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Thursday, May 29, 2008

SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Broadcast UEFA Euro 2008 Soccer Matches Starting June 7

SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Broadcast UEFA Euro 2008 Soccer Matches Starting June 7

SIRIUS will be exclusive satellite radio provider of Euro 2008 tournament

English and Spanish-language broadcasts to air nationwide on SIRIUS

NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today that it will be the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly known as Euro 2008, offering both English and Spanish-language broadcasts to listeners nationwide.

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SIRIUS will broadcast every match of UEFA Euro 2008, kicking off Saturday, June 7 with live play-by-play of Switzerland v. Czech Republic at 12:00 pm ET, followed by Portugal v. Turkey at 2:45 pm ET. Euro 2008 matches will air on ESPN All Access, SIRIUS channel 121 throughout the tournament.

ESPN All Access is the new ESPN-dedicated channel airing exclusively on SIRIUS channel 121. In addition to Euro 2008 play-by-play broadcasts, the channel features the exclusive, weekly ESPN The Magazine talk show, as well as exclusive simulcasts of some of ESPN's television mainstays, including SportsCenter.

On days when two matches are played simultaneously, the second match will air live on SIRIUS channel 125. SIRIUS will also carry Spanish-language broadcasts of Euro 2008 matches on ESPN Deportes Radio, SIRIUS channel 181.

Euro 2008 will take place in Austria and Switzerland from June 7 to June 29, 2008. A total of 16 national teams -- the two host nations and 14 other qualifiers -- from around Europe participate in the tournament with the winner representing the UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Euro 2008 will feature Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

"Euro 2008 is a very exciting addition to SIRIUS' extensive slate of soccer programming, which already features the English Premier League, Champions League, every Chelsea FC match and Celtic FC matches from the Scottish Premier League," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS' President, Entertainment and Sports. "Soccer is an important component of our sports programming and we will continue to offer listeners nationwide the very best competitions from around the world."

SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Barclays English Premier League and carries multiple live Premiership soccer matches each week. SIRIUS is also the Official Satellite Radio Partner of both Chelsea Football Club of the English Premier League and Celtic Football Club of the Scottish Premier League, airing every league match from both franchises. SIRIUS also airs UEFA Champions League matches.

In addition to live match coverage, SIRIUS subscribers can tune in to soccer talk every weekday. The Football Show, hosted by international soccer star Giorgio Chinaglia and Charlie Stillitano, airs every Wednesday (5:00 pm ET) exclusively on SIRIUS channel 125. World Soccer Daily, hosted by Steven Cohen and Kenny Hassan, airs every weekday (1:00 pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 125.

For more information on soccer programming available on SIRIUS, visit www.SIRIUS.com/soccer.

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:   Andrew FitzPatrick, SIRIUS, 212 901 6693, afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com  

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

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Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick of SIRIUS, +1-212-901-6693,
afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.sirius.com/soccer


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