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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today that it has reached a milestone of 450,000+ Tesla users. Of those users, over 100,000 are free ad-supported users, with data showing that on average such users spend 50+ minutes of in-vehicle listening daily.

Robert Ellin, Chairman and CEO of LiveOne commented, “I'm thrilled with the first 30 days of our upgraded Tesla partnership, delivering the LiveOne app and music service to all devices, proving 12 years of customer loyalty and love.”

Mr. Ellin continued, “Our Tesla partnership showcases the potential of our B2B deals, delivering unique content and programming to our partners to drive user engagement, retention, and loyalty. Stay tuned for anticipated multiple B2B partnership announcements this year!

As CEO and Chairman, I'm focusing all resources and energy on game-changing B2B partnerships with $1 billion to trillion-dollar companies, combining their massive customer databases with our expertise driving orbital programming at the lowest cost in the industry.”

About LiveOne
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) 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. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available in Tesla vehicles and on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR’s OTT applications. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit ir.liveone.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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