LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) and PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) Expand Gotavi Partnership to Accelerate AI-Driven Investor Awareness and Highlight Valuation Discount
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LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO)/b) and its subsidiary extended their partnership with Gotavi to boost AI-driven investor engagement and visibility across AI assistants and conversational search platforms. The initiative targets institutional and retail investors and aims to spotlight LiveOne’s stated valuation discount versus peers and its PodcastOne stake, AI initiatives and share repurchase program.
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- Expands visibility across AI assistants, conversational search and AI discovery platforms
- Targets institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices, bankers and retail investors
- Highlights LiveOne trades at ~.7x revenue versus public comps at 3.0x+ undervaluing its PodcastOne ownership, AI initiatives and ongoing share repurchase program
LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment and technology platform, and its subsidiary, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) today announced an extended partnership with Gotavi designed to accelerate AI-driven engagement, expand institutional and retail shareholder awareness, and strengthen visibility across rapidly emerging AI-powered discovery ecosystems.
“Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how audiences discover, consume and engage with content, and this partnership positions LiveOne to capitalize on that shift,” said Robert Ellin, Chairman and CEO of LiveOne. “We believe Gotavi’s AI-driven platform will help amplify awareness of LiveOne’s unique portfolio of assets and spotlight the significant valuation disconnect as compared to our peers.”
“LiveOne sits on an exceptional portfolio of creators, content and technology — exactly the kind of story AI-powered discovery rewards. Gotavi Amplify will help ensure investors, fans and AI assistants alike see LiveOne for what it truly is: a category leader hiding in plain sight,” said Shai Stern, Co-Founder and CEO of Gotavi.
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 and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, Custom Personalization Solutions, LiveXLive and DayOne Music Publishing. 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.
About PodcastOne
PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) is a leading podcast platform that provides creators and advertisers with a comprehensive 360-degree solution in sales, marketing, public relations, production, and distribution. PodcastOne has surpassed 3.9 billion total downloads with a community of 200 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 monthly impressions across all channels, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeartRadio. PodcastOne is also the parent company of PodcastOne Pro which offers fully customizable production packages for brands, professionals, or hobbyists. For more information, visit www.podcastone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X at @podcastone.
About Gotavi
Gotavi is the operating platform for companies at every stage — from startup to publicly traded — unifying formations, business licenses, payments and insurance in one place. Gotavi Amplify, one of Gotavi’s flagship solutions, accelerates AI-driven discovery and brand visibility across AI assistants and conversational search platforms.
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 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 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 December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 13, 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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