NEW YORK, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will provide listeners nationwide with comprehensive coverage of the 2021 NFL Draft, with live announcements of every selection from every round and in-depth analysis on the SiriusXM NFL Radio channel, as well as additional NFL Draft-focused programming on SiriusXM's college sports and fantasy sports channels. 

From the first round on Thursday, April 29, through the final round on Saturday, May 1, SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel 88 on SiriusXM radios and on the SiriusXM app) will broadcast live from the 2021 NFL Draft as it happens in Cleveland, Ohio. This coverage will air Thursday and Friday from 7:00 pm – midnight ET and Saturday from noon – 7:00 pm ET. Listeners will hear the announcements of all 32 teams' selections through all seven rounds, as well as interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and dozens of draftees, general managers and coaches.

SiriusXM NFL Radio's NFL Draft broadcast team will feature Pro Football Hall of Fame member and legendary player personnel executive Gil Brandt; former NFL scout, coach and front-office executive Pat Kirwan; former veteran NFL quarterback Jim Miller; former veteran coach Rick Neuheisel; and lead host Jason Horowitz.

SiriusXM NFL Radio will also air live call-in shows following the conclusion of selections each day for fans to share their reactions and discuss their favorite team's picks. Alex Marvez and former third round selection Kirk Morrison will host the Thursday and Friday shows (midnight – 2 am ET), and Zig Fracassi will be joined by former first round pick Ryan Leaf on Saturday (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET). SiriusXM NFL Radio is live each day leading up to the Draft starting at 7:00 am ET, ensuring fans get up-to-the-moment reports and analysis on all the news and rumors leading up to Draft Day.

SiriusXM NFL Radio is available to subscribers nationwide on SiriusXM radios (channel 88). Authenticated subscribers with the SiriusXM All Access and SiriusXM Premier Streaming packages can also tune in via the SiriusXM app on their mobile devices and on connected devices and smart speakers in their home. Visit SiriusXM.com/NFLonSXM for more on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

In addition to SiriusXM NFL Radio's coverage, SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports channels – ESPNU Radio, SiriusXM SEC Radio, SiriusXM ACC Radio, SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio, SiriusXM Big Ten Radio and SiriusXM Big 12 Radio – provide a one-of-a-kind in-depth perspective on the players whose names will be called this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hosts from these channels have been following the NFL prospects' careers closely. Listeners will hear from former coaches, players and others including Danny Kanell, Greg McElroy, Brock Huard, Chris Doering, Mark Dominik, Anthony Herron, EJ Manuel, Evan Moore, Jacob Hester, Ben Hartsock, Fozzy Whittaker, Aaron Murray, Max Starks, Dusty Dvoracek, Geoff Schwartz and Cole Cubelic.

SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio channel (XM channel 87 and Sirius channel 210) will offer analysis from a fantasy football perspective throughout all three days and seven rounds of the draft. Fantasy experts John Hansen, Jeff Ratcliffe, Brad Evans, Michael Fabiano, Michael Dempsey, Jeff Mans, Bob Harris and others will share insight on which rookies may have the greatest impact on fantasy football rosters.

About SiriusXM

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM and Pandora's properties reach more than 150 million listeners, the largest addressable audience in the U.S., across all categories of digital audio – music, sports, talk, and podcasts. SiriusXM's acquisitions of Stitcher and Simplecast, alongside industry-leading ad tech company AdsWizz, make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.

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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:  the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting our business; we face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time; our efforts to attract and retain subscribers and listeners, or convert listeners into subscribers, which may not be successful, and may adversely affect our business; we engage in extensive marketing efforts and the continued effectiveness of those efforts is an important part of our business; we rely on third parties for the operation of our business, and the failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business; we may not realize the benefits of acquisitions and other strategic investments and initiatives; a substantial number of our Sirius XM subscribers periodically cancel their subscriptions and we cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers; our ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers to our Sirius XM service as our marketing efforts reach more price-sensitive consumers is uncertain; our business depends in large part on the auto industry; failure of our satellite would significantly damage our business; our Sirius XM service may experience harmful interference from wireless operations; our Pandora ad-supported business has suffered a substantial and consistent loss of monthly active users, which may adversely affect our Pandora business; our failure to convince advertisers of the benefits of our Pandora ad-supported service could harm our business; if we are unable to maintain revenue growth from our advertising products, particularly in mobile advertising, our results of operations will be adversely affected; changes in mobile operating systems and browsers may hinder our ability to sell advertising and market our services; if we fail to accurately predict and play music, comedy or other content that our Pandora listeners enjoy, we may fail to retain existing and attract new listeners; privacy and data security laws and regulations may hinder our ability to market our services, sell advertising and impose legal liabilities; consumer protection laws and our failure to comply with them could damage our business; failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business; if we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer; interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business; the market for music rights is changing and is subject to significant uncertainties; our Pandora services depend upon maintaining complex licenses with copyright owners, and these licenses contain onerous terms; the rates we must pay for "mechanical rights" to use musical works on our Pandora service have increased substantially and these new rates may adversely affect our business; our use of pre-1972 sound recordings on our Pandora service could result in additional costs; failure to protect our intellectual property or actions by third parties to enforce their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results; some of our services and technologies may use "open source" software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code subject to those licenses; rapid technological and industry changes and new entrants could adversely impact our services; we have a significant amount of indebtedness, and our debt contains certain covenants that restrict our operations; we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements; while we currently pay a quarterly cash dividend to holders of our common stock, we may change our dividend policy at any time; and our principal stockholder has significant influence, including over actions requiring stockholder approval, and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of our common stock; if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be harmed; our facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition; we may be exposed to liabilities that other entertainment service providers would not customarily be subject to; and our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brands. 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