LiveOne’s PodcastOne Named to Top Podcast Publishers List by Podtrac for March 2023

32.7 Million Downloads in March, Up 67% and 5.2 Million in Unique Reach, Up 51% Since February 2023

Ranked #11 Topping CNN, Paramount and All Things Comedy for
Its US Unique Audience

Los Angeles, CA, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today that it has been named to the list of Top Podcast Publishers for March 2023, by the industry leading podcast metric company Podtrac.  PodcastOne ranks #11 with 67% more downloads and a 51% unique reach increase since February 2023, boasting the highest percentage of growth across all podcast companies tracked by Podtrac and moving up two ranking slots from the previous month with 32.7 million downloads during the month of March 2023. Podtrac, which provides the podcast industry’s only ranking of top publishers based on unique audience counts, announced PodcastOne’s growth in their industry wide communication earlier this month.

“Our ranking on Podtrac’s list of top publishers for March 2023 is a direct correlation to the strength of our programming and our marketing team’s ability to grow shows. Our signature podcasts pave the way for our newly launched shows and our development slate. We could not be more thrilled with our anticipated 2023 trajectory,” said Kit Gray, President of PodcastOne.

PodcastOne’s ranking comes on the heels of the successes and strengths of its tentpole podcasts   Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Jordan Harbinger Show, LADYGANG and The Adam Carolla Show, Baby Mamas No Drama, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, and the newly launched “When Reality Hits with Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright,” which all contributed greatly to PodcastOne’s continued success. PodcastOne’s full roster of programming is available on PodcastOne, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard.

PodcastOne strives to develop and produce compelling and highly sought after entertainment-based content to generate excitement and intrigue in the audio and streaming space. Podcasting remains the fastest growing streaming medium both with audiences and with advertisers. PodcastOne is determined to remain a leader in expanding audiences and forging synergistic relationships for its podcasters in tandem with LiveOne.

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 (NASDAQ: LVO) 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 and television personalities such as Kaitlyn Bristowe, Steve Austin, Jordan Harbinger, Kail Lowry, Heather Dubrow, The LadyGang, Melissa Gorga, Teresa Guidice, Savannah Chrisley, and top-rated true crime shows including Bad Bad Thing, The Prosecutors, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, Court Junkie, A&E’s Cold Case Files and I Survived, 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 SmartTVs. 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 LiveOne, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) (the "Company") 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. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, a membership music streaming service, and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.3 billion downloads per year, 350+ hours distributed weekly, and 14M+ monthly unique listeners. Nearly all new Tesla EVs sold in the U.S. come with a paid membership to LiveOne’s Slacker Radio (that now includes PodcastOne) which is paid by Tesla. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has accrued a paid and free ad-supported membership base of approximately 2.9 million**. The Company was awarded Best Live Moment by Digiday for its “Social Gloves” PPV Event, and has been a finalist for 8 more awards, including Best Live Event, Best Virtual Event, Best Overall Social Media Excellence, and Best Original Programming from Cynopsis and Digiday. As of February 9, 2023, the Company has streamed over 2,900 artists, has a library of 30 million songs, 600 curated radio stations, over 300 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and created a valuable connection between fans, brands, and bands. The Company's other wholly-owned subsidiaries include PPVOne, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, and LiveXLive. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, and XUMO. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter at @liveone.
  
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** Included in the total number of paid members for the reported periods are certain members which are the subject of a contractual dispute. LiveOne is currently not recognizing revenue related to these members.

Press Contacts:

For PodcastOne
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LiveOne IR Contact:

Kirin Smith
PCG Advisory
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