High 5 Buys Into Spoke Media

• High 5 Media, the parent company of Dallas-based YEA Networks has acquired a majority interest in Spoke Media, a growing podcast company that has created four iTunes’ Top 100 podcasts. Spoke Media was founded by Keith Reynolds, who has created audiobooks for Audible, Hachette and more. Spoke Media has created podcasts for Wondery, Midroll, Cinestate, The Dallas Morning News, Busch and Carbonite, the sponsor of Breach, Spoke Media’s latest podcast investigating history’s most notorious data breaches.

You already know that YEA Networks produces and syndicates The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, The Bert Show, Tino Cochino Radio, KiddNation Podcasts and The Hollywood 5.

George Laughlin, President & CEO of High 5 Media, said, “We made an investment in Spoke Media because Keith and his team are experts in the podcast space, which is the fastest growing area in audio. Spoke Media fits perfectly into our High Five Media family and we have already experienced tremendous synergies between all our companies and it’s only week one. Together, we are expanding the boundaries of what audio entertainment can be.”

Reynolds remarked, “Spoke is all about finding innovative ways to tell stories in audio. We’re always looking for new formats and new concepts, and our partnership with High 5 is going to allow us to explore a lot of new ideas in a much bigger way. I could not be more excited.”