NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
Barstool Sports, a leading comedy, sports and men's
lifestyle brand, have teamed up for an exclusive new daily show, hosted by Barstool founder Dave
Portnoy, that will showcase the site's funny, irreverent and unfiltered approach to covering sports, men's lifestyle,
popular culture and more.
Barstool Radio on SiriusXM will make its debut on the SiriusXM airwaves January 3 and air
live every weekday from 12:00-2:00 pm ET/9:00-11:00 am PT on SiriusXM
Rush, available nationwide on channel 93 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
Portnoy and his army of bloggers have built a cult following based on their takes on sports, pop culture, girls, entertainment
and current events. For the common man, by the common man has become a point of difference for Barstool Sports's unique
agenda-less view on the world. They will bring the same philosophy to Barstool Radio on SiriusXM, where they can connect
live over the air with their listening audience and invite fans to be part of the daily discussion.
"We're excited to bring our brand of humor to SiriusXM and its listeners, and to bring our Barstool crew to the mix," said
Dave Portnoy, Founder of Barstool Sports. "We have a unique take on most topics and we're looking
forward to sharing this with listeners all over the country."
"Dave and the team at Barstool have built a huge and exceptionally loyal audience by consistently delivering content that
attracts and entertains fans of sports, pop culture and so much more," said Steve Cohen,
SiriusXM's SVP of Sports Programming. "We're excited to bring the Barstool brand to our SiriusXM Rush channel and give fans
across the country a new way to interact with the site's creators and be a part of the daily Barstool conversation."
For more information, go to www.SiriusXM.com/Rush.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest radio company measured by revenue and has approximately
31 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news;
exclusive talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles
from every major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios
and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather,
data and information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM
delivers weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats through SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, XMWX Weather, and XMWX Marine™. In addition, SiriusXM Music for
Business provides commercial-free music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which
has approximately 2.8 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services, giving customers
access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery
assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit http://www.siriusxm.com/LogosAndPhotos.
About Barstool Sports
Barstool Sports is a driving force in comedy, sports, entertainment and men's culture. Created in 2004, Barstool has
generated a massive cult following of loyal fans across its blog, podcasts, video series, events and appearances. Barstool and
its personalities El Pres, Big Cat, KMarko, KFC and PFT Commenter have launched hit shows Pardon My Take, KFC Radio, The Rundown,
Barstool Idol and Highlights Without Rights as well as viral trends Saturdays Are For the Boys and RIP Harambe. Known for its
original takes and unfiltered view of most everything, Barstool Sports is the controversial brand that people love or love to
hate.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified
by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend,"
"plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs
and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events
may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: our substantial competition, which is
likely to increase over time; our ability to attract and retain subscribers, which is uncertain; consumer protection laws and
their enforcement; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; the market for music rights, which is changing and
subject to uncertainties; our dependence upon the auto industry; general economic conditions; the security of the personal
information about our customers; existing or future government laws and regulations could harm our business; failure of our
satellites would significantly damage our business; the interruption or failure of our information technology and communications
systems; our failure to realize benefits of acquisitions or other strategic initiatives; rapid technological and industry
changes; failure of third parties to perform; harmful interference to our service from new and existing wireless operations; our
failure to comply with FCC requirements; modifications to our business plan; our indebtedness; our principal stockholder has
significant influence over our affairs and over actions requiring stockholder approval and its interests may differ from
interests of other holders of our common stock; and impairment of our business by third-party intellectual property rights.
Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can
be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as
of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of
developments occurring after the date of this communication.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contact:
Andrew FitzPatrick
SiriusXM
212-901-6693
Andrew.FitzPatrick@SiriusXM.com
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/NY82093LOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/barstool-sports-and-siriusxm-team-up-for-new-national-daily-show-300374758.html
SOURCE Sirius XM Holdings Inc.