LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A press release was issued today by Rumble, Inc. with the same headline. Please note that several changes have been made over the course of the release. The corrected release follows:

Rumble, the popular video sharing platform RUM, today announced it has acquired Callin, the San Francisco-based podcasting and live streaming platform founded by technology entrepreneur and investor David Sacks and Axel Ericsson. Under the terms of the definitive acquisition agreement, Sacks is scheduled to join the Rumble board in the second half of June 2023. Ericsson and the Callin team will continue to develop live streaming capabilities as part of Rumble.

Callin offers its users a seamless experience in creating, discovering and consuming live and recorded content. The Callin app was designed to combine the best aspects of social audio and video with the most compelling features of podcasting. We believe the addition of Callin’s easy-to-use app and post-production tools, coupled with Rumble’s extensive developer and user communities, will create beneficial synergies and enhance the experience for Rumble developers and their fans.

“It was my own experience with that All-In Podcast That gave me the idea for Callin: I discovered how much work goes into producing a show and wanted to radically simplify the experience. I’ve teamed up with Axel to launch the first “social podcasting” platform where users can easily stream, answer questions, record, edit, publish and share with their audience,” said David Sacks, co-founder of Callin and co-founder of Callin. Founder/Partner at Craft Ventures. “I’m excited to expand Callin’s capabilities by working with Rumble, a platform of significant size, influence and reach.” As an avid believer in the creator economy and the free flow of ideas, I strongly support Rumble’s unwavering commitment to free speech.”

Chris Pavlovski, Rumble Chairman and CEO added, “We are extremely excited to…