NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
today announced that it has signed a deal with YMH Studios,
the podcast network created and owned by married hosts and
comedians Tom Segura and
Christina P. The multi-year agreement integrates the YMH
Studios staff into its subsidiary Stitcher, the
Triton-ranked #1 podcast company, where they will continue to
operate Your Mom's House and the rest of the network's slate
of acclaimed podcasts.
As part of the new relationship, YMH Studios, SiriusXM, Pandora,
and Stitcher plan to work together on the development of additional
content accessible across multiple platforms.
Started in 2010 with the original podcast Your Mom's
House, YMH studios has since grown to include six other
popular spinoff shows, including 2 Bears, 1 Cave featuring
Segura with fellow comedian Bert
Kreischer, and Dr. Drew After Dark. The wide range of
comedy content from the studio bills itself as bringing together
"millions of people of all races, religions, numerous genders,
varying criminal records and disgusting sexual fetishes" to share a
laugh with their motley crew.
Stitcher will distribute all YMH Studios content across all
podcast platforms. Listeners can continue to listen and subscribe
to YMH Studios podcasts on Stitcher, the SXM App, Pandora, and all
major podcast listening platforms. In addition, YMH Studio shows
are expected to be available ad-free on Stitcher Premium beginning
January 1.
"After over ten fantastic years of building our podcast network,
this is the right next step for YMH," said Segura. "We can't
wait to see what the future holds for our team through the support
of SiriusXM and Stitcher, and are beaming with pride to see our
network and vision continue to grow. Get ready to hear a lot more
from the 'Mommies.'"
"Collaborating with YMH Studios is an incredible opportunity for
SiriusXM comedy," said Jack
Vaughn, Senior Vice President of SiriusXM's comedy
programming. "We're excited to bring in and expand the 'Jeans'
team, and foster the right environment to help Tom, Christina and
the rest of the YMH crew continue to create even more
hilarious content."
"Stitcher has been the home of great comedy shows since our
earliest days," says Daniel Osit,
Chief Operating Officer at Stitcher. "Now as we begin working
with Tom, Christina and the entire YMH staff, we solidify our
position as leaders in comedy podcasting."
SXM Media, SiriusXM's combined sales organization, has exclusive
global ad sales rights for YMH Studios podcasts. Access for brands
and marketers is only available through the advertising and sales
arm of SiriusXM, Stitcher and Pandora.
With the leading podcast platforms Stitcher and Simplecast,
along with industry-leading ad tech company AdsWizz, SiriusXM has
developed an ecosystem that podcasters can rely on to create,
distribute, and monetize their work, as well as gain access to
SiriusXM's broad talent relationships and make use of the
promotional power of its SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher listening
platforms.
The addition of YMH follows other recent and notable podcasting
announcements by SiriusXM and Stitcher, including the acquisition
of 99% Invisible, deals with podcast company
Audiochuck and global ad sales rights to its top rated
Crime Junkie, and new ad sales and content deals with
The Last Podcast on the Left. Your Mom's House joins
the ranks of other acclaimed comedy powerhouses at Stitcher's
Earwolf, the leading comedy podcast network devoted to creating
successful shows, such as Conan O'Brien
Needs a Friend, How Did This Get Made? and
Office Ladies. SiriusXM and Stitcher are also the home
to top comedy podcasts from major talent including Comedy Gold
Minds with Kevin Hart, Comedy Bang!
Bang! with Scott Aukerman and
Storytime with Seth
Rogen.
Stitcher has ranked #1 in Triton Digital's industry-tracking
U.S. Network Report from May to October
2021. The report ranks the top podcast networks in the U.S.,
as measured by Podcast Metrics based on average weekly downloads
and average weekly users.
Tom Segura, Christina P, and YMH
Studios are represented by attorney Lev
Ginsburg.
About YMH Studios
YMH Studios is the home of six
amazing podcasts. Every week, millions of people of all races,
religions, numerous genders, varying criminal records, and
disgusting sexual fetishes tune in from every continent around the
world to share a laugh with Tom, Christina, Bert, Dr. Drew, Garth
and all of the fascinating, unpredictable, and very funny people
who are friends with them. Also, Tom's parents might show up. YMH
Studios also produces some of the biggest live streaming shows in
the world in addition to original scripted and unscripted
content.
About Tom Segura
Segura
is a top-tier comedian, actor, and writer who is well-known for his
acclaimed Netflix specials Ball Hog (2020),
Disgraceful (2018), Mostly Stories (2016), and
Completely Normal (2014). In addition, Segura has released
four hit comedy albums and is currently on a 200-city stand-up
tour.
About Christina P
Christina P Is a comedian and
podcaster. She recently released her second Netflix special, The
Degenerates, which follows Christina P: Mother Inferior.
Her third Netflix special will film in January, 2022.
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.
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