RTX Podcast Festival Presented by The Roost Brings Top Video-Podcasts to Austin

Austin TX, USA—RTX, Texas’ largest celebration of gaming, animation and internet culture, is thrilled to announce the RTX Podcast Festival presented by The Roost. The RTX Podcast Festival will take place at the Austin Convention Center and surrounding hotels, July 5-7 in Austin, Texas. The lineup of podcasts at RTX are represented by The Roost, Rooster Teeth’s podcast network that brings the internet’s favorite personality-driven podcasts closer to the audiences and brands that understand them best.

The RTX Podcast Festival will bring some of the most popular video-podcasts to Austin for live podcast tapings, panels and meet ups, including:

• H3CZ’s “The Eavesdrop Podcast”

• The Valleyfolk’s “The Valleycast Podcast”

• Dead Meat’s “Dead Meat Podcast”

• Internet Today’s “Weekly Weird News” & “Tech Newsday”

The Roost is home to some of the most popular personality-driven programs today, including a slate of podcasts from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company, The H3 Podcast, The Last Podcast on the Left, flagship programming from award winning comedy studio JASH (Getting Doug With High), Tiny Meat Gang (hosted by Cody Ko) and ex-Sourcefed-hosted The Valleyfolk podcasts along with the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast, Always Open and other Rooster Teeth podcasts. The Roost offers direct response advertising services as well as opportunities to create custom brand experiences, having worked with global brands like GE, Samsung, Verizon, Pizza Hut, Toyota, AT&T, Quip, Smirnoff Vodka and MeUndies. The Roost offers a more diverse range of opportunities across its global business offerings including licensing, merchandise, live events, original series, and film productions.

“We’re thrilled to be bringing more podcasts to RTX and building out a track of programming dedicated to them,” said Alan Abdine, head of sales at The Roost and business development at Rooster Teeth. “RTX is a unique experience that brings fans and creators together to celebrate the shows and games they love, and we can’t wait for our Roost partners and their fans to experience its magic.”

Now in its ninth year, RTX will draw 65,000 attendees to the Austin Convention Center and surrounding hotels July 5-7 to play the latest unreleased video games, see top internet celebrities in live shows and panels, and experience the best in gaming, animation, and entertainment.

Weekend Passes for RTX are available for purchase online for $116.00. Single day passes are $55.00. Children ages 6 and under get free admittance with a paying adult.

To receive up-to-date information on RTX’s programming and exhibitors, follow RTX and Rooster Teeth on Twitter. Stay tuned for more announcements on programming and special guests!