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Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel to Launch Exclusively on SiriusXM



     Entertainment Weekly Radio Channel to Launch Exclusively on SiriusXM

24/7 channel to become ultimate destination for pop culture news and talk,
movies, TV, music, books and more

Entertainment Weekly Radio to provide unparalleled access to Hollywood's most
creative minds and fascinating stars

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, March 1, 2013

NEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and
Entertainment Weekly announced today that they will launch Entertainment
Weekly Radio, creating a groundbreaking national radio channel dedicated to
the "best (and worst) of entertainment."

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Entertainment Weekly Radio will serve America's fascination with pop culture,
celebrities and entertainment with unique expertise and insider information on
a new 24/7 channel that will feature the latest in pop culture news, reviews,
insider scoops and interviews with Hollywood's most creative minds and
fascinating stars. Entertainment Weekly, the leading entertainment magazine
and website, will be putting microphones in front of its top editors and
writers who, with their trusted sharp and insightful opinions, and humorous
sensibility will provide SiriusXM listeners access to first-hand and
behind-the-scenes accounts of the best and worst in movies, TV, music, books
and more.

Entertainment Weekly Radio will include live, original shows hosted by
Entertainment Weekly and EW.com editors and contributors featuring breaking
entertainment news, opinions, interviews, and more, as well as in-depth
coverage of the biggest entertainment events of the year.

A daily morning radio show hosted by Entertainment Weekly assistant managing
editor Dalton Ross will include a forum for listeners to dish during recaps of
last night's TV shows as they drive to work; a weekly show hosted by Jess
Cagle, the Editor of Entertainment Weekly, will showcase the most interesting
news in the world of entertainment; additional shows will include "What's Hot
Today," "The Must List," and a radio version of the always biting and
hilarious Entertainment Weekly "Bullseye."

Listeners will have a chance to interact with Entertainment Weekly's editors
and writers and speak with them about current events in pop culture, the
biggest stories in entertainment and get their perspectives on the next big
thing.

"Jess Cagle and his team at Entertainment Weekly are the undisputed leaders in
reporting on, talking about, and recommending the best and latest in
entertainment. We are very excited to bring the experience, savvy, and insight
of Entertainment Weekly's writers and editors to our national audience," said
Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Subscribers
will be able to have a daily conversation with Entertainment Weekly staff
about the movies, TV and celebrities that fascinate them the most, and to
discover their next favorites. The channel will be a gateway for subscribers
to hear the inside scoop from the entertainment world. Entertainment Weekly
Radio will quickly become a must-listen."

"We are thrilled that we will be able to expose Entertainment Weekly's trusted
voice and sharp insight to SiriusXM's passionate and devoted audience," said
Jess Cagle, Editor, Entertainment Weekly. "SiriusXM's line-up contains some of
the best brands in the world and we are excited to be among
them. Entertainment Weekly Radio is the latest way in which we're expanding
our brand to engage our fans wherever they are and whenever they want us."

Entertainment Weekly Radio will launch on SiriusXM in the Spring of 2013.

Select programming from Entertainment Weekly Radio will be available
on SiriusXM On Demand after it airs for subscribers listening via
the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or
online at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info
on SiriusXM On Demand.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com. 

About Entertainment Weekly and EW.com

Entertainment Weekly helps readers have fun.  It is your all-access pass to
Hollywood's most creative minds and most fascinating stars. The print weekly
was introduced by Time Inc. in 1990 and is America's leading consumer magazine
in the entertainment category, with a guaranteed circulation rate base of
nearly 1.8 million and a combined audience of over 17 million loyal, engaged
fans. It is a winner of four National Magazine Awards (two for General
Excellence, one for Design and one for Special Interest) and was named one of
min's 25 Most Notable Magazine Launches of the Last 25 Years.  Entertainment
Weekly is the first to know about the best (and worst) in entertainment, and
with sharp insight and a trusted voice, EW keeps readers plugged into pop
culture. This is where buzz begins.

Each day, EW.com publishes a myriad of online-only articles, blog posts,
videos, and photo galleries – plus a complete archive of Entertainment Weekly
magazine.  Over the last year EW.com has received more than a half a dozen
industry awards including the 2012 Min Editorial and Design Award for our
feature writing and a 2012 Folio Gold Eddie award for Best Online News
coverage. In July 2012, the site set new records with 130mm pageviews. As of
Dec 2011, Entertainment Weekly is also available on the iPad®, NOOK Color™, HP
Touchpad, Kindle Fire and select Android™ devices.

About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by
revenue and has 24 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts
commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news;
exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music,
sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from
every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other
connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada
which has more than 2 million subscribers.

On social media, join the SiriusXM community on Facebook,
facebook.com/siriusxm, Twitter, twitter.com/siriusxm, Instagram,
instagram.com/siriusxm, and YouTube at youtube.com/siriusxm.

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 may differ
materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements:  our competitive position versus other forms of
radio and  audio services; our dependence upon automakers; general economic
conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured;
our ability to attract and retain subscribers at a profitable level; royalties
we pay for music rights: our ability to attract and retain qualified executive
officers; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; rapid
technological and industry change; failure of third parties to perform;
changes in consumer protection laws and their enforcement; and our substantial
indebtedness.  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, 2012, 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.

P-SIRI

Media Contacts:
Samantha Bowman
SiriusXM
212 901 6644
samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com

Beth Jacobson
Entertainment Weekly
212 522 7827
beth_jacobson@ew.com

SOURCE Sirius XM Radio

Website: http://www.siriusxm.com
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