Benztown, ConnectPal To Monetize Podcasts

David Tutera

Benztown Radio Networks today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ConnectPal.com to bring its key talent relationships to ConnectPal.

Under the agreement, Benztown will  monetize podcasts with major media stars including entertainment expert David Tutera, whose hit primetime show "David Tutera's CELEBrations" is now in its second season on WE tv.  Tutera is also heavily active on social media with 350,000 Facebook followers.

Benztown will bring its stable of media stars to ConnectPal, including: Navy SEAL Chris Heben, the Digital Doctor Jeff Levy, world-renowned psychic Dougall Fraser, and A.J. Barrera.  In addition, Benztown will produce creative content and provide imaging services for the user-friendly ConnectPal marketplace.  Benztown has also made a financial investment in ConnectPal. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Through ConnectPal.com, any content creator can monetize podcasts, videos, photos, or blogs by creating a free profile on ConnectPal.  Each content creator sets their own monthly price for subscribers to view their profile content.  ConnectPal.com is home to over 350 content creators and tens of thousands of paying subscribers.

ConnectPal.com was founded in 2014 by Andy Dean, a former Premiere Networks nationally syndicated radio host.

Dave “Chachi” Denes, President of Benztown Radio Networks said: “We are thrilled to be able to offer this phenomenal content platform to content creators and personalities across the audio universe to help them monetize the creative content that they are producing each day, with no start-up costs. Our partnership with ConnectPal is a natural extension of the highest quality creative content, audio imaging and production services that we provide to media and entertainment’s most vibrant, best sounding brands.”

Andy Dean, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ConnectPal said: "Dave ‘Chachi’ Denes and the Benztown team are fantastic people.  They see the future of content distribution, and I am extremely excited to work with them.  We are going to do great things together.”


For more information, visit: http://www.benztown.com/connectpal/ or contact Masa Patterson at mp@benztown.com and at (818) 842-4600.