Sirius to Carry Fox News and Fox News Talk

[Scott Greczkowski]

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO CARRY FOX NEWS AND FOX NEWS TALK CHANNELS
Long Term Agreement Returns FOX News to SIRIUS
FOX News Talk features analysis and commentary from FOX News' Bill O'Reilly, Tony Snow, John Gibson and Alan Colmes​

NEW YORK - February 17, 2006 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced a new long term agreement to carry FOX News and FOX News Talk channels beginning March 14th.
The previous agreement between FOX and SIRIUS expired at the end of 2005. FOX News, which has more viewers than all other cable news networks combined, now rejoins SIRIUS' broad lineup of news and information at channel 131. FOX News Talk channel, which offers news, analysis, listener call-ins, and commentary from popular FOX News personalities such as Bill O'Reilly, Tony Snow, John Gibson and Alan Colmes, among others, will air on channel 145.
"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with FOX to bring back its news service to SIRIUS and to add what is a compelling talk channel," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports. "Our goal was to negotiate a new agreement that would be in the best interest of our subscribers and shareholders, and the new agreement fulfills that objective."
Kevin Magee, Senior Vice President, FOX News Radio said, "We are pleased to be back on SIRIUS. The renewed agreement adds to our coast-to-coast footprint for both FOX News Radio, as well as our popular talk shows, and reinforces FOX as America's fastest-growing radio news network."

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About SIRIUS
SIRIUS delivers more than 125 channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most extensive sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS offers 68 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NBA and NHL and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL.
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[StevenD]

Sweet!

 

[Mr Tony]

sweet indeed

 

[BFG]

oh so fox comes crawling back...

 

[sampatterson]

Finally, I was sick of CNN as the only choice.

 

[TNGTony]

oh so fox comes crawling back...

The whole impasse in the negotiations was that Fox wanted Sirius to carry Fox Talk (a second Fox channel) and Sirius didn't want to carry that. So you make your own conclusion of who came crawling back to whom.

See ya
Tony

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Mel K made a good comment about this today saying something to the effect of
""Our negotiations also allowed our competitor to recieve FOX at the new lower rate. You're welcome."

 

[datwell]

Yes! This is good news indeed!

---Doug

 

[joedekock]

The whole impasse in the negotiations was that Fox wanted Sirius to carry Fox Talk (a second Fox channel) and Sirius didn't want to carry that. So you make your own conclusion of who came crawling back to whom.

See ya
Tony

I doubt that FOX crawls to anybody, especially a carrier with 3 million subscribers, of only which maybe half of that will listen to FOX News or FOX News Talk. Sirius was in no position with a good portion of its subscribers complaining that there is no Fox News on their radio, to make Fox do what they want.

 

[sjz55]

Right after I signed up with Sirius the announcement about Fox leaving was made...so this is great news!

 

[Bruce]

I wish Fox Sports would be on also.

 

[charper1]

Lets hear from all the busters that ragged Sirius and fled to XM just to receive FOX even though they said they said Sirius was a better audio service. Has it even been a full quarter since they left?

 

[BFG]

lol

 

[Chado]

I have to admit, if Stern went to XM, I would move over asap. So I can see where they are coming from...