Podcast company Acast has secured a strategic partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to serve as the exclusive distributor and monetization platform for podcasts from several WB brands. The deal includes podcasts from Food Network, TLC, HGTV, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and the Travel Channel. Among these are notable shows like Curiosity Daily, Food Network Obsessed, and A Ghost Ruined My Life with Eli Roth.
The alliance builds on a pre-existing relationship between the two companies. Acast has been hosting and monetizing podcasts from Warner Bros. Discovery’s Investigation Discovery brand since 2020. The brand’s hit true crime podcasts such as Disappeared, Unraveled, and Mind of a Monster have found success through Acast’s platform. The deal follows Acast’s recent partnership with Luminary to distribute Luminary Originals podcasts.
Acast SVP Creator Network Veronika Taylor said, “From bone-chilling investigative true crime tales to mouthwatering cooking content and everything in between, the premium Warner Bros. Discovery podcast slate truly has something for everyone. We, at Acast, look forward to connecting these amazing stories with more listeners and advertisers around the world.”
Lisa DeCanio, Vice President of Podcasts at Warner Bros. Discovery, added, “Our experience with Acast and their technology-driven approach to monetizing and growing audiences for our true crime content with Investigation Discovery was a proven success, making it easy to choose them as a partner to represent the rest of our select slate.”
