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Sydney Morning Herald
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Being a Gen Xer is my affliction. Is Gen Z's enthusiasm curing me? Hmm, maybe
Were I to find myself held captive by alien anthropologists, keen to learn more about my generation, Generation X, I would tell them that we were so wry, cynical and intimidating during the 1990s – the peak of our cultural dominance – I didn't even know I was one. Imbibing Douglas Coupland's seminal novel Generation X, reading The Face magazine and watching Richard Linklater's 1991 cult classic Slacker, the high priests and priestesses of Gen X seemed so far removed from my own droopy teen dagdom, the idea that I could count myself among their number was laughable. It was not until my mid-30s that the penny finally dropped. This may be the most inadvertently Gen X thing I've ever done: not bothering to learn what generation I'm a part of. That's slack. If Gen X suffered from one malady, it was self-consciousness, with a secondary diagnosis of apathy. These are not useful traits to be holding on to in 2025, when the chaos enveloping the globe demands more than a shrug of the shoulders and contemptuously raised eyebrow. To pinpoint the moment when the rehabilitation of my jaded Gen X heart began, let's rewind to June 2023. I'm surrounded by open browsers, but I'm not trying to prevent an unauthorised nuclear missile launch. It's much more important than that: I'm trying to secure tickets to the Melbourne leg of Taylor Swift's Eras tour. The stakes are stratospheric. My oldest daughter is what you might call (if you were given to understatement) a Swiftie, but better understood as someone whose obsession warrants its own Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders entry. Her moods rise and fall based on Swift's musical output; she confessed recently her low spirits were not the result of VCE pressures, but Swift's extended break after her tour. Floating on a sea of browsers, conscious of the maelstrom of emotions that will be unleashed should she miss out, I begin to understand that this is not just another domestic chore, like arranging dental appointments and parent-teacher interviews. To secure tickets, I must believe in the mission itself. I must buy into not only the Swift phenomena, but the unbridled enthusiasm of Gen Z. Could I become less Gen-X'y? This is no small undertaking: my Gen X snobbery is as much a part of me as the legs I walk on, and as reflexively deployed, a billowing smokestack of uppity disdain for mainstream culture that can be seen from outer space, like the Pyramids of Giza. There was no one less prepared than me to raise a Swiftie. A child who worships stadium-filling pop stars, rides the wave of each new viral trend without shame (her bedroom is currently filling with Labubu dolls), and doesn't take sincere displays of emotion to be a measure of deep uncoolness; who doesn't pretend not to care when really, she cares a lot. An earnest student of teen girldom, she manages her insecurities not by affecting an air of nonchalance, but by being the most fully actualised, CinemaScope version of a teenage girl she can be. Her music, her clothes and her make-up are not a studied rejection of mainstream aesthetics, as mine were, but a bear-hug of what she loves. Gen Z may carry many anxieties and burdens, but appearing unmoved by everything is not one of them. In my experience, ambivalence – about work, relationships, our very existence – was the sine qua non of Gen X. Don't try too hard. Don't let anyone know how much you want it – professional success, or love or money. Affect an air of affectlessness. Earnestness and sincerity were anathema. Our self-conscious ambivalence is perhaps best exemplified in a 1991 TV interview with Kim Gordon, of Sonic Youth. She has just produced a record, and the purpose of the interview is to talk about her experience of producing a record. 'Is producing something you do a lot of?' the interviewer asks. 'Oh yeah' replies Gordon, her voice dripping with sarcasm, eyes shaded by large black sunglasses. 'I try to do it at least once a week.' She has the air of someone who's been on the phone with Telstra all day, trying to fix a billing error. God forbid she should answer the question sincerely, or cop to enjoying what she does. This was the attitude I was marinated and cooked in.
