Liberated Syndication Inc. announced an agreement with Player FM - Podcast App to distribute Libsyn-hosted podcasts on the Player FM platform. The partnership, effective immediately, leverages Libsyn’s base of creators by providing them access to Player FM, which is one of the world’s leading podcast players and content libraries. Player FM’s large volume of monthly active users will have direct and supported access to the 74,000+ active podcasts, totaling over 5.8 million media files, hosted on Libsyn. Libsyn’s proprietary RSS feed, OnPublish, connects podcasters to their respective audiences on the most heavily-trafficked platforms, services, and apps. Player FM has consistently ranked among the top-10 downloaded podcast apps on the App Store and Google Play in 2020. The tactical addition of Player FM as a distribution partner, provides the Company a vehicle to deliver a greater quantity of listeners to its podcaster customers. The partnership will also utilize Player FM’s robust growth of monthly active users, which has shown year-over-year gains of over 200%. The Company continues to increase accessibility of its hosted podcasts on platforms well-regarded by consumers. Player FM, which allows listeners to download and engage with their favorite podcasts offline, holds a library of over 20 million free podcasts segmented into more than 500 niche topics. Player FM is a cross platform podcast service, offering apps on web, mobile web, iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Android Wear and Android Auto, allowing for effortless, cross platform listening. In addition to podcasts, listeners can also discover video podcasts, audiobooks, news briefings and foreign language lessons on Player FM. Player FM was acquired earlier this year by Maple Media, a Los Angeles-based mobile media, advertising and technology company. Podcasting has experienced a surge in popularity on numerous fronts. German consumer data firm, Statista forecasts the number of podcast listeners to surpass 160 million in the United States alone, by the year 2023. Various startups are attempting to make their mark in the industry as well. This includes organizations on the tech and platforms sides, which has created an interest in the development of strategic partnerships, such as that of Libsyn and Player FM. Libsyn provides its podcasters with a professional platform that allows for a new podcast to be made available everywhere podcasts are played. Ideally, Libsyn seeks collaboration with partners that can provide all of the benefits found within a highly-developed content offering and platform-agnostic audience, such as Player FM.