Auddia Inc. Announces Partnership with PodcastOne
Auddia Inc. (NASDAQ:AUUD, AUUDW) has announced a partnership with PodcastOne to leverage its Vodacast platform for creating digital feed content for four selected podcasts. This collaboration aims to enhance audience engagement through interactive content while promoting the Vodacast app. Auddia CEO, Michael Lawless, expressed enthusiasm about connecting with PodcastOne's loyal audience, marking this as another step towards expanding podcaster partnerships. This partnership could potentially open opportunities for around 600 podcasters across both PodcastOne and Bleav networks.
- Partnership with PodcastOne to create digital feed content for podcasts enhances audience engagement.
- Integration of Vodacast could attract a significant number of podcasters, increasing content diversity.
- Auddia's technology offers innovative audio experiences and potential revenue streams for podcasters.
- Reliance on partnerships may pose risks if collaborations do not yield expected results.
- Limited initial phase with only four podcasts might restrict immediate impact.
Partnership Begins with Four of PodcastOne's Podcasts, Building Digital Feed Content for Episodes on Vodacast Platform
BOULDER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2022 / Auddia Inc. (NASDAQ:AUUD) (NASDAQ:AUUDW) ("Auddia" or the "Company"), developer of a proprietary AI platform for audio and innovative technologies for podcasts that is reinventing how consumers engage with audio, today announced a new partnership with PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc. PodcastOne, a network of 200+ podcasts, will select four podcasts within the initial phase of the partnership and create digital feed content for each new episode. In addition to content creation, podcast hosts will promote the Vodacast app and the supplementary content through native mentions during episodes.
"The Vodacast platform is a wonderful complement to our other programming. It taps into our passionate fan base and gives them a deeper experience with their favorite shows," said Kit Gray, President, PodcastOne. "We are always looking for new ways to engage our audience and collaborate with advertisers; this partnership accomplishes both missions."
Auddia CEO, Michael Lawless added, "PodcastOne is a titan in the space. Their content is beloved by fans, and we're excited to bring our unique platform of podcaster tools, plus the ability for users to go even deeper into the stories they love, to PodcastOne's loyal audiences. We view this relationship as another example of our vision of continued podcaster partnerships and content development within the Vodacast app coming to fruition."
PodcastOne, who was recently named one of the Top Podcast Publishers by the industry leading podcast metric company Podtrac, joins Bleav as the second podcast network to join the Vodacast platform. Across the two networks, 10 podcast shows are currently creating feeds and promoting the Vodacast platform while the combined networks support an opportunity of approximately 600 podcasters if Vodacast were fully deployed across both networks.
About Auddia Inc.
Auddia is reinventing how consumers engage with audio through the development of a proprietary AI platform for audio and innovative technologies for podcasts. Auddia offers two industry firsts-the ability to listen to any AM/FM radio station with added personalized content and no commercials, as well as podcasts with an interactive digital feed that supports deeper stories and delivers digital revenue to podcasters. Both offerings address large and rapidly growing audiences with strong purchase intent. For more information, visit: www.auddia.com
About PodcastOne
PodcastOne is a leading advertiser-supported podcast company, offering a 360-degree solution for both content creators and advertisers, including content development, brand integration and distribution. Acquired by LiveOne in 2020, the two entities have subsequently teamed to create a new video podcast (Vodcast) network under the LiveOne umbrella. Amassing more than 2.48 billion downloads per year with 300+ episodes distributed per week across a stable of hundreds of top podcast programs, including influencer talent like Adam Carolla, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Steve Austin, Armando "Pitbull" Perez, Jordan Harbinger, Heather Dubrow, The LadyGang, Dr. Drew, Jay Cutler, Brett Favre, Robert Horry and top-rated true crime shows including Bad Bad Thing, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, This is MONSTERS, Court Junkie, A&E's Cold Case Files, American Nightmare and more. Its shows are distributed across its own platform as well as LiveOne's owned-and-operated channels on mobile, mobile web, desktop and SmartTV's. PodcastOne is the parent company of LaunchpadOne, an innovative self-serve platform developed to launch, host, distribute and monetize independent user-generated podcasts. PodcastOne is the brainchild of Radio Hall of Famer, Norm Pattiz, also the founder of Network Radio-giant, Westwood One.
Forward-Looking Statements
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