The Age
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Being a Gen Xer is my affliction. Is Gen Z's enthusiasm curing me? Hmm, maybe
Were I to find myself held captive by alien anthropologists, keen to learn more about my generation, Generation X, I would tell them that we were so wry, cynical and intimidating during the 1990s – the peak of our cultural dominance – I didn't even know I was one. Imbibing Douglas Coupland's seminal novel Generation X, reading The Face magazine and watching Richard Linklater's 1991 cult classic Slacker, the high priests and priestesses of Gen X seemed so far removed from my own droopy teen dagdom, the idea that I could count myself among their number was laughable. It was not until my mid-30s that the penny finally dropped. This may be the most inadvertently Gen X thing I've ever done: not bothering to learn what generation I'm a part of. That's slack. If Gen X suffered from one malady, it was self-consciousness, with a secondary diagnosis of apathy. These are not useful traits to be holding on to in 2025, when the chaos enveloping the globe demands more than a shrug of the shoulders and contemptuously raised eyebrow. To pinpoint the moment when the rehabilitation of my jaded Gen X heart began, let's rewind to June 2023. I'm surrounded by open browsers, but I'm not trying to prevent an unauthorised nuclear missile launch. It's much more important than that: I'm trying to secure tickets to the Melbourne leg of Taylor Swift's Eras tour. The stakes are stratospheric. My oldest daughter is what you might call (if you were given to understatement) a Swiftie, but better understood as someone whose obsession warrants its own Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders entry. Her moods rise and fall based on Swift's musical output; she confessed recently her low spirits were not the result of VCE pressures, but Swift's extended break after her tour. Floating on a sea of browsers, conscious of the maelstrom of emotions that will be unleashed should she miss out, I begin to understand that this is not just another domestic chore, like arranging dental appointments and parent-teacher interviews. To secure tickets, I must believe in the mission itself. I must buy into not only the Swift phenomena, but the unbridled enthusiasm of Gen Z. Could I become less Gen-X'y? This is no small undertaking: my Gen X snobbery is as much a part of me as the legs I walk on, and as reflexively deployed, a billowing smokestack of uppity disdain for mainstream culture that can be seen from outer space, like the Pyramids of Giza. There was no one less prepared than me to raise a Swiftie. A child who worships stadium-filling pop stars, rides the wave of each new viral trend without shame (her bedroom is currently filling with Labubu dolls), and doesn't take sincere displays of emotion to be a measure of deep uncoolness; who doesn't pretend not to care when really, she cares a lot. An earnest student of teen girldom, she manages her insecurities not by affecting an air of nonchalance, but by being the most fully actualised, CinemaScope version of a teenage girl she can be. Her music, her clothes and her make-up are not a studied rejection of mainstream aesthetics, as mine were, but a bear-hug of what she loves. Gen Z may carry many anxieties and burdens, but appearing unmoved by everything is not one of them. In my experience, ambivalence – about work, relationships, our very existence – was the sine qua non of Gen X. Don't try too hard. Don't let anyone know how much you want it – professional success, or love or money. Affect an air of affectlessness. Earnestness and sincerity were anathema. Our self-conscious ambivalence is perhaps best exemplified in a 1991 TV interview with Kim Gordon, of Sonic Youth. She has just produced a record, and the purpose of the interview is to talk about her experience of producing a record. 'Is producing something you do a lot of?' the interviewer asks. 'Oh yeah' replies Gordon, her voice dripping with sarcasm, eyes shaded by large black sunglasses. 'I try to do it at least once a week.' She has the air of someone who's been on the phone with Telstra all day, trying to fix a billing error. God forbid she should answer the question sincerely, or cop to enjoying what she does. This was the attitude I was marinated and cooked in.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LiveOne's Slacker Radio Taps Intuizi to Drive Subscriber Growth
LiveOne, Inc.'s LVO music streaming service, Slacker Radio, has entered into a partnership with Intuizi, an AI platform specializing in customer acquisition, to boost adoption of Slacker's Plus and Premium offerings. This collaboration marks a significant move toward smarter, real-time consumer engagement in the streaming industry. By leveraging Intuizi's proprietary large quantitative model (LQM)—trained on trillions of deidentified consumer signals—Slacker can now identify and reach potential subscribers with unparalleled precision. The platform's ability to harness behavioral and location-based data in real time enables Slacker to deliver acquisition messages at the most effective moments, a first-of-its-kind innovation in the digital marketing space. LiveOne, Inc. price-consensus-chart | LiveOne, Inc. Quote The partnership will initially focus on the automotive sector, with plans to expand into consumer electronics and retail in the future. Launching this summer across North America, the campaign will use Intuizi's data-driven insights to present highly personalized upgrade offers, increasing engagement and conversion rates while offering users a seamless path to premium listening experiences. This partnership represents a forward-looking model for how music streaming services can more effectively connect with audiences through intelligent, data-driven marketing. Management highlighted that Intuizi's consumer-focused technology empowers Slacker to deliver timely and relevant promotions to prospective subscribers. Recently, LiveOne announced a deal with Synervoz Communications, Inc. The collaboration is poised to accelerate the development of voice-enabled experiences that are integrated directly into native devices and operating systems. With Synervoz's powerful Switchboard platform, known for enhancing voice and audio development cycles by up to 10 times, the partnership is expected to unlock more than 70 Business-to-Business opportunities across industries, such as automotive, retail and more. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne is a leading music and entertainment platform that focuses on expanding its B2B deals, having established significant new agreements and identifying potential partnerships in the pipeline. In fourth-quarter fiscal 2025, the company announced that it secured two major alliances — one with Amazon valued at more than $16.5 million, and another with a Fortune 50 company worth more than $25 million. In addition, LiveOne has 75 more B2B deals currently in the pipeline. LiveOne currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of the company have plunged 42.8% in the past year against the Zacks Audio Video Production industry's growth of 32.5%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Some better-ranked stocks from the broader Consumer Discretionary space are Manchester United plc MANU, Sonos, Inc. SONO and GoPro, Inc. GPRO. MANU sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) while SONO and GPRO carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Manchester's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 56.39%. In the last reported quarter, MANU delivered an earnings surprise of 87.88%. Its shares have jumped 5.2% in the past six months. Sonos' earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters while in line in one, with the average surprise being 29.25%. Its shares have decreased 25.5% in the past year. GoPro's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 32.47%. In the last reported quarter, GPRO delivered an earnings surprise of 7.69%. Its shares have decreased 48.1% in the past year. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report GoPro, Inc. (GPRO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Sonos, Inc. (SONO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Manchester United Ltd. (MANU) : Free Stock Analysis Report LiveOne, Inc. (LVO) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) to Host Thursday, July 3rd Special Conference Call; Record Earnings, B2B Updates, Tesla Conversion and Substantial Ad Growth
LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today that it will be hosting a conference call on Thursday July 3, 2025, to discuss results for the fourth fiscal quarter ("Q4 Fiscal 2025') and fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 ("Fiscal 2025") and provide a business update. To access the call, please use the following information: Q4 Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025 Time: 10:00AM Eastern Time (7:00AM Pacific Time) Webcast Link: Dial-in: (800) 715-9871 International Dial-in: +1 (646) 307-1963 Conference Code: 2617394 About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) 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. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, 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 and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit Forward-Looking StatementsAll statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are 'forward-looking statements,' which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as 'may,' 'might,' 'will,' 'will likely result,' 'would,' 'should,' 'estimate,' 'plan,' 'project,' 'forecast,' 'intend,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'seek,' 'continue,' 'target' or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; LiveOne's ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne's common stock from time to time under LiveOne's announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne's ability to extend and/or refinance its indebtedness and/or repay its indebtedness when due; LiveOne's ability to satisfy the conditions for closing on its announced additional convertible debentures financing; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on July 1, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, filed with SEC on February 14, 2025, and in LiveOne's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. LiveOne Press Contact:press@ LiveOne on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X at @liveone.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) to Announce Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results and Host Investor Webcast on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Reaffirms Audio Revenue of $108M+ and Adjusted EBITDA* of $16M+ for FY25 Improves efficiency by leveraging state of the art AI technology launching 25+ new radio stations and hosts. Reducing one-third of Slacker staff and achieving an additional $1.3M in cost savings LOS ANGELES, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform, will announce preliminary financial results for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 ('FY25') and will host an investor webcast on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. 'We believe that AI, when thoughtfully integrated, allows us to scale and personalize our programming while staying true to what makes Slacker Radio different—human-centered curation, storytelling, and the connection that our DJs and hosts create with listeners,' said Jaime Solis, Head of Content & Programming at LiveOne. About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) 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. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, 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 and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit Forward-Looking StatementsAll statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are 'forward-looking statements,' which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as 'may,' 'might,' 'will,' 'will likely result,' 'would,' 'should,' 'estimate,' 'plan,' 'project,' 'forecast,' 'intend,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'seek,' 'continue,' 'target' or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; LiveOne's ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne's common stock from time to time under LiveOne's announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne's ability to extend and/or refinance its indebtedness and/or repay its indebtedness when due; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on July 1, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, filed with SEC on February 14, 2025, and in LiveOne's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. * About Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresTo supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we present Contribution Margin (Loss) and Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), which are non-GAAP financial measures, as measures of our performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, or superior to, operating loss and or net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities or any other measures of our cash flows or liquidity. We use Contribution Margin (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of our operating segments. We believe that information about these non-GAAP financial measures assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of our business separate from non-operational factors that affect operating income (loss) and net income (loss), thus providing insights into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain amortizing assets used in generating revenue in our business. Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, Adjusted EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Contribution Margin (Loss) is defined as Revenue less Cost of Sales. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, other (income) expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and before (a) non-cash GAAP purchase accounting adjustments for certain deferred revenue and costs, (b) legal, accounting and other professional fees directly attributable to acquisition activity, (c) employee severance payments and third party professional fees directly attributable to acquisition or corporate realignment activities, (d) certain non-recurring expenses associated with legal settlements or reserves for legal settlements in the period that pertain to historical matters that existed at acquired companies prior to their purchase date and a one-time minimum guarantee to effectively terminate a live events distribution agreement post COVID-19, and (e) certain stock-based compensation expense. Management does not consider these costs to be indicative of our core operating results. With respect to projected full Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA, a quantitative reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related charges and legal settlement reserves excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. We expect that the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results. LiveOne Press Contact:press@ Follow LiveOne on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X at @liveone.
