SiriusXM & Alexa In A Relationship
SiriusXM yesterday announced that its 200+ channels of awesome programming are now available to subscribers nationwide with Amazon Alexa. The announcement of SiriusXM’s skill for Amazon Alexa was made by no less an authority than SiriusXM’s own Howard Stern, live on The Howard Stern Show. Customers can now call up Howard 100 or any other SiriusXM channel simply by saying, “Alexa, play… [your favorite channel here].”
A visibly delighted Steve Rabuchin, VP of Amazon Alexa said, “We are delighted that customers can now enjoy SiriusXM’s exclusive shows, live sports, music, and news through Alexa. Music, news, and sports are already some of the most popular categories of content on Alexa, and SiriusXM brings even more choices to customers. People with an Alexa device and a SiriusXM trial or paid subscription can simply enable the SiriusXM skill for Amazon Alexa, link their accounts and start listening at home or on-the-go with Alexa.”
Jim Cady, who sports the impressively lengthy title of “SiriusXM Executive Vice President of Products, Operations & Connected Vehicle,” commented, “Alexa is a leading voice service today by far and for good reason: The ease of use through the convenience of voice control with Alexa. We are thrilled to now deliver to Alexa our critically acclaimed, compelling and exclusive programming that spans all music genres, live sports, talk, live news, and comedy.” He added, “Our millions of subscribers can get SiriusXM’s great programming outside of the car and wherever Alexa devices can be found. It’s as simple as asking Alexa to play SiriusXM.” Customers can sample SiriusXM by setting up their streaming log in or signing up for a trial at SiriusXM.com/amazonalexa.
