SiriusXM comes to Google Assistant with SiriusXM Video arriving on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max later this year. SiriusXM is available on Google Nest smart speakers and displays via the Google Assistant, bringing seamless access to SiriusXM’s lineup of audio entertainment, hundreds of commercial-free music channels, plus news, comedy, talk, and live sports to its US subscribers. Rolling out over the next week, users will see SiriusXM’s extensive lineup of programming in the Google Home app, available on iOS and Android devices.
With the Google Assistant, SiriusXM subscribers will be able to use voice commands such as, “Hey Google, play The Beatles Channel on SiriusXM.” Voice commands will work on SiriusXM’s commercial-free music channels, such Tom Petty Radio, Eminem’s Shade 45, The Garth Channel, and LL COOL J’s Rock the Bells Radio, plus more than 100 recently added SiriusXM Xtra channels that deliver music for every mood and occasion.
Later this year, subscribers with a Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max will be able to watch SiriusXM video, giving them access to a selection of video clips curated specifically for the Google Assistant that will allow them to see exclusive in-studio performances, interviews and other entertaining moments at SiriusXM.
Jennifer Witz, SiriusXM’s President, Sales, Marketing and Operations said, “We are excited to add Google Nest and Google Home devices to the roster of in-home listening options for our subscribers with streaming access, which now number more than 30 million. Teaming up with Google to deliver great deals on our unparalleled bundle of programming and Google’s outstanding products is a win-win for consumers this holiday season.”
Google and SiriusXM expect to introduce a combination of offers to consumers. With any purchase of a Google Nest or Google Home device, eligible customers will be able to get three months of SiriusXM programming free. Eligible customers who already own a Google Nest or Google Home device are expected to be offered three months of SiriusXM free with the purchase of a SiriusXM All Access or SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscription. SiriusXM also plans to offer SiriusXM Select, SiriusXM All Access and SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscriptions at promotional rates that will be bundled with a Google Nest Hub.
The new availability of SiriusXM on the Google Assistant is the latest collaboration between Google and SiriusXM. Earlier this year the SiriusXM app launched on Android TV, and SiriusXM subscribers can also cast their favourite SiriusXM programming from their phone, tablet or Chrome browser to TVs or speakers using Chromecast.
For more details on the programming and packages that SiriusXM offers subscribers in the car, at home, on a phone, online and on connected home devices go here. With the recent addition of Pandora, SiriusXM reaches more than 100 million people with its audio products.
