NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- SiriusXM today announced that Stitcher, the
Triton-ranked #1 podcast company and a SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI)
subsidiary, has signed an agreement with the award-winning comedy
horror podcast The Last Podcast on the Left. As part
of a three-year agreement, the critically-acclaimed podcast will
return to wide distribution on podcast platforms and RSS feeds in
2022, and its original creators will host a live weekly radio
show on SiriusXM.
The Last Podcast on the Left is the
creepy-comedy brainchild of hosts Ben
Kissel, Marcus
Parks and Henry
Zebrowski, covering dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown, iconic
hauntings, the history of war crimes, and more. The show attempts
to laugh into the abyss that is the dark side of humanity. In
addition to great success through its traditional podcast channels,
the show has seen recent success with its live show tours. Starting
in February 2022, Kissel, Parks and
Zebrowski are expected to host a live radio show each week on
SiriusXM's Faction Talk, channel 103, a comedy and uncensored talk
channel, where they will take calls from fans and listeners.
Stitcher will have exclusive rights to manage all audio and
video ad sales for the podcast. Access for brands and marketers to
The Last Podcast on the Left audio and video ad inventory is
only available through SXM Media – the exclusive advertising and
sales representative of SiriusXM, Stitcher and Pandora.
"This podcast has seen us all grow and change over the years,
and as our needs continue to evolve we cannot stress enough the
importance of being accessible to our listeners and having access
to a truly unmatched community of fellow podcasters," said
Zebrowski. "We're beyond thrilled to work with SiriusXM in this
next step of our podcasting journey. Through this agreement we can
meet our loyal fans where they are and keep our unique, morbid
vision alive."
"Last Podcast On The Left is the preeminent comedy horror
podcast, and we're thrilled to have them join us," said
Megan Liberman, Senior Vice
President of SiriusXM's talk programming. "Their meticulously
researched stories combined with the charm and dark wit of the
hosts makes for a hilariously morbid and even educational good
time. Adding a show on SiriusXM will give them one more way to
connect with their community of listeners."
This news follows other notable announcements by SiriusXM,
including the acquisition of 99% Invisible and an agreement
with For Colored Nerds. In addition, The Last Podcast on
the Left joins the home of other acclaimed podcasts at
SiriusXM, Stitcher and Pandora, including Office Ladies, Comedy
Gold Minds with Kevin Hart, WTF with
Marc Maron, series from Marvel
Entertainment, and prestigious documentary and narrative projects
such as Toxic: The Britney Spears Story, Heaven's Gate,
Unfinished and Hidden Brain.
Listeners will be able to subscribe to The Last Podcast on
the Left on Stitcher, the SXM app, Pandora, and all major
podcast listening platforms. In addition, the show will be made
available ad-free on Stitcher Premium.
Last Podcast on the Left is represented by WME,
Ken Treusch of Bleecker Street
Management, and the law firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman,
Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, & Gellman.
About Stitcher
Stitcher is the best place to listen
to, produce and monetize podcasts. The Stitcher app is one of the
world's most popular podcast listening platforms, with a growing
network of original content and a premium subscription service.
Stitcher is home to top-ranked comedy podcast network Earwolf.
Stitcher has offices in Los
Angeles, New York City and
San Francisco, and is a subsidiary
of SiriusXM.
About SXM Media
SXM Media is the combined sales
organization of Sirius XM Holdings Inc., spanning its SiriusXM,
Pandora, and Stitcher audio entertainment platforms and services,
including that of Midroll, the leading podcast advertising network
representing over 300 of the world's largest podcasts. With a
reach of more than 150 million listeners, SXM Media gives brands,
creators, and publishers access to the largest digital audio
advertising platform in North
America. SXM Media also serves as the exclusive advertising
and sales representative for other platforms and podcasters,
including major entities such as SoundCloud (exclusive U.S.
advertising representative) and the NBCUniversal News Group
(exclusive advertising representative for NBC News and MSNBC
podcasts, with additional sales rights to CNBC podcasts).
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)
is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and
platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio
products. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest
ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S.
SiriusXM and Pandora's properties reach more than 150 million
listeners, the largest addressable audience in the U.S., across all
categories of digital audio – music, sports, talk, and podcasts.
SiriusXM's acquisitions of Stitcher and Simplecast, alongside
industry-leading ad tech company AdsWizz, make it a leader in
podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and
monetization. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc.,
also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment
businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to
automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to:
www.siriusxm.com.
Stitcher Publicity Contacts
Ron Gaskill
Blake Zidell & Associates
ron@blakezidell.com
Megan Rufty
Allison+Partners
stitcher@allisonpr.com
Patrick Reilly
SiriusXM
Patrick.Reilly@siriusxm.com
SOURCE Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
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