<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
is	O
a	O
media	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
distribution	O
,	O
and	O
monetization	O
of	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
creates	O
original	O
shows	O
through	O
networks	O
such	O
as	O
Earwolf	O
and	O
Witness	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
provides	O
ad	O
sales	O
and	O
distribution	O
services	O
to	O
300+	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
is	O
home	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
listening	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Noah	O
Shanok	O
,	O
Mike	O
Ghaffary	O
,	O
and	O
Peter	O
deVroede	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
began	O
with	O
just	O
the	O
listening	O
app	O
and	O
was	O
venture-backed	O
until	O
2014	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Deezer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Deezer	B-Application
sold	O
Stitcher	B-Application
for	O
$4.5	O
million	O
to	O
Midroll	B-Application
Media	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
media	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
E.W.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Midroll	B-Application
Media	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
rebranding	O
,	O
making	O
Stitcher	B-Application
the	O
parent	O
company	O
to	O
Midroll	B-Application
Media	I-Application
and	O
Earwolf	O
,	O
another	O
entity	O
under	O
the	O
E.W.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
and	O
download	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
through	O
apps	O
on	O
iOS	O
,	O
Android	O
,	O
the	O
Web	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
vehicle	O
integrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
Stitcher	B-Application
Premium	O
,	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
that	O
allows	O
listeners	O
to	O
access	O
exclusive	O
ad-free	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
and	O
went	O
live	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
currently	O
operates	O
3	O
original	O
content	O
networks	O
with	O
over	O
50	O
shows	O
from	O
Earwolf	O
(	O
home	O
to	O
shows	O
like	O
Comedy	O
Bang	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
Witness	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
(	O
Unfinished	O
:	O
Deep	O
South	O
,	O
The	O
Dream	O
,	O
Verified	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Stitcher	B-Application
Originals	I-Application
(	O
The	O
Sporkful	O
,	O
By	O
The	O
Book	O
,	O
Science	O
Rules	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Stitcher	B-Application
's	O
revenue	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
to	O
increase	O
42%	O
year	O
over	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
2019	O
revenue	O
reaching	O
$73	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
have	O
been	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
apps	O
for	O
both	O
Android	O
and	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
