Paul Korda . com - The Web Home of Paul Korda, singer, musician & song-writer.

International Entertainment News

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates the Official Kick-Off of Summer with Extensive Memorial Day Weekend Programming

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates the Official Kick-Off of Summer with Extensive Memorial Day Weekend Programming

Fun, diverse, and comprehensive programming choices for the weekend from Neil Diamond, Eminem, Nancy Sinatra, SIRIUS NBA Radio, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, Barbara Walters, Martha Stewart, Maxim Radio and more

NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) will offer nationwide extensive music, sports and talk programming to celebrate the official launch of summer.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )

During the Memorial Day weekend, SIRIUS listeners have many listening options to choose from SIRIUS' sports, entertainment and 100% commercial-free music channels, including Nancy Sinatra, concert broadcasts by Neil Diamond, Jimmy Buffett and Bruce Springsteen, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, Barbara Walters, Martha Stewart Living Radio and much more.

The entire schedule for the weekend can be found at www.sirius.com/memorialday.

   Memorial Day Weekend broadcast highlights:     MUSIC    NEIL DIAMOND RADIO CHANNEL 3   In celebration of Neil Diamond's return to concert stages in July, Neil   Diamond Radio will feature complete live concerts spanning four decades of   performances culminating in a spectacular eight hour uninterrupted   marathon of Neil Diamond "In Concert" on Memorial Day featuring Love at   the Greek, Hot August Night II, Live in America, and Stages.   Friday, May 23rd at 5 pm ET through Sunday, May 25th at 9 pm ET.   Neil Diamond "In Concert" Memorial Day marathon begins Monday, May 26th at   12 noon ET.    SHADE 45 CHANNEL 45   "Em-orial Day" Weekend   Eminem all weekend long as Shade 45 presents the "Em-orial Day" Weekend   special, featuring Eminem content heard exclusively on SIRIUS.   Behind The Boards: The Eminem Edition   An in-depth one-on-one interview with Eminem talking about the songs that   helped to define his career.   Saturday, May 24th at 8 pm ET; Sunday, May 25th at 12 noon & 10 pm ET;   Monday, May 26th at 12 noon ET.    Eminem's Top 25   Eminem counts down his top 25 hip-hop tracks.   Saturday, May 24th at 10 pm ET; Sunday, May 25th at 2 pm & 8 pm ET; and   Monday, May 26th at 2 pm ET.    SIRIUSLY SINATRA CHANNEL 75   Nancy For Frank   Nancy Sinatra celebrating the one-year anniversary of her show Nancy For   Frank with a marathon broadcast playing favorite hits as well as rarely   heard recordings by her father and other great artists dedicated to the   time and spirit of Frank Sinatra.   Monday, May 26th from 12 noon to 9 pm ET.    RADIO MARGARITAVILLE CHANNEL 31   Memorial Day Parade of Jimmy Buffett Concerts   SIRIUS will broadcast back-to-back Jimmy Buffett concerts   Friday, May 23rd at 6 pm ET through Monday, May 26th at 12 midnight ET.    E STREET RADIO CHANNEL 10   E Street Concert Marathon   E Street Radio presents a Memorial Day weekend with three days of non-stop   concerts, covering more than 30 years of Bruce's career.   Friday, May 23rd at 8 pm ET through Monday, May 26th.    GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL 32   The Dead Outdoors   SIRIUS broadcasts back-to-back outdoor Grateful Dead concerts all weekend   long.   Friday, May 23rd at 9 pm ET through may 26th at 12 midnight ET.    BIG '80S CHANNEL 8   The Awesome '80s Movie Music Countdown!   The original MTV veejays, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, and   Martha Quinn, begin summer 2008 counting down the most awesome movie music   from the '80s.   Saturday, May 24th at 9 am and 5 pm ET; encore broadcast on Sunday, May   25th at 6 am & 12 noon ET; Monday, May 26th at 1 am, 9 am & 5 pm ET.    OUTLAW COUNTRY CHANNEL 63   Mojo Nixon's Memory Loss Memorial Day   SIRIUS listeners will hear the best of Mojo Nixon's shows, including   interviews from South By Southwest and the Stagecoach Festival and many   others.   Monday, May 26th starting at 4 pm to 8 pm ET.    UNDERGROUND GARAGE CHANNEL 25   Guest DJ: Drew Carey   Monday, May 26th at 4 pm ET.    FIRST WAVE CHANNEL 22   15 Hours of Fred Memorial Day Marathon   B-52's front man, Fred Schneider, plays alternative party favorites plus   punk and funk jams from his personal vinyl collection.   Monday, May 26th starting at 9 am ET.    PURE JAZZ CHANNEL 72   An Hour with Herbie Hancock   Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock spends an hour at the SIRIUS studios,   discussing his recent GRAMMY(R) win and more.   Saturday, May 24th at 12 noon and rebroadcast at 10 pm ET; also   rebroadcast on Sunday, May 25th at 4 pm and Monday, May 26th at 9 am ET.     SPORTS    NBA PLAYOFFS ON CHANNELS 120, 126 & 127   May 21 -- June 2 (if nec.): NBA Playoffs -- As the Official Satellite   Radio Partner of the NBA, SIRIUS airs every game of the NBA Conference   Finals, offering both the home and visiting team radio broadcasts, as well   as the national radio broadcast.   Throughout the Eastern Conference Finals, the Detroit Pistons broadcast   will air on channel 126, the Boston Celtics broadcast will air on channel   127 and the ESPN Radio broadcast will air on channel 120.  For the Western   Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs broadcast will air on channel   126, the LA Lakers broadcast will air on channel 127 and the ESPN Radio   broadcast will air on channel 120.  Check www.sirius.com/nba for game   times and channels.    