Sirius XM Radio announces a deal with Google to launch its SiriusXM Internet Radio App as part of the Google TV devices coming in 2012. With the launch of the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on Google TV, SiriusXM programming and Sirius XM 2.0 features will be available for the first time on any connected TV. SiriusXM Internet Radio for Google TV will be available as a free download from Google Play soon to consumers in the United States.
"Working closely with Google, we developed the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for the new Google TV, giving subscribers another platform to listen to their favorite SiriusXM programming at home," said Sean Gibbons, SiriusXM VP of Product Management. "SiriusXM Internet Radio is currently available online and on smartphones and other connected devices. With SiriusXM on Google TV, we are giving even more consumers the ability to get the premium audio entertainment they enjoy from SiriusXM on their televisions."
SiriusXM will participate in the Google TV Developer Sandbox and demonstrate its SiriusXM Internet Radio App on Google TV at Google's developer conference, Google I/O 2012, today at 3:00 pm PDT at San Francisco's Moscone Center.
Subscribers will get access to these key features of SiriusXM Internet Radio on Google TV:
Start Now allows subscribers to go back up to 5 hours to hear previously broadcast programming on many channels.
Tune Start automatically starts the current song from the beginning so listeners will hear the whole song when tuning to any music channel.
Pause and resume live programming.
Fast Forward and Rewind on many channels.
Show Finder is an easy-to-use electronic programming guide offering a complete list of what's on, with the ability to set reminder alerts when favorite shows are broadcast.
Organize favorite channels and shows on one easy-to-access screen.
View SiriusXM programming information and schedules on compatible HDTVs, including channel and album artwork, artist biographies and an electronic program guide.