NHL goes exclusive with XM in July
Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 11:52 AM
Tags: 2, XM
On July 1st, XM will become the exclusive satellite radio home of the NHL. In September of 2005, XM announced signing a 10-year, $100 million dollar, exclusive, agreement with the NHL.
Just as Sirius is the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of NASCAR and the NFL, XM will be the exclusive home of the MLB and NHL. The 2007-08 NHL season will mark XM's third season of NHL coverage and its first season as the exclusive satellite radio provider of the League.
XM airs over 1,100 NHL games per season to hockey fans across the U.S. and Canada. XM also offers the first and only 24-hour nationwide hockey radio channel - Home Ice (ch 204) - with news, commentary, interviews and play-by-play analysis from hockey experts like Phil Esposito, Bill Clement, Denis Potvin and Gary Green.
XM's first day as the exclusive satellite radio home of the NHL is the same day as Free Agency Day, the annual start of the free-agency period for NHL players. Home Ice will provide round-the-clock coverage of the latest signings and negotiations.
As the exclusive satellite radio partner of the NHL, XM is officially rebranding the Home Ice channel to NHL Home Ice.
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Just as one XM sub said that the MLB is the ONLY thing that Sirius subscribers want in the merger deal. This is what I want.
Come on merger bring me NHL Home Ice.
Posted by: another thought | June 28, 2007 12:15 PM
Ryan where did you get the picture. Is XM using the old NHL logo?
Posted by: another thought | June 28, 2007 12:19 PM
Ugh, I stink. I'll update the image now. That's an old image.
Posted by: Ryan Saghir ? | June 28, 2007 12:32 PM
Doesn't sirius already have an NHL Live radio show? will that be gone from sirius in a few days?
And I'll modify the baseball argument on the merger.
the sirius subs want baseball AND hockey because of the merger
Posted by: espnjason ? | June 28, 2007 1:07 PM
I agree. Gimme MLB and the NHL... Keep the rest of XM...
Go Islanders!!!
Posted by: MikeHunt ? | June 28, 2007 1:14 PM
That stinks... I love Sirius and liked listening to my Wings on it.... that blows. Come on merger.
Posted by: lak | June 28, 2007 1:28 PM
10 years? Will hockey still be around then?
This probably won't do very much business at all for XM.
Posted by: Nick | June 28, 2007 2:00 PM
best part is this 100 million dollar deal is 75% paid for by XM canada and XM here has already payed their 25 mill. Its now expensed out.. no more costs for the content. (other than producing the shows)
and breaking news.. Infinity 3 year deal with XM/Navtraffic things are looking up up up for XM
Posted by: jeff | June 28, 2007 2:16 PM
"10 years? Will hockey still be around then?"
Will Sat rad still be around then?
Posted by: Dave | June 28, 2007 2:49 PM
Don't get me wrong, I think all sports on the radio suck balls but this probably won't do much business for XM? Huh, you do realize hockey is the NFL of Canada right?
Posted by: PFreak ? | June 28, 2007 4:33 PM
It will do wonders for XM Canada but in the US not so much.
Posted by: Matt | June 28, 2007 4:36 PM
If this is exclusive to XM Radio only what happens if the merger goes through?? Is the contract voided??
Posted by: harry hardon | June 28, 2007 6:39 PM
I agree with one of the previous posts...if the merger happens,the only thing I want out of XM is the hockey game broadcasts since I have Sirius for Stern
Posted by: Jack | June 29, 2007 1:36 AM