PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC) Signs Multi-Year Partnership with AI-Driven Listener.com
Rhea-AI Summary
PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC) announced a multi-year AI partnership with Listener.com on January 22, 2026. The agreement will deploy Listener.com’s AI intelligence layer across PodcastOne’s platform and major distribution partners including Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and Amazon Podcasts to unify omni-channel analytics, inventory, and performance data. PodcastOne said the integration aims to streamline operations, improve monetization, and deliver faster insights for creators, advertisers, and distribution partners. PodcastOne noted its network reaches 1 billion monthly impressions and > 3.9 billion total downloads across ~200 top podcasters.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, PODC gained 14.88%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +15.2% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 22 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $10M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $79M at that time. Trading volume was elevated at 2.4x the daily average, suggesting notable buying interest.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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PODC was down 2.42% while key peers like ZDGE (+4.62%), SJ (+3.57%), BODI (+2.32%) and others traded higher, pointing to stock-specific pressure despite broadly positive sector moves.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Content renewal deal | Positive | -8.3% | Multi-year renewal and new SiriusXM distribution for The Adam Carolla Show. |
| Dec 10 | Show renewal | Positive | +0.9% | Renewal of LadyGang podcast and highlighting its scale and brand reach. |
| Dec 09 | Partnership milestone | Positive | +0.0% | Five-year partnership celebration with The Dr. Gundry Podcast and audience metrics. |
| Dec 01 | Network launch | Positive | -10.1% | Launch of multi-platform Dr. Phil co-branded network targeting large audience reach. |
| Nov 25 | New podcast deal | Positive | -4.2% | Multi-year exclusive distribution agreement for Clint Frazier’s baseball podcast. |
Recent content and partnership announcements have often coincided with flat-to-negative next-day returns, suggesting enthusiasm in headlines has not consistently translated into positive price reactions.
Over the last few months, PodcastOne has focused on expanding its content slate and distribution reach. Deals included multi-year extensions for The Adam Carolla Show (news on Jan 15, 2026), renewals for LadyGang, a five-year partnership celebration with The Dr. Gundry Podcast on Dec 9, 2025, and a multi-platform network launch with Dr. Phil’s Envoy Media on Dec 1, 2025. Despite seemingly positive strategic moves, several of these announcements saw negative next-day price reactions, framing today’s AI partnership within a pattern of execution and profitability questions.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock surged +14.9% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with management’s emphasis on technology-driven monetization and scale. The new AI partnership builds on a platform already reporting 3.9 billion downloads and over 1 billion monthly impressions, but the latest 10‑Q flagged a net loss of $0.98 million and going-concern risks. Historically, upbeat content and distribution deals sometimes preceded negative returns, so investors have watched whether revenue growth translates into sustained profitability.
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- Will be deployed across all major distribution partners including Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and Amazon Podcasts
- Partnership will track audiences, identify trends driving revenue growth and cost savings
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), a leading publisher and podcast sales network, announced today a multi-year AI partnership with Listener.com. “We’re excited to work with Casey and his team,” said Kit Gray, President and Co-Founder of PodcastOne. “By integrating Listener.com’s AI technology across our platform, we expect to greater streamline operations, enhance monetization performance, and ultimately deliver greater value to our creators, advertisers, and distribution partners.”
“Listener.com was built to be the AI intelligence layer for modern podcast networks,” said Casey Adams, Founder and CEO of Listener.com. “By unifying omni-channel analytics, inventory, and performance data, we help partners like PodcastOne increase revenue through better sales planning and forecasting, while saving time and operational costs by giving teams faster access to answers and insights across their entire network.”
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, Gals on the Go, 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 Listerner.com
Listener.com is the AI intelligence and analytics platform built for the modern podcast industry. By unifying audio, video, social, and inventory data into a single platform, Listener.com helps podcast networks and media companies improve reporting, streamline operations, and drive revenue across omni-channel campaigns.
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,” “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: LiveOne’s reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne’s and PodcastOne’s ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, merger, distribution or other 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, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; PodcastOne’s ability to continue as a going concern; PodcastOne’s ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its listeners; PodcastOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne’s intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne’s common stock from time to time under LiveOne’s 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 covenants; PodcastOne 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; LiveOne’s ability to implement its digital assets treasury strategy and/or purchase digital assets from time to time pursuant to such strategy, including for up to the maximum announced amount, and other risks related to such strategy; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or PodcastOne’s and/or LiveOne’s ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of PodcastOne, LiveOne and/or LiveOne’s other subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in PodcastOne’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 2, 2025, PodcastOne’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2025, and in PodcastOne’s other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and PodcastOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. PodcastOne 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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