Wondery acquires New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce
The leading podcast studio and publisher Wondery, an Amazon company, announced today an ad-sales representation and distribution deal for the popular fan-favorite sports podcast series, New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. Starting this month, the deal includes global distribution rights to all audio and video episodes of the podcast, New Heights’ back catalogue of all content, as well as rights to create international audio adaptations of the podcast for global audiences.
Timed to the upcoming NFL season, Wondery has exclusive rights to monetize and distribute audio and video podcast episodes. New Heights will continue to be available widely on all podcast services, including Wondery’s various distribution channels and on YouTube. The deal also includes ad-free listening on Wondery+, livestreams, and rights to develop, manufacture, license and distribute all merchandise based on New Heights, including new consumer products.
“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Wondery for the next phase of New Heights,” says co-hosts Travis & Jason Kelce. “We love this show, and the fanbase that has grown with us over the last two seasons. Wondery understands the shared vision and will offer a wealth of experience and resources to take us to New Heights! We are going to create some groundbreaking moments together through this partnership. We are thrilled to start Season 3 - see you soon, 92%ers!”
“Since its first play, New Heights has brought hilarious, relevant commentary and interviews, even unprecedented insider access to the NFL season and professional sports. Now a cultural phenomenon, we’re excited to grow the New Heights brand together with Jason, Travis and Amazon through Wondery’s 360-approach that will engage and excite their audiences across audio, video, live experiences, merch and more,” said Jen Sargent, CEO of Wondery.
“The tremendous growth of ‘New Heights’ over the past few years is a testament to the talent and dedication that Travis and Jason – as well as the fantastic team behind the scenes – continue to pour into every episode. We are excited to partner with Wondery for this new chapter of the podcast and look forward to reaching new heights,” said Aaron Eanes, co-founder of A&A Management.
New Heights is hosted by NFL-Superstars Jason and Travis Kelce, where the brothers debate exciting topics from PB&Js to UFOs, give next-level in-season insight and access, and orchestrate must-see A-list interviews – earning the crown of football’s funniest family duo. Launched in 2022, New Heights has been a revelation for NFL fans and pop-culture fiends worldwide, consistently ranking as the #1 sports podcast on both Apple and Spotify during football season, reigning in the top 3 spots for podcasts overall, and recently winning Ambies, Webbys, and Shorty awards. Wave Sports + Entertainment will continue to provide production services for New Heights.
Following the recently announced Armchair Expert, New Heights joins the Wondery portfolio of premium audio content, spanning across all genres, from true-crime to comedy, business to history, and sports, with a growing slate of sports shows, including Six Trophies, Men in Blazers, and The Offensive Line with Annie Agar. Wondery’s extensive catalog of high-quality, immersive programming is designed to cultivate fans and community, with the goal of building fandom through audio-first content extensions to video, consumer products, immersive live experiences, and other forms of entertainment, to further the fan experience.
About New Heights Since making its debut at the start of the 2022-2023 NFL season, “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” has quickly amassed a large and engaged fan following, as the two brothers and Super Bowl champions pull back the curtain on life in the NFL with entertaining insights from a combined 24 years in the league, as well as share personal stories from their day to day lives. The weekly digital series continues to rank amongst the most popular podcasts, regularly reaching #1 overall on both the Apple and Spotify podcast charts. The show was also recently named Podcast of the Year at the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards.
About Wondery Wondery, an Amazon company, is a podcast studio known for character-driven, binge-worthy stories including Dr. Death, British Scandal, Even the Rich, and Business Wars, and hit partner shows like Morbid, How I Built This, and Ten Percent Happier. Over 55 shows from Wondery have hit No. 1 on Apple Podcasts, including Scamfluencers and Stolen Hearts. Many Wondery podcasts have been adapted for scripted television or streaming series, including Dr. Death and Joe vs Carole on Peacock and The Shrink Next Door and WeCrashed on Apple TV+. Wondery has gained critical acclaim and commercial success for its immersive approach to sonic, emotionally driven storytelling. The Wondery app offers a unique, personalized podcast listening experience, including access to its premium ad-free offering Wondery+. With Wondery+, fans experience early access, exclusive episodes, and ad-free listening. https://wondery.com/
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