PodcastOne Announces Multi-Year Partnership with National Military Podcast Day
PodcastOne will stream and distribute National Military Podcast Day programming under a multi-year agreement with the military and veteran podcast community.
PodcastOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PODC), a subsidiary of LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVO), has announced a multi-year distribution, content and marketing partnership with National Military Podcast Day. The arrangement begins with a 16-hour live-stream marathon featuring military and veteran podcasters.
The event is scheduled to run on October 5, 2026, with programming available live and on demand. PodcastOne said the partnership will also support promotion of National Military Podcast Day across selected shows throughout the year.
The marathon includes 26.2 miles of live and “Best of Military/Veteran” podcasting over 16 consecutive hours. Thirty-two podcasters are due to take part, moving between programmes every 30 minutes.
The schedule includes back-to-back shows, special guests, giveaways and personal accounts from the military and veteran community. The event is described as involving 56 channels and 234,000 followers.
National Military Podcast Day founder Colonel Riccoh Player, United States Marine Corps (Retired), is leading the marathon. Award-winning military journalist and author Amy Forsythe is also identified among the featured names.
Under the agreement, PodcastOne will carry the complete marathon live and make the programming available on demand. The network will also promote National Military Podcast Day through #StillServing: The VFW podcast, The MilSpouse Show!, The Hard to Kill Podcast and History On The Road.
The live broadcast begins at 7am at MilitaryVoices.ai, with on-demand replays to follow. National Military Podcast Day is held each year on October 5th and was founded to recognise military podcasters who share their experiences, develop businesses or discuss matters connected with their service.
PodcastOne describes its business as a podcast platform providing creators and advertisers with services covering sales, marketing, public relations, production and distribution. The company says its network delivers more than 1 billion monthly impressions across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio.
PodcastOne also says it has surpassed 3.9 billion total downloads and has a community of more than 200 top podcasters. LiveOne lists PodcastOne among its businesses and brands and describes itself as a music, entertainment and technology platform focused on memberships and live and virtual events.
PodcastOne announced a comprehensive, multi-year distribution, content and marketing partnership with National Military Podcast Day (NMPD). The partnership launched with a live-stream marathon featuring military and veteran podcasters.
Under the agreement, PodcastOne will stream the full 16-hour marathon live, offer the content on demand and promote National Military Podcast Day across relevant shows. The promotion includes #StillServing: The VFW podcast, The MilSpouse Show!, The Hard to Kill Podcast and History On The Road.
The marathon streams live today beginning at 7am at MilitaryVoices.ai. On-demand replays will follow.
The marathon runs over 16 consecutive hours. It includes 26.2 miles of live and “Best of Military/Veteran” podcasting, with podcasters handing off every 30 minutes.
Thirty-two military and veteran podcasters are taking part in the marathon. The programme includes back-to-back shows, special guests, giveaways and firsthand stories from the military and veteran community.
The announcement describes the community as having 56 channels and 234,000 followers. It also says that 32 of the community's podcasters will participate in the marathon.
The marathon is led by NMPD founder Colonel Riccoh Player, United States Marine Corps (Retired). The announcement also identifies award-winning military journalist and author Amy Forsythe as a featured participant.
PodcastOne President Kit Gray said the partnership would use the platform to let service members and veterans speak for themselves and put the network behind what National Military Podcast Day represents. Gray described the military and veteran community as including families, neighbours and colleagues.
Colonel Player said PodcastOne's expertise, national and global reach and podcast network would help share personal stories with an audience that National Military Podcast Day could not have reached alone. He also said every veteran has a story that someone needs to hear.
National Military Podcast Day was founded to recognise military podcasters who share their journeys, build businesses or give voice to experiences from their service. The event is held each year on October 5th, ahead of the anniversary of the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in October 2001.
PodcastOne is a podcast platform offering creators and advertisers a full 360-degree solution covering sales, marketing, public relations, production and distribution. Its distribution network delivers more than 1 billion monthly impressions across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio, and the company says it has surpassed 3.9 billion total downloads with a community of more than 200 top podcasters.
LiveOne describes itself as a creator-first music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. PodcastOne is a subsidiary of LiveOne and is listed among LiveOne's businesses and brands.
LiveOne, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LVO, while PodcastOne, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PODC. The announcement identifies PodcastOne as a subsidiary of LiveOne.
The live marathon streams today beginning at 7am at MilitaryVoices.ai, and on-demand replays will follow. Under the multi-year agreement, PodcastOne will continue offering the marathon content on demand and promoting National Military Podcast Day across its relevant shows.