SIRIUS NASCAR RADIO CHANNEL 128   May 24 -- 25: NASCAR -- SIRIUS will broadcast Sunday's Coca-Cola 600   NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race as well as Saturday's Ohio 250 NASCAR   Craftsman Truck Series race (12:30 pm ET) and Carquest Auto Parts 300   NASCAR Nationwide series race (7:00 pm ET) live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio,   channel 128.  For Sunday's Coke 600, SIRIUS will also offer five   additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels that will carry in-car audio   for NASCAR's top drivers. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner   of NASCAR. On Monday night, May 26 (8:00-10:00 pm ET), two-time NASCAR   Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart will host the next edition of his   weekly talk show, Tony Stewart Live, exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.   Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum will recap the weekend in Charlotte, look   ahead to the next weekend's race at Dover International Speedway and, as   always, take calls from listeners around the country.    Throughout the holiday weekend and beyond, SIRIUS listeners will also get   first-rate analysis from the experts, plus all the latest news, on the   sports talk channels SIRIUS Sports Central, Ch. 123, SIRIUS NFL Radio, Ch.   124, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, Ch. 128, ESPN All-Access, Ch. 121 and ESPN   Radio, Ch. 120.     TALK & ENTERTAINMENT    SIRIUS STARS CHANNEL 102   SIRIUS Stars, SIRIUS' flagship talk channel, will air a special interview   with SIRIUS host Barbara Walters and Sarah Jessica Parker in advance of   next week's premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie. The in-depth   interview will air on Walters' weekly SIRIUS show Barbara Live! on Monday,   May 26th from 6:00 -- 7:00 pm ET.    MARTHA STEWART LIVING RADIO CHANNEL 112   Martha Stewart Living Radio will offer listeners great tips and ideas for   weekend entertaining, sharing recipes, tips for the best BBQ on the block   and other summer entertaining ideas.  Martha Stewart Living Radio will   also broadcast a "Whatever" marathon with an entire 24 hours of non-stop   Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer shows (featuring Martha's daughter Alexis   Stewart) from Monday, May 26th at 7:00 am until Tuesday, May 27th at 7:00   am (all times Eastern).    MAXIM RADIO CHANNEL 108   Maxim Radio celebrates Maxim magazine's 2008 Hot 100--The Ultimate List of   the World's Sexiest and Most Successful Women in the World -- throughout   Memorial Day weekend.  Maxim Radio will rebroadcast Maxim hosts Covino &   Rich's red carpet coverage of the Maxim Hot 100 party in Hollywood   featuring celebrity interviews and color commentary show. Maxim Radio will   also rebroadcast the Maxim Radio's Hot 100 Countdown which features   exclusive interviews with the Maxim editors who helped create the list,   including Maxim Editor-in-Chief James Kaminsky, as well as highlights from   recent in-studio interviews with Maxim Hot 100 honorees. The specials will   air on Saturday, May 24th at 4:00 am, 11:00 am, 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET;   Sunday, May 25th at 8:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 8:00 pm ET and Monday, May 26th   at 2:00 am, 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET.    BLUE COLLAR RADIO CHANNEL 103   Blue Collar Radio's Juston McKinney broadcasts his Memorial Day "Barbeque   In The Woods," a special edition of his weekly show Juston McKinney Live   From the Woods, Monday, May 26th at 9:00 pm ET.     TRAFFIC & WEATHER    SIRIUS' 24/7 traffic and weather channels will offer listeners expanded   traffic reports for all major routes to summer destinations and getaways.   From Seattle to Miami, SIRIUS listeners have direct access to weather   forecasts and traffic reports with special additional reports beginning   early on Friday, May 23rd through Monday, May 26th.    SIRIUS TRAFFIC & WEATHER CHANNELS:   New York-channel 148   Boston and Philadelphia-channel 149   Los Angeles-channel 150   Chicago and St. Louis-channel 151   Washington, D.C. and Baltimore-channel 152   Atlanta and Miami-channel 153   Dallas and Houston-channel 154   Detroit and Las Vegas-channel 155   San Francisco and Seattle-channel 156   Phoenix and San Diego-channel 157   Tampa and Orland-channel 158    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.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

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.

   P-SIRI    MEDIA CONTACT:    MUSIC   Samantha Bowman                        Sal Resendez   SIRIUS                                 SIRIUS   sbowman@siriusradio.com                sresendez@siriusradio.com   212-901-6644                           646-313-2405    SPORTS   Andrew FitzPatrick   SIRIUS   afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com   212-901-6693    TALK & ENTERTAINMENT   Neel Khairzada                         Hillary Schupf   SIRIUS                                 SIRIUS   nkhairzada@siriusradio.com             hschupf@siriusradio.com   212-584-5243                           212-901-6739  

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: sresendez@siriusradio.com

Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125

Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Samantha Bowman, 212-901-6644, sbowman@siriusradio.com, or
Sal Resendez, 646-313 2405, sresendez@siriusradio.com, Sports, Andrew
FitzPatrick, 212-901-6693, afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com, or Talk &
Entertainment, Neel Khairzada, 212-584-5243, nkhairzada@siriusradio.com, or
Hillary Schupf, 212-901-6739, hschupf@siriusradio.com, all of SIRIUS Satellite
Radio

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.sirius.com/memorialday
http://www.sirius.com/nba


Profile: International Entertainment

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home