Top crime podcaster Ashley Flowers and her Audiochuck Podcast Network are exiting SiriusXM and putting down roots on Tubi.
Audiochuck has signed a multi-year agreement with the Fox-owned media company covering exclusive distribution and advertising sales rights for: crime junkie, America’s second most popular podcast, and “The Deck”, “Supernatural”, “Dark Downeast”, “Park Raiders” etc. The deal also includes the development crime junkie FAST Channel will be distributed on Fox streaming platforms Tubi and Fox One, third-party platforms and on-demand collections of video podcast episodes.
“This first-of-its-kind collaboration represents the next evolution of what independent media can achieve,” said Flowers, founder and chief creative officer of Audiochuck. “By joining forces with Tubi, we are not only expanding our reach, but redefining how true crime stories are experienced through audio and video. This is a fantastic opportunity to innovate while staying true to the purpose and integrity that have guided Audiochuck from day one.”
Paul Cheesbrough, CEO of Tubi Media Group, said: “Ashley and her team have a strong commitment to telling meaningful, award-winning stories that deliver positive social impact, creating a truly unique premium media company. We have admired her achievements for some time and are now excited to partner with Audiochuck to bring our platform and commercial expertise to bear on the continued development and growth of the business.”
Ashley Flowers on stage crime junkie Live performances.
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The move better positions Flowers crime junkie Video's popularity is exploding, and so are ad revenue. In February of this year, Audiochuck received a $40 million investment from Peter Chernin to expand the company's scale.
This appears to be Tubi Media Group's first direct podcast deal since Fox acquired podcast company Red Seat Ventures in February 2025.
Red Seat Ventures is Tubi Media Group's in-house creator services company with a strong true crime business, and its podcasts come from Chris Hansen (via catch predators fame) and Nancy Grace among its clients. Red Seat also operates CrimeCon, a convention for true crime and mystery fanatics. Red Seat will handle advertising sales for a range of Audiochuck shows and podcasts.
“Audiochuck is the clear leader in the true crime space,” said Christopher Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures. “We're excited to partner with Ashley, Matt and the team to help drive the next phase of their growth.” Matt Starker, CEO of Audiochuck, added: “The boundaries of the podcast industry are rapidly expanding. With Tubi Media Group This partnership allows us to aggressively expand into streaming video while continuing to grow our core audio business and further build out our legacy creator-focused Flywheel program. This is an exciting step for our team, our new partners, and our community.”
Audiochuck CEO Matt Stack
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It's unclear how much of an impact the departures will have on SiriusXM, which uses its popular podcasts to fuel its massive podcast ad sales arm.
Over the past two years, SiriusXM has struck major deals for popular podcasts, including not smartAlex Cooper's call her daddyas well as other top-rated true crime podcasts including Crime Junkie, Dateline NBC, and Rotten Mango. sickAnother top true crime podcast moved to SiriusXM in July, Mr. Barron Podcast The move to SiriusXM was announced on Monday.
still, crime junkie has long dominated the podcast charts, becoming the number one most popular crime podcast in the United States since 2024 and the second most popular podcast in the world, behind The Joe Rogan Experience and ahead of daily reportaccording to Edison Research. This podcast is even more popular than Cooper's call her daddyranked fourth. Flowers launched crime junkie In December 2017, the goal was to “redefine true crime content” through research storytelling.
It is now supported by more than 20 full-time writers, fact-checkers, researchers, and editors who analyze and investigate more than 50 cases simultaneously. Audiochuck is an independent media company with nearly 1,000 cases reported over its history. Audiochuck has a team of 100 people and is headquartered in Indianapolis, where it produces more than 18 original shows.
Flowers signed an exclusive agreement with SiriusXM in 2021, giving the company exclusive rights to advertising sales crime junkieas well as all shows on the Audiochuck network, including Anatomy of a Murder, Counterclockwise and park raiders. She also has an Audiochuck channel on the SiriusXM satellite subscription service. Leaving SiriusXM is believed to be a mutual decision; the parties were unable to agree on terms of the deal.
SiriusXM President Scott Greenstein previously said hollywood reporterthe company looks for shows with large, profitable audiences and potential for growth, and evaluates metrics such as downloads, ad revenue and social media buzz when evaluating shows, and develops contracts with download floors and metrics that podcasters must meet.
The company also faces questions about whether popular satellite radio host Howard Stern will renew his contract.
In other Audiochuck news, the company is preparing to launch a new podcast next month. Audiochuck debuts in partnership with Campside Media chameleona series that promises to explore “the fascinating and often shocking world of people pretending to be someone they're not.” Think of the charlatans, charlatans and deceivers who operate in plain sight. chameleon Two episodes launch on November 13, with more episodes coming every Thursday.
Alex Weprin contributed reporting.
Flowers in the studio.
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flower landscape on stage crime junkie Tour stop.
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