PodcastOne Sets Turtle Time With Ramona and Avery Singer
Turtle Time
Mother Daughter Television Duo Debuts Podcast April 26, 2023
Combined Social Following Tops 1.5 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today the launch of a new podcast with reality television superstar, entrepreneur and Bravolebrity Ramona Singer and her daughter, Avery. Turtle Time with Ramona and Avery is set for an April 26, 2023 debut.
The mother daughter duo share a close bond that oftentimes features Avery highlighting the generation gap between the two to hilarious and viral results. On Turtle Time, they will bring the fun and the laughs while sharing personal stories and anecdotes from their lives now in the real world versus their lives that played on television for millions to see on the hit Bravo show, Real Housewives of New York (RHONY). The twosome explore dating and relationships, lifestyle and wellness, finance and business, navigating reality TV and so much more all while welcoming special guests along the way.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ramona and Avery to PodcastOne. Their mother daughter relationship is enviable, and audiences will be wowed by their podcast. Turtle Time is perfect for our platform, our audiences and our advertisers, all of whom have made it clear that this is the sort of content that they are looking for in podcasting,” said Kit Gray, President of PodcastOne.
Ramona starred on 13 seasons of RHONY becoming one of the most iconic personalities in the reality television landscape. Her experience as a business woman, fashion expert and entrepreneur led her to companies such as Macy’s, French Connection and Calvin Klein. At 30 years old, she created the company RMS Fashions, Inc., which bought items from wholesalers and sold them to discount retailers. More recently, she developed Tru Renewal skin care, True Faith Jewelry, Ramona Singer Collections on Amazon, Ramona Singer Jewelry for HSN, and her own wine label, Ramona Pinot Grigio. Ramona can often be found entertaining and hosting her closest friends at her home in Southampton. She also just received her NY Real Estate License.
Avery was born and raised in NYC and grew up on television for the world to see having made her RHONY debut at age 11 and was often dubbed the voice of reason and moral compass of the show – a narrative that still remains between Avery and her mom. She attended the University of Virginia where she studied Economics and Sociology. Having begun her career in finance, Avery now has started her own business BachBoss, a curator of bachelor and Bachlorette parties.
Turtle Time with Ramona and Avery joins a lineup of PodcastOne’s top charting programming hosted by Bravolebrities, including Melissa Gorga On Display, Namaste B$tches, Let’s Talk with Heather Dubrow, and When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany. PodcastOne’s slate of programming can be heard on PodcastOne, Apple, Spotify, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard.
About PodcastOne
PodcastOne is a leading advertiser-supported podcast company, offering a 360-degree solution for both content creators and advertisers, including content development, brand integration and distribution. Acquired by LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) in 2020, the two entities have subsequently teamed to create a new video podcast (Vodcast) network under the LiveOne umbrella. Amassing more than 2.48 billion downloads per year with 300+ episodes distributed per week across a stable of hundreds of top podcast programs, including influencer talent and television personalities such as Kaitlyn Bristowe, Steve Austin, Jordan Harbinger, Kail Lowry, Heather Dubrow, The LadyGang, Melissa Gorga, Teresa Guidice, Savannah Chrisley, and top-rated true crime shows including Bad Bad Thing, The Prosecutors, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, Court Junkie, A&E’s Cold Case Files and I Survived, American Nightmare and more. Its shows are distributed across its own platform as well as LiveOne’s owned-and-operated channels on mobile, mobile web, desktop and SmartTV’s. PodcastOne is the parent company of LaunchpadOne, an innovative self-serve platform developed to launch, host, distribute and monetize independent user-generated podcasts. PodcastOne is the brainchild of Radio Hall of Famer, Norm Pattiz, also the founder of Network Radio-giant, Westwood One.
About LiveOne, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) (the “Company”) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, a membership music streaming service, and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.3 billion downloads per year, 350+ hours distributed weekly, and 14M+ monthly unique listeners. Nearly all new Tesla EVs sold in the U.S. come with a paid membership to LiveOne’s Slacker Radio (that now includes PodcastOne) which is paid by Tesla. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has accrued a paid and free ad-supported membership base of approximately 2.9 million**. The Company was awarded Best Live Moment by Digiday for its “Social Gloves” PPV Event, and has been a finalist for 8 more awards, including Best Live Event, Best Virtual Event, Best Overall Social Media Excellence, and Best Original Programming from Cynopsis and Digiday. As of February 9, 2023, the Company has streamed over 2,900 artists, has a library of 30 million songs, 600 curated radio stations, over 300 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and created a valuable connection between fans, brands, and bands. The Company’s other wholly-owned subsidiaries include PPVOne, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, and LiveXLive. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, and XUMO. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter at @liveone.
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