Team Coco's other podcasts, including "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend", are now on SiriusXM. O'Brien sold his digital media company to the satellite radio giant.
The Wall Street Journal says the deal is worth around $150 million and that O&Brien has a five-year talent agreement. He will create and produce a comedy channel. Some videos from O'Brien's show will be distributed by SiriusXM, along with archival footage from his show.
The staff of around 50 at Team Coco will continue to produce shows and work on other content. Parks and Recollection, a Parks and Recreation behind-the-scenes show hosted by star Rob Lowe and writer Alan Yang, is one of the network's other podcasts. The 10 podcasts have been downloaded more than 400 million times.
If you listen to Team Coco shows, you shouldn't worry too much. They will still be available on other platforms.
O'Brien said that his ultimate goal was to work his way up to radio after starting in television.
With stiff competition from the likes of Spotify, SiriusXM has been trying to become a bigger player in podcasting. Over the last couple of years, it has taken over the Stitcher platform. There are also shows from the likes of Marvel on the original content. Simplecast was bought as well.
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