NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq: SIRI) will extend, due to fans' requests, Neil Diamond Radio, its
exclusive commercial-free music channel dedicated to Neil Diamond, for an
additional two weeks through the end of May.
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To celebrate the channel's extended two-week run, Neil Diamond will guest
host his own show on Neil Diamond Radio, personally selecting music by
recording artists playing unique renditions of songs he wrote, such as UB40's
reggae version of "Red, Red Wine" and Frank Sinatra singing "Sweet Caroline."
Diamond will also share stories behind his new album, Home Before Dark, for
SIRIUS listeners.
"Neil Diamond Hosts On Neil Diamond Radio" will air on SIRIUS channel 3,
Friday, May 16th at 5 pm and 9 pm. Encore broadcasts will air Saturday, May
17th at 9 am, 12 noon and 3 pm and Sunday, May 18th at 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm
(all times Eastern).
Neil Diamond Radio will continue to feature non-stop Neil Diamond music,
interviews and stories from a career spanning four decades, including his new
Rick Rubin-produced album, Home Before Dark, which debuted this week at No. 1
on the Billboard 200.
Neil Diamond Radio launched on May 2, 2008 offering non-stop Neil Diamond
music. In addition to his own SIRIUS channel and new album release, Diamond
will also return to concert stages this summer for a 37-city North American
tour starting in July. For tour dates and more information about Diamond's
new album, Home Before Dark, go to www.neildiamond.com .
Neil Diamond Radio continues SIRIUS' tradition of creating exclusive
limited run artist-branded channels dedicated to iconic musicians. SIRIUS has
previously offered limited run channels such as Rolling Stones Radio, E Street
Radio, JAY-Z Nation, Duran Duran's Red Carpet Radio and Radio R.E.M., among
many others.
For more information on SIRIUS, please visit www.sirius.com .
About SIRIUS
SIRIUS, "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, NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games
of the NFL, NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is
available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.
SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is an Internet-only version of the SIRIUS
radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of
$12.95. SIR delivers more than 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and
100% commercial free music.
SIRIUS Backseat TV (TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat
entertainment featuring three channels of children's programming, including
Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of
$6.99 plus applicable audio subscription fee.
SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available at
shop.sirius.com and in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy,
Circuit City, Crutchfield, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack.
As of December 31, 2007, SIRIUS radios were available as a factory and
dealer-installed option in 116 vehicle models and as a dealer only-installed
option in 37 vehicle models.
SIRIUS has agreements with Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler,
Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Maybach, Mazda,
Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, MINI, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, and Volkswagen
to offer SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment in their
vehicles. SIRIUS has relationships with Toyota and Scion to offer SIRIUS
radios as dealer-installed equipment, and a relationship with Subaru to offer
SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment. SIRIUS radios are
also offered to renters of Hertz vehicles at airport locations nationwide.
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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.
