Press Releases Archives

January 31, 2019

Prominent Government Industry Execs Join XAPPmedia Advisory Board

XAPPmedia today announced that Curt Kolcun and Doug Wagoner have joined the company’s advisory board to help grow its public sector business. Mr. Kolcun served over 27 years at Microsoft -- the last 9 as VP U.S. Public Sector where he oversaw multi-billion dollars in sales growth. Mr. Wagoner served 10 years at SAIC – the last 4 as Sector President where he was responsible for SAIC's delivery of services and solutions across all global markets for an organization consisting of 13,500 engineers, technologists and specialists located worldwide.

June 6, 2018

XAPPmedia Becomes First Voice AI Platform to Launch and Provide Managed Service for More Than 1,000 Voice Apps on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

XAPPmedia today announced that is has launched more than 1,000 paid voice apps for leading consumer brands and media companies that operate on Amazon Alexa and […]

May 7, 2018

Love Sport Radio Launches 10 Fan Shows as Podcasts on Alexa and Google Assistant

LONDON, May 8, 2018 - LOVE SPORT, the broadcaster that took club podcasters to radio, today announced a collaboration with XAPPmedia to make 10 shows available to fans through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant and the respective Echo and Google Home smart speakers. It is the first known portfolio of podcasts to be made simultaneously available on both Alexa and Google Assistant in the UK.

March 15, 2018

Westwood One Sports Debuts Interactive Listening Experience of 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and More for Alexa

Westwood One, the largest radio network in the U.S., and the official network radio partner of the NCAA, has worked with Amazon and development partner XAPPmedia to offer Alexa and Westwood One consumers effortless access to Westwood One Sports’ exclusive live audio coverage and post-game recaps of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

February 22, 2018

XAPPmedia Launches Voice Cast™ for Podcasts Enabling Podcasters to Get on Amazon Alexa in 5 Minutes

XAPPmedia today announced Voice Cast for Podcasts, a self-service solution for podcasters looking to quickly launch a custom Amazon Alexa skill. Voice Cast for Podcasts is built on XAPP’s One Voice AI SaaS platform that hosts and operates interactive voice apps for voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana.

February 9, 2018

Westwood One Brings the Winter Olympics to Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa users can access the Winter Olympics content by saying, “Alexa, open Westwood One Sports.” They will then be offered the opportunity to listen live if a live broadcast is underway, hear the most recent live broadcast on demand, or listen to summary highlights from the day. Westwood One collaborated with XAPPmedia to launch the Westwood One Alexa skill in time for the Olympic Games opening ceremonies on February 9th.

December 15, 2017

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XAPP Helps Cumulus Launch Network of 300 Custom Alexa Skills

Cumulus today announced that it has launched a network of 300 custom Alexa skills. The XAPPmedia team was proud to help Cumulus bring its radio stations […]

November 16, 2017

XAPPmedia Helps Jazz FM Becomes The First Custom Alexa Skill for Radio in the UK

Jazz FM yesterday announced it became the first UK radio station to launch a custom Alexa skill. XAPPmedia has helped over 500 U.S. radio stations launch Alexa skills that connect them directly with their listeners and we were excited to help Jazz FM start this trend in the UK.

October 18, 2017

XAPPmedia Announces 450 Voice Apps on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana Served by the One Voice AI™ Platform

XAPPmedia today announced that over 450 voice apps are now running on the XAPP One Voice AI platform for brands and media companies engaging with consumers on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana. The full lifecycle managed service for voice interactive consumer engagement helps companies from development through launch and ongoing maintenance and support.