Audacy Launches 2400Sports, A New Dedicated Sports Podcast Studio Building on the Company’s Leadership Position in Sports Audio
June 24, 2021 at 03:00 pm EDT
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Audacy announced the launch of 2400Sports. This new podcast studio will house Audacy Sports’ digital audio content, including both new and existing original podcasts. 2400Sports is the latest addition to Audacy’s podcast portfolio, which contains premium podcast companies Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios, as well as the recently acquired Podcorn, the large podcast influencer marketplace in the U.S. The new studio launches on the heels of Audacy becoming the official audio and podcast partner of Major League Baseball. As part of that partnership, Audacy and Major League Baseball will collaborate on the production and distribution of official podcast programming for the league and its clubs. The studio will launch with a new podcast series in development that revisits baseball’s most dramatic and thrilling postseason campaigns. The first installment, coming this fall, will take a deep dive into the Chicago Cubs’ historic march to the 2016 World Series championship. The series relives the on-field heroics from that momentous championship run and combines it with enlightening storytelling about the cast of characters that came together to make it possible. Additional original podcasts in development will be announced in the coming months. As part of its partnership with Major League Baseball, Audacy will work with all 30 clubs to develop new podcast content. The inaugural project will be a podcast partnership with the Boston Red Sox and will be intensely focused on fan engagement and fan-created content. More details about this opportunity will be announced in the near future. Also concurrent with the studio launch, Audacy announces a development deal with podcast producer Jody Avirgan’s Roulette Productions. Over the coming months, Avirgan will contribute to 2400Sports’ slate of programming by developing and creating new original shows across a range of sports and genres, leveraging Audacy’s unique assets, brands, talent, and strategic partners across the breadth of Audacy’s portfolio, including Major League Baseball.
Audacy, Inc. is a multi-platform audio content and entertainment company. The Company is a creator of live, original events, including large-scale concerts, intimate live performances with big artists on small stages. The Company offers local and national advertisers integrated marketing solutions across its broadcast, digital, podcast and event platforms, delivering the power of local connections on a national scale. The Company operates digital properties on multiple platforms, including Websites, mobile apps, and social media. It provides streaming services through its Audacy app and Website, its integrated digital platform where consumers discover and connect live with premium, curated content powered by over 2,639 radio and digital stations and their websites, podcasts, audio on-demand, and exclusive content across entertainment, music, news and sports. It also provides embedded advertisements in its owned and operated podcasts and other on-demand content.