LiveOne Plans to Cut an Additional 25% of Staff by Year-End With a Continued Focus on Utilizing AI

– Slashing Additional $7.5M – $10M of Costs Expected to Bring Total Savings to Over $40 Million

– Continues to Consolidate and Shed Non-Core Business Units and Focus on AI Technologies to Drive Engagement and Boost Margins Leading to Greater Monetization of Talent Across Vertically Integrated Divisions

– Short-Term Assets of $27 Million and $10 Million Cash

LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO),  an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today that as part of its focus on profitability and generating cash from operations on a consolidated basis, LiveOne is implementing additional cost and expense reductions from both operations and corporate overhead, which is anticipated to increase the previously implemented annual cost savings to a total of over $40 million.

LiveOne’s CEO and Chairman, Robert Ellin, commented, “Over the past two years, we have successfully reduced costs and overhead by an expected $30 million on an annual basis while focusing on the operating performance of our Audio Division. These measures will allow us to continue to strengthen our balance sheet, buyback stock and focus on the growth of our profitable businesses.”

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 subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, Palm Beach Records, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available 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.

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LiveOne IR Contact:
Kirin Smith
PCG Advisory
(646) 823-8656
ksmith@pcgadvisory.com

Press Contact:
LiveOne
press@liveone.com