Type Private Founded 2008 Area served Worldwide | Industry Telecommunications Headquarters Washington, D.C., USA | |
Key people Elan Blutinger
(President) & (CEO) | ||
AudioNow is a company which connects diaspora communities to their countries of origin and news in their native languages through mobile access to radio and television content. Founded in 2008, AudioNow is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The business currently operates a call-to-listen platform.
History
AudioNow was founded in 2008 by Elan Blutinger. Blutinger has been a Managing Director of Alpine Consolidated, LLC since 1996 and led the successful launch, IPO, and sale of multiple public travel companies in the US and the UK: He subsequently was a Director at Hotels.com and chaired the Special Committee that sold the company to IAC/ InterActiveCorp.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake forced the business to expand to Haiti. Partners include the United Nations, BBC, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, IMG College, C-SPAN, Adventist World Radio, Radio Free Asia, and Radio France Internationale.