LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) Expands B2B Distribution with LG Electronics, Adding ~60M Smart TVs
Rhea-AI Summary
LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) announced a strategic B2B partnership with LG Electronics on March 24, 2026, to distribute LiveOne’s premium content across roughly 60 million smart TVs in North America.
LiveOne said this expands its CTV distribution alongside existing partners like Amazon, Apple, Samsung, VIZIO, YouTube, Spotify, and others, targeting the >$100B connected TV ecosystem and U.S. CTV advertising spending projected at $38B in 2026.
Positive
- Distribution reach expanded by ~60M smart TVs
- B2B partner breadth increased with LG plus major platforms
- Access to large CTV market targeting >$100B ecosystem
Negative
- None.
Market Reaction – LVO
Following this news, LVO has declined 7.38%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 4 alerts so far, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $5.27. This price movement has removed approximately $5M from the company's valuation.
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LVO gained 4.21% while peers were mixed: CNVS +2.98%, RDI +4.31%, NIPG +1.32%, CIDM flat, MPU -7.19%. With no peers in the momentum scanner, moves appear stock-specific.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19 | Samsung TV partnership | Positive | -1.6% | Expanded B2B reach to 100M+ Samsung Smart TVs and CTV ecosystem. |
| Mar 18 | Cost savings update | Positive | +4.1% | Raised 2026 cost savings and payables conversion targets using AI initiatives. |
| Mar 10 | Merlin extension | Positive | -1.2% | Multi-year Merlin deal converting royalties to equity and boosting catalog access. |
| Feb 25 | AI-driven cost cuts | Positive | +0.0% | Announced $5M+ AI savings, liability reduction, and balance-sheet strengthening steps. |
| Feb 23 | VIZIO app launch | Positive | +3.6% | LiveOne app added to VIZIO Smart TVs, extending reach to 1.3B+ MAUs. |
Positive strategic news often met with mixed or muted reactions; only some B2B and cost-savings updates aligned with gains, while others saw flat or negative moves.
Over recent months, LiveOne announced multiple distribution and efficiency moves: a Samsung TV B2B deal expanding to 100M+ Smart TVs, cost savings raised to $7.5M+, and expanded VIZIO availability reaching 1.3B+ monthly active users. It also executed AI-driven cost cuts and balance-sheet measures. Despite these, several positive updates saw flat or negative price reactions. Today’s LG CTV expansion continues the strategy of scaling connected TV reach on top of Samsung and VIZIO integrations.
Regulatory & Risk Context
An effective S-3 shelf allows resale of registered common stock and warrants by existing holders, with up to $30,000 in proceeds to the company if all registered warrants are exercised for cash. The filing highlights substantial doubt about going concern, reliance on a major OEM customer, significant indebtedness, Nasdaq listing risk, and exposure to a cryptocurrency treasury strategy. A recent 424B5 shows usage of this shelf for a 500,000-share issuance to Merlin with no cash proceeds to LiveOne.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock is down -7.4% following this news. A negative reaction despite an LG CTV expansion would fit a pattern where past positive partnerships sometimes met with flat or negative moves, such as earlier Samsung and Merlin updates. The market has been reminded through recent 10-Q and shelf filings of revenue declines and going-concern language, which could overshadow distribution wins. Under that lens, selling pressure would reflect focus on financial and leverage risks rather than the incremental reach from LG.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
- Targets the
$100B + (CTV) market, where ~50% of consumers stream audio via Smart TVs - LG ships ~6–8M TVs annually
- U.S. CTV advertising spend projected to reach
$38B in 2026 - Expands B2B distribution including Amazon, Apple, DAX, Paramount, Samsung, Spotify, Telly, Tesla, TextNow, VIZIO, and YouTube
LOS ANGELES, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, today announced a strategic B2B partnership with LG Electronics, one of the world’s leading smart TV manufacturers, to bring LiveOne’s premium content ecosystem to tens of millions of households across North America.
“Partnering with LG represents another major step forward in LiveOne’s strategy to scale our B2B distribution and accelerate our presence in the connected TV ecosystem,” said Robert Ellin, Chairman and CEO of LiveOne. “We are meaningfully expanding our addressable audience and enhancing our ability to drive higher engagement, premium advertising opportunities, and long-term monetization, while continuing to deliver differentiated, high-quality content at scale.”
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 subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, Custom Personalization Solutions, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne, a dedicated over-the-top application powered by Slacker, 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 X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit ir.liveone.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are “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,” “could,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “predict,” “potential,” “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: LiveOne’s reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne’s ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance stockholder value; LiveOne’s ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne’s ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne’s ability to implement its recently announced digital asset treasury strategy and/or purchase digital assets from time to time pursuant to such strategy, including for the maximum announced amount, and other risks related to such strategy; LiveOne’s intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne’s common stock from time to time under LiveOne’s announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne’s ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other debt covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management’s relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne’s ability to repay its indebtedness when due; LiveOne’s ability to satisfy the conditions for closing on its announced additional convertible debentures financing; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne’s ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty and risks related to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets; regulatory developments related to digital assets and digital asset markets; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne’s subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 15, 2025, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2025, and in LiveOne’s other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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