PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) Acquires Exclusive Multi-Year Sales and Distribution Rights to Fool ...

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC ), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne ( NASDAQ: LVO ), announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement for the exclusives sales and distribution rights to Fool Coverage with Manny MUA and Laura Lee. The Millennial and Gen Z favored influencer beauty gurus Manny and Laura Lee bring their top reviewed pop culture comedy podcast to PodcastOne for weekly episodes starting September 12, 2024.

“Been there, done that and lived to tell the tale on their own podcast. Manny and Laura are incredible at connecting with their devoted and ever growing audience. They, as a duo, have transcended their notoriety as influencers to become top notch and compelling podcast hosts and we are thrilled to welcome them to PodcastOne,” said Kit Gray, President of PodcastOne.

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Fool Coverage is available through PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard. PodcastOne’s full roster of top ranked podcasts includes programming across top genres such as news, comedy, true crime and society and culture, including shows such as The Adam Carolla Show, LadyGang, Baby Mamas No Drama, Varnamtown, The Prosecutors, Court Junkie, The Jordan Harbinger Show, Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, Camp Counselors, and The Schaub Show.

About PodcastOne
PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) is a Los Angeles based podcast network founded in 2012 by Kit Gray and Norm Pattiz providing creators and advertisers with a full 360-degree solution in sales, marketing, public relations, production, and distribution delivering over 2.1 billion downloads per year with a community of 250 of the top podcasters, including Adam Carolla, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Jordan Harbinger, LadyGang, A&E's Cold Case Files and Varnamtown. PodcastOne has built a distribution network reaching over 1 billion listeners a month across all of its own properties, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO ), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Samsung and over 150 shows exclusively available in Tesla vehicles. PodcastOne is also the parent company of LaunchpadOne, an innovative self-serve platform developed to launch, host, distribute and monetize independent user-generated podcasts. For more information, visit PodcastOne.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter at @podcastone. For more investor information, please visit ir.podcastone.com/overview/default.aspx.

About LiveOne
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO ) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC ), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR’s OTT applications. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit ir.liveone.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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