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SIRIUS will be exclusive satellite radio provider of Euro 2008 tournament
English and Spanish-language broadcasts to air nationwide on SIRIUS
SIRIUS Satellite Radio 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.
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.
Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Web site: http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.sirius.com/soccer
