playoffs and ArenaBowl NEW YORK – The Arena Football League and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) have extended their broadcast agreement making SIRIUS the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the AFL.
SIRIUS will broadcast multiple AFL games each week of the regular season, featuring the league’s top match-ups, and all 11 playoff games live, culminating with ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday, July 27 in New Orleans. All games will air on SIRIUS channel 130.
"The AFL is excited to be working with SIRIUS Satellite Radio again to bring our fans across the country the best action and insight into Arena Football throughout the entire season,” said AFL Network President MARC LOWITZ. “Listeners will be able to hear a great package of games every weekend and also be able to catch up on everything taking place on and off the field with PETER SCHWARTZ and WAYNE MORRIS during their weekly one hour show, This Week in the AFL.”
This Week in the AFL, hosted by Peter Schwartz and former AFL player Wayne Morris airs every Thursday (7:00-8:00 pm ET) exclusively on SIRIUS channel 126. Schwartz and Morris cover all the latest AFL news and highlights, take calls from listeners and preview upcoming games.
“We’re very pleased to be able to offer our listeners another season of exciting, fast-paced AFL football,” said STEVE COHEN, SIRIUS’ Vice President and General Manager of Sports Programming. “With SIRIUS, AFL fans from coast to coast will have access to their favorite teams and players and they won’t miss a single second of post season action.”
About Arena Football League Often recognized as one of the nations most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues, the Arena Football League will begin its 22nd season in March with 17 teams. It enters its second year of a five-year media partnership with ESPN. On the strength of its Mission Statement and Fans’ Bill of Rights, the AFL is the second-longest running football league in U.S. history.
About SIRIUS Satellite RadioSIRIUS, “The Best Radio on Radio,” delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.
Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (“XM”), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO – AFL GAMES REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE(All Times Eastern)
SIRIUS To Broadcast Multiple Live Games Every Week, Plus Entire AFL Playoffs and ArenaBowl NEW YORK – The Arena Football League and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) have extended their broadcast agreement making SIRIUS the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the AFL.
SIRIUS will broadcast multiple AFL games each week of the regular season, featuring the league’s top match-ups, and all 11 playoff games live, culminating with ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday, July 27 in New Orleans. All games will air on SIRIUS channel 130."The AFL is excited to be working with SIRIUS Satellite Radio again to bring our fans across the country the best action and insight into Arena Football throughout the entire season,” said AFL Network President MARC LOWITZ. “Listeners will be able to hear a great package of games every weekend and also be able to catch up on everything taking place on and off the field with PETER SCHWARTZ and WAYNE MORRIS during their weekly one hour show, This Week in the AFL.”
This Week in the AFL, hosted by Peter Schwartz and former AFL player Wayne Morris airs every Thursday (7:00-8:00 pm ET) exclusively on SIRIUS channel 126. Schwartz and Morris cover all the latest AFL news and highlights, take calls from listeners and preview upcoming games.
“We’re very pleased to be able to offer our listeners another season of exciting, fast-paced AFL football,” said STEVE COHEN, SIRIUS’ Vice President and General Manager of Sports Programming. “With SIRIUS, AFL fans from coast to coast will have access to their favorite teams and players and they won’t miss a single second of post season action.”
About Arena Football League Often recognized as one of the nations most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues, the Arena Football League will begin its 22nd season in March with 17 teams. It enters its second year of a five-year media partnership with ESPN. On the strength of its Mission Statement and Fans’ Bill of Rights, the AFL is the second-longest running football league in U.S. history.
About SIRIUS Satellite RadioSIRIUS, “The Best Radio on Radio,” delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.
Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (“XM”), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO – AFL GAMES REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE(All Times Eastern)
| WEEK | DATE | TIME | GAMES | CHANNEL |
| 1 | Friday, February 29 | 10:30 p.m. | New Orleans at Los Angeles | 130 |
| Saturday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | Orlando at Philadelphia | 130 | |
| Sunday, March 2 | 4 p.m. | Columbus at Colorado | 130 | |
| 2 | Sunday, March 9 | 1 p.m. | Philadelphia at Chicago | 130 |
| Sunday, March 9 | 3 p.m. | Kansas City at New York | 130 | |
| 3 | Friday, March 14 | 7 p.m. | Chicago at Grand Rapids | 130 |
| Saturday, March 15 | 7 p.m. | Los Angeles at Georgia | 130 | |
| 4 | Thursday, March 20 | 10:30 p.m. | Philadelphia at Los Angeles | 130 |
| Saturday, March 22 | 8 p.m. | Colorado at Chicago | 130 | |
| 5 | Friday, March 28 | 8:30 p.m. | Arizona at Chicago | 130 |
| Saturday, March 29 | 7 p.m. | Orlando at Columbus | 130 | |
| 6 | Friday, April 4 | 9 p.m. | Los Angeles at Colorado | 130 |
| Saturday, April 5 | 7 p.m. | Utah at Philadelphia | 130 | |
| 7 | Friday, April 11 | 7 p.m. | Colorado at Cleveland | 130 |
| Saturday, April 12 | 10:30 p.m. | Utah at Los Angeles | 130 | |
| 8 | Friday, April 18 | 7:30 p.m. | New York at Tampa Bay | 130 |
| Saturday, April 19 | 7 p.m. | Colorado at Kansas City | 130 | |
| 9 | Saturday, April 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Orlando | 130 |
| Saturday, April 26 | 10:30 p.m. | Los Angeles at San Jose | 130 | |
| 10 | Saturday, May 3 | 7 p.m. | Dallas at Columbus | 130 |
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