Pocket FM teams up with ElevenLabs; launches AI Audio Series to build world’s first voice AI capability to empower writers
June 20 2024 - 10:01AM
Business Wire
AI Audio Series has improved its production efficiency
multi-fold, and empowered writers to turn their stories into audio
series on Pocket FM with one simple click.
Pocket FM and ElevenLabs have joined forces to revolutionize
content creation with the launch of AI Audio Series, a cutting-edge
Voice AI capability now accessible worldwide. This groundbreaking
partnership marks a new chapter in storytelling, empowering writers
to effortlessly convert their narratives into compelling audio
series with remarkable ease.
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The partnership between Pocket FM and ElevenLabs signifies a
significant leap forward in Voice AI technology. By harnessing
ElevenLabs' expertise in this field, Pocket FM has achieved
remarkable milestones in its experimental phase, slashing costs by
up to 90%. With this integration, the company has multiplied its
production efficiency as well. These advancements not only make
audio series creation more accessible but also foster inclusivity
within the writing community.
“This is a game-changing, industry-first innovation, disrupting
the norm by enabling writers to seamlessly transform their stories
into captivating audio series with a single click of a button,”
stated Prateek Dixit, CTO and Co-founder of Pocket FM. “By
enabling this, we've not only empowered the writing community but
also made audio series creation faster and simpler, making
storytelling accessible for everyone.”
Pocket FM has successfully produced over 30,000 hours of audio
series during its experimental phase and anticipates tripling its
content library this year. Currently boasting a collection of over
100,000 hours of audio series, the platform has garnered positive
user feedback on its AI Audio Series, with engagement levels
matching that of human voice quality.
The platform has empowered writers to bring their stories to
life through audio series. By simply navigating to the "Write" tab
in the Pocket FM app and selecting "Series," writers can initiate
the storytelling process. After ensuring it meets the minimum word
count, they can effortlessly convert their story into an audio
series with a mere tap, with an option to choose their preferred
voice and background music.
“We are excited to collaborate with Pocket FM in shaping the
future of audio entertainment,” stated Mati Staniszewski, CEO,
and Co-founder of ElevenLabs. “Combining our Voice AI expertise
with Pocket FM’s innovative approach to audio series promises to
take content production to new heights of efficiency and
creativity. It’s an exciting journey ahead, one that we believe
will set new standards in the entertainment industry.”
As Pocket FM continues to redefine entertainment with its
innovative audio series, and with the company's expansion into
various regions across Europe and LATAM, this collaboration will
accelerate content strategy and enhance efficiency in content
generation. Currently, Pocket FM boasts strong leadership positions
in the U.S. and India, drawing audiences from more than 20
countries worldwide.
Beyond publishing, ElevenLabs delivers lifelike, realistic, and
emotionally rich AI voices for various applications across 29
languages: from conversational AI and gaming to movie dubbing, as
well as medical and accessibility uses. The company offers these
capabilities through a number of proprietary audio AI models
optimized for specific purposes, such as long-form and multilingual
speech generation, AI dubbing, or latency-sensitive tasks.
About Pocket FM
Founded in 2018, Pocket FM was built with a vision to redefine
the audio OTT space by pioneering the audio-series category. We
pride ourselves in embedding the storytelling elements with a layer
of content personalization in the longer format that resulted in
the emergence of “binge listening” as a consumption habit. Being
the only audio entertainment OTT, we have emerged as the preferred
digital audio destination for a refined storytelling experience
with the audio-series format, riding on our diverse and engaging
content.
The Pocket FM app is available on iOS and Android. To learn
more, visit www.pocketfm.com.
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs researches and builds audio AI tools for creators,
media, and businesses. Their models use proprietary methods for
context awareness and high compression to deliver lifelike,
compelling, and nuanced speech, voices, and sound effects across 29
languages. The company’s AI tools are used to voice audiobooks and
news articles, animate video game characters, help in film
pre-production, localize media in entertainment, create dynamic
audio content for social media and advertising, and train medical
professionals. It has also given back voices to those who have lost
them and helped individuals with accessibility needs in their daily
lives.
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