LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a
subsidiary of LiveXLive Media (NASDAQ: LIVX), has set its
award winning panel of judges to select the winner of Self Made
Podcast Edition, an audio competition to find the next big
podcast star for the network giant. The storied list of podcast
notables and advertising and media industry executives will use
criteria ranging from sound quality to host relatability to show
promotion paired with download numbers, to determine the grand
prize winner.
Selected for the panel are:
- Kailtyn Bristowe, creator and host of Off the
Vine, one of the most successful and downloaded podcasts for
women. Bristowe is also current Co-host of The
Bachelorette and recently was crowned champion of Dancing
with the Stars;
- Adam Carolla, host and
Guiness World Record holder for the
world's most downloaded podcast, The Adam Carolla
Show. Additionally, Carolla is the former host of
the iconic radio and television series Loveline;
- Emmy Award-winner Doug
Ellin who created the smash HBO series Entourage
and host of two podcast series, Hollywood Wayz and the
Victory Podcast which garnered more than 5 million downloads
in its first 12 months;
- Internationally recognized broadcast journalist Jillian Hamilton who hosts the podcast
Cheating: When Love Lies;
- Barbara
Schroeder who will also serve as a mentor in
addition to her judging duties. Schroeder who created the Netflix
hit documentary Evil Genius and whose podcast Bad Bad
Thing catapulted onto the top True Crime genre charts will
provide expert insight with each of the finalists to help them hone
their storytelling skills.
Rounding out the group of esteemed panelists are revered and
venerated podcast industry scions and advertising industry
executives James Ingrassia,
Head of Client Services, Oxford Road, the leading Los Angeles-based audio ad agency;
DeSha Runnels, Vice President
of Media, Ad Results, the world's leading audio & podcast
advertising agency; Sarah
Cotenoff, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships,
Podsights, the leading attribution platform for podcast
advertising; John Goforth,
Chief Revenue Officer, Magellan AI, the leading developer of
a data and analytics platform used to analyze podcasts and organize
the data; Kit Gray,
Co-Founder and President of PodcastOne; and member of the Radio
Hall of Fame, Norm Pattiz,
Founder of PodcastOne and WestwoodOne.
Self Made Podcast Edition is driven by fans as well
as the panel of judges, all listening to see who will take the top
prize: a podcasting contract with PodcastOne, and a total package
worth over $100,000 including
promotion across the network. The competition will culminate in
episodes submitted by each of the five finalists via LaunchpadOne.
With over 1200 independent podcasts, LaunchpadOne is PodcastOne's
free innovative podcast hosting, distribution, and monetization
platform that provides an end-to-end podcast solution. A winner
will then be crowned on September 30,
2021 - International Podcast Day.
Self Made Podcast Edition is the latest pop-culture
competition franchise developed, produced and distributed by
LiveXLive. A company with their finger always on the pulse,
LiveXLive is developing a wide array of competitive franchises
across multiple genres, ranging from racing, sports, music, and
more. Each event will bring the best aspects of entertainment
together - sports, social media influence, music, lifestyle, and
technology, plus breakthrough integration through NFTs, merch, and
VIP meet and greet experiences. LiveXLive recently announced
it will be changing its name to LiveOne. As part of its rebrand,
LiveXLive's plans to rebrand its subsidiaries and businesses as the
"ONE" brand - PodcastOne, SlackerOne, PPVOne, ReactOne, StudioOne
and PersonalizedMerchOne.
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 LiveXLive Media in 2020, the two entities have
subsequently teamed to create a new video podcast (Vodcast) network
under the LiveXLive umbrella. Amassing more than 2.38 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, Michael
Cohen and top-rated true crime shows including Bad Bad
Thing, Court Junkie, A&E's Cold Case Files, American Nightmare,
First Degree and more. Its shows are distributed across its own
platform as well as LiveXLive'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.
About LiveXLive Media, Inc.
Headquartered in
Los Angeles, California, LiveXLive
Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (the "Company") (pronounced Live "by
''Live) is a global talent-first, interactive music, sports, and
entertainment subscription platform delivering premium content and
livestreams from the world's top artists. The Company has streamed
over 1,800 artists since January
2020, a library featuring close to 30 million songs, 500
expertly curated radio stations, 235 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of
pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, an NFT business, and has
created a valuable connection between brands, fans, and bands.
LiveXLive Media's other major wholly-owned subsidiaries are
LiveXLive, Slacker Radio, React Presents, Custom Personalization
Solutions and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.38 billion
downloads per year and 300+ episodes distributed per week across a
stable of hundreds of top podcasts. The combination of acquisitions
and the expansion of products and franchises have secured LiveXLive
as a top-rated music, entertainment and media services company.
LiveXLive is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon
Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, Sling, and XUMO, in addition to its
app, online website, and social channels. For more information,
visit www.livexlive.com and follow us
on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter
at @livexlive.
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"forward-looking statements," which may often, but not always, be
identified by the use of such words as "may," "might," "will,"
"will likely result," "would," "should," "estimate," "plan,"
"project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe,"
"seek," "continue," "target" or the negative of such terms or other
similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such statements, including: the
Company's reliance on one key customer for a substantial percentage
of its revenue; the Company's ability to consummate any proposed
financing, acquisition or transaction, the timing of the closing of
such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to
closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at
all, or that the closing of any proposed financing, acquisition or
transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance
shareholder value; the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern; the Company's ability to attract, maintain and increase
the number of its users and paid subscribers; the Company
identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; the
Company's intent to repurchase shares of its common stock from time
to time under its announced stock repurchase program and the
timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the
program; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with certain
financial and other covenants; the Company successfully
implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its
technology platforms and applications; management's relationships
with industry stakeholders; the effects of the global Covid-19
pandemic; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and
uncertainties applicable to the businesses of the Company's
subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including,
but not limited to, those described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2020, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on July 14,
2021, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on
August 16, 2021, and in the Company's
other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof and the Company
disclaims any obligations to update these statements, except as may
be required by law. The Company intends that all forward-looking
statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Press Contact:
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PodcastOne
310.246.4600
Susan@Guttmanpr.com
LiveXLive IR Contact:
ir@LiveXLive.com
310.601.2505
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