New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The highly anticipated first episode of Serial Season Two launched this morning and is now streaming on
Pandora (NYSE:P) at www.pandora.com/serial. Season Two reports on the case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
"In the past two weeks, our listeners have already shown how addicting Season One can be, and we have been eagerly awaiting the launch of Season Two," said Brian McAndrews, CEO of Pandora. "This is a perfect partnership - we are bringing something to our listeners that they love, while exposing Serial to a new audience."
Serial host
Sarah Koenig will present new episodes on Thursdays. The episodes will be available on
Pandora at the same time they are made available on Serial's website. Listeners will be able to select which episodes they would like to listen to, as well as where in the episode they would like to start listening. More information on how to listen can be found here.
Serial Season One launched on
Pandora just over two weeks ago. Listeners can now tune in to episodes from both seasons of Serial at www.pandora.com/serial.
Serial on
Pandora will be presented exclusively by Warner Bros.
Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures' "In the
Heart of the Sea" and Esurance, insurance for the modern world.
ABOUT PANDORA
Pandora is the world's most powerful music discovery platform - a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they love. We are driven by a single purpose: unleashing the infinite power of music by connecting artists and fans, whether through earbuds, car speakers, live on stage or anywhere fans want to experience it. Our team of highly trained musicologists analyze hundreds of attributes for each recording which powers our proprietary
Music Genome Project®, delivering billions of hours of personalized music tailored to the tastes of each music listener, full of discovery, making artist/fan connections at unprecedented scale. Founded by musicians,
Pandora empowers artists with valuable data and tools to help grow their careers and connect with their fans.
ABOUT SERIAL
Serial is a podcast that tells one story over the course of an entire season, hosted by
Sarah Koenig and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago. The first season launched in October 2014. Serial quickly became the most popular podcast in the history of the medium, with over 100 million downloads to date.
