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| Earwolf | |
| Company type | Private, limited liability company |
| Industry | Podcasting |
| Founded | August 2010 |
| Founders | Jeff Ullrich Scott Aukerman |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Erik Diehn (CEO) Sarah van Mosel (Chief revenue officer) Scott Aukerman (CCO) |
| Products | Comedy Bang! Bang! Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Kevin Pollak's Chat Show How Did This Get Made? |
Number of employees | 21[1][2] |
| Parent | Midroll Media (Sirius XM) |
| Website | https://www.earwolf.com |
Earwolf is an American comedy podcasting network founded by Scott Aukerman and Jeff Ullrich in August 2010. In 2011, they announced a partnership with Funny Or Die.[3] It merged with podcast advertising network The Mid Roll in 2014, a separate company founded by Ullrich, to form Midroll Media.[4] Midroll was acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company in 2015.[5] In July 2020, Sirius XM acquired Midroll Media, which includes Stitcher Radio and Earwolf, for $325 million.[6]
Initially built around the Comedy Death-Ray Radio podcast, the network has since grown to include many podcasts on diverse subjects. The Earwolf studios are in Los Angeles, California, United States.
- ^ "Directory on Earwolf". Earwolf.
- ^ "About Us — Midroll podcast advertising network". Midroll.
- ^ Luippold, Ross (July 20, 2011). "Funny Or Die And Earwolf To Team Up, Expose Comedy Podcasts To Wider Audience". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Alex Blumberg (May 13, 2019). "Exiled from the Industry He Helped Create". Without Fail (Podcast). Gimlet Media.
- ^ "E.W. Scripps Acquires Podcast Network Midroll Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Carman, Ashley (July 13, 2020). "SiriusXM is buying Stitcher for $325 million". The Verge. Retrieved July 14, 2020.