REPORT: Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner’s SiriusXM Deal is Worth $140 Million Over 4 Years for ‘Giggly Squad’ Podcast After Bidding War

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REPORT: Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner's SiriusXM Deal is Worth $140 Million Over 4 Years' for Giggly Squad' Podcast After Bidding War

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Summer House alums Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo‘s podcast Giggly Squad was recently revealed to be moving to SiriusXM after a four-year deal was negotiated.

The podcast, which initially started as an Instagram Live during COVID, has become quite a hit for Hannah, 35, and Paige, 33. 

According to a report from Like and Subscribe News on Substack, there was actually a bidding war over the podcast.

Author Natalie Jarvey noted that sources familiar with the “deal process” surrounding Paige and Hannah’s podcast divulged that SiriusXM, Amazon, and Acast, where their podcast formerly resided, were all “in the mix” for trying to be the home of Giggly Squad.

It was also revealed there were multiple offers around $150 million.

They noted, however, that the biggest offer was not the one that necessarily won.
 
Natalie detailed that SiriusXM ended up offering Paige and Hannah $35 million a year, which totals $140 million over the duration of the four-year deal.

The Hollywood Reporter initially reported on the SiriusXM deal, which gives them exclusive global sales for audio and video episodes of the podcast. 

There was also new exclusive programming from Giggly Squad factored into the deal that is due to come out next year.

SiriusXM also gained distribution rights to Giggly Squad, which will have Hannah and Paige’s show featured on the SiriusXM podcast network, YouTube, and all places where podcasts are housed. 

“We’re so excited for this next chapter with SiriusXM. Giggly Squad has grown beyond anything we could have imagined and getting to experience that growth with the Gigglers has made it even more special,” Paige and Hannah said in a joint statement. “We can’t wait for what’s next and to keep giggling together.”

Scott Greenstein, the president and chief content officer at SiriusXM, also spoke out on the news.

“Giggly Squad has already become a real force in podcasting, driven by Hannah and Paige’s undeniable chemistry, indelible humor, and the incredible community they’ve cultivated around the show,” he claimed.

“We’re excited to welcome them to SiriusXM and put our expertise behind what they’ve built to help them take it even further and give their fans more of what they love,” Scott added.

Giggly Squad episodes come out twice a week and feature Hannah and Paige talking about dating, things going on in their lives, and more.