Lizzy Pollott
Chief Communications & Model Officer
Good morning, and welcome to Acast’s Earnings Name for the Q1 2026 Interim Report. Becoming a member of us at this time are our CEO, Greg Glenday; and CFO, Anders Hagg. [Operator Instructions]
I might now like to start out by handing over to our CEO, Greg Glenday. Greg, the ground is yours.
Greg Glenday
Group President & CEO
Thanks, LP. Welcome, and thanks all for becoming a member of us at this time. I am right here with Anders, our CFO, now 4 months in and absolutely hitting his stride. In my part, I am going to cowl our high-level efficiency and momentum, after which Anders will take you thru the numbers.
Now we have been very excited concerning the momentum our strategic method is producing within the market. We have been engaged on this very important infrastructure for greater than a decade, and it’s now paying off. At Acast, we attempt to be the perfect place for creators. Nice creators carry very beneficial audiences. Precious audiences entice model income. As soon as we’ve the model income, that pulls and motivates creators and so forth. You may see how this turns into a self-fulfilling flywheel with Acast on the middle. We like to think about Acast because the engine room in the midst of this infrastructure. Now we have proficient individuals world wide. Now we have industry-leading innovation and expertise, and we’ve the perfect information round podcasting. All of that collectively powers this flywheel.
We need to create an unencumbered relationship between creators and their audiences and advertisers. Creator alternative, open ecosystem, no actual editorial perspective, we let creators create. We deal with model security. These are the
