Sirius XM Radio and Major League Baseball announced today a
six-year extension of their agreement, which will now make MLB game broadcasts
available on both Sirius and XM satellite radios, starting today, August 19.
SiriusXM, which has been the Official Satellite Radio
Partner of MLB since 2005, will continue to air live play-by-play of every
regular and postseason MLB game, as well as select spring training and
Spanish-language game broadcasts, through the 2021 season.
All MLB games will be available for the first time to
subscribers with Sirius radios on either a Premier or All Access package. All
MLB games will continue to air on all XM radios.
"Baseball has been an essential part of our programming
lineup and we're very happy to extend our relationship with MLB to deliver the
games to our subscribers for many years to come," said Scott Greenstein,
SiriusXM's President and Chief Content Officer. "We're especially pleased
to now offer the games to SiriusXM subscribers whether they listen through
Sirius radios, XM radios, the SiriusXM App or online."
"SiriusXM has been a valuable partner providing our
fans with the ability to listen to every MLB game on the growing platform of
satellite radio," said Tim Brosnan, MLB Executive Vice President,
Business. "We are proud that Major League Baseball content has been an
important contributor to the growth of satellite radio and we look forward to
continuing this relationship into the next decade."
In addition to MLB game broadcasts, SiriusXM will continue to
offer baseball fans 24 hour coverage of their sport on the MLB Network Radio
channel, available on channel 89 for XM subscribers and channel 209 for Sirius
Premier subscribers. MLB Network Radio airs 365 days a year with daily shows
hosted by former GMs, players and other baseball insiders, in-depth coverage of
spring training, the winter meetings and other events, as well as simulcasts of
certain MLB Network television programming, including the Emmy Award-winning
studio show "MLB Tonight."
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