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<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Available</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Logitech</strong> <strong>Squeezebox</strong> <strong>and</strong> Transporter Network Music Players<br />
NEW YORK, April 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI)<br />
announced today an agreement to deliver more than 80 channels of its music, talk <strong>and</strong> entertainment programming via<br />
<strong>Logitech</strong>'s innovative line of network music systems: the <strong>Logitech</strong>(R) <strong>Squeezebox</strong> Duet(TM) network music system, <strong>Logitech</strong>(R)<br />
<strong>Squeezebox</strong>(TM) network music player, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Logitech</strong>(R) Transporter(TM) network music player.<br />
(Logo: http://www.news<strong>com</strong>.<strong>com</strong>/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )<br />
The <strong>Logitech</strong> network music players will c<strong>on</strong>nect directly to <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet Radio (SIR), providing a seamless <strong>and</strong> easy set-up.<br />
Utilizing a home broadb<strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> via Wi-Fi or a wired network c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>, listeners can stream <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>. SIR subscribers<br />
will be able to hear 100% <strong>com</strong>mercial-free music channels, plus Howard Stern, Martha Stewart Living Radio, COSMO Radio,<br />
MAXIM Radio, Playboy Radio, n<strong>on</strong>-stop NFL talk <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> NFL Radio, <strong>and</strong> four different <strong>com</strong>edy channels.<br />
The availability of <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet Radio over <strong>Logitech</strong>'s players provides subscribers more alternatives to experience <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>'<br />
critically-acclaimed programming wherever they choose to listen, <strong>com</strong>plementing our existing satellite-based delivery with<br />
internet-based delivery," said Andreas Lazar, Senior Vice President of Business Development for <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>. "<strong>Logitech</strong>'s devices<br />
st<strong>and</strong> at the forefr<strong>on</strong>t of internet-based delivery of c<strong>on</strong>tent to dedicated entertainment devices."<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet Radio is <strong>com</strong>patible with all three of <strong>Logitech</strong>'s streaming media products for the home. With the new<br />
<strong>Squeezebox</strong> Duet network music system, music lovers can listen to <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> the home-entertainment system in their living<br />
room, the stereo system in their bedroom, even <strong>on</strong> the mini-system in their kitchen -- anywhere they have audio gear -- <strong>and</strong><br />
c<strong>on</strong>trol it all from the palm of their h<strong>and</strong>. The <strong>Logitech</strong> <strong>Squeezebox</strong> network music player is the easiest way to listen to music<br />
stored <strong>on</strong> Macs <strong>and</strong> PCs as well as virtually any Internet radio stati<strong>on</strong> through a stereo system. For true audiophiles, the<br />
<strong>Logitech</strong> Transporter network music player streams audiophile-quality digital music with sound that surpasses even the most<br />
exotic <strong>com</strong>pact disc players.<br />
"By offering c<strong>on</strong>tent from <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> over our <strong>Squeezebox</strong> <strong>and</strong> Transporter network music players, our customers can now<br />
experience <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>' streaming c<strong>on</strong>tent <strong>on</strong> their home entertainment systems," added Robin Selden, Vice President <strong>and</strong> General<br />
Manager of <strong>Logitech</strong>'s Streaming Media business unit. "From its <strong>com</strong>mercial-free music channels to its exclusive talk c<strong>on</strong>tent,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>' programming will supplement the entertainment experience offered by <strong>Logitech</strong>'s network music players. And now with<br />
our newest <strong>Squeezebox</strong> c<strong>on</strong>troller, music lovers can turn <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> from the <strong>com</strong>fort of their couch."<br />
<strong>Logitech</strong> plans to make the <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet Radio service available to existing <strong>Squeezebox</strong> <strong>and</strong> Transporter users via a<br />
software update.<br />
About <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g>, "The Best Radio <strong>on</strong> Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> is the<br />
original <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong>ly home of 100% <strong>com</strong>mercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> also<br />
delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather <strong>and</strong> data. <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> is the Official Satellite Radio Partner<br />
of the NFL, NASCAR, NBA, <strong>and</strong> broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
programming is available for a m<strong>on</strong>thly subscripti<strong>on</strong> fee of <strong>on</strong>ly $12.95.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internet Radio (SIR) is an Internet-<strong>on</strong>ly versi<strong>on</strong> of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radio service, without the use of a radio, for the m<strong>on</strong>thly<br />
subscripti<strong>on</strong> fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, <strong>and</strong> 100% <strong>com</strong>mercial free music.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Backseat TV (TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring three channels of children's<br />
programming, including Nickelode<strong>on</strong>, Disney Channel <strong>and</strong> Carto<strong>on</strong> Network, for the subscripti<strong>on</strong> fee of $6.99 plus applicable<br />
audio subscripti<strong>on</strong> fee.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> products for the car, truck, home, RV <strong>and</strong> boat are available at shop.sirius.<strong>com</strong> <strong>and</strong> in more than 20,000 retail<br />
locati<strong>on</strong>s, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club <strong>and</strong> RadioShack.<br />
As of December 31, 2007, <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios were available as a factory <strong>and</strong> dealer-installed opti<strong>on</strong> in 116 vehicle models <strong>and</strong> as a<br />
dealer <strong>on</strong>ly-installed opti<strong>on</strong> in 37 vehicle models.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> has agreements with Ast<strong>on</strong> Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, L<strong>and</strong> Rover, Lincoln,<br />
Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, MINI, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, <strong>and</strong> Volkswagen to offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios as<br />
factory or dealer-installed equipment in their vehicles. <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> has relati<strong>on</strong>ships with Toyota <strong>and</strong> Sci<strong>on</strong> to offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios as<br />
dealer-installed equipment, <strong>and</strong> a relati<strong>on</strong>ship with Subaru to offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios are also offered to renters of Hertz vehicles at airport locati<strong>on</strong>s nati<strong>on</strong>wide.
Click <strong>on</strong> www.sirius.<strong>com</strong> to listen to <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> live, or to purchase a <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radio <strong>and</strong> subscripti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Any statements that express, or involve discussi<strong>on</strong>s as to, expectati<strong>on</strong>s, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumpti<strong>on</strong>s, future events<br />
or performance with respect to <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts <strong>and</strong> may be forward-looking <strong>and</strong>, accordingly,<br />
such statements involve estimates, assumpti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from<br />
those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by<br />
reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report <strong>on</strong> Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the<br />
Securities <strong>and</strong> Exchange Commissi<strong>on</strong>. Am<strong>on</strong>g the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from<br />
those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ("XM"), including related uncertainties <strong>and</strong> risks<br />
<strong>and</strong> the impact <strong>on</strong> our business if the merger is not <strong>com</strong>pleted; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our<br />
dependence up<strong>on</strong> third parties, including manufacturers of <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> radios, retailers, automakers <strong>and</strong> programming providers;<br />
<strong>and</strong> our <strong>com</strong>petitive positi<strong>on</strong> versus other audio entertainment providers.<br />
G-SIRI<br />
MEDIA CONTACT:<br />
Sal Resendez<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
646 313 2405<br />
sresendez@siriusradio.<strong>com</strong><br />
SOURCE <str<strong>on</strong>g>SIRIUS</str<strong>on</strong>g> Satellite Radio<br />
http://www.sirius.<strong>com</strong>/<br />
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