RAIN Notes: February 25
— Benchmarking (Magellan AI)
— Celebrating and Amplifying (iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God)
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia lands exclusive U.S. ad repping of BBC podcasts
In a major cross-continental announcement, iHeartMedia has landed an agreement with BBC Studios to be the exclusive third-party sales partner for BBC podcasts in the U.S. “We couldn’t be more honored and excited,” said iHM CEO Conal Byrne Continue Reading
iHM + NFL = extension of multi-year pod partnership
iHeartMedia and the National Football League announce that the two giants are re-upping their podcast creation and marketing partnership which started in 2021 and resulted in the NFL Podcast Network. The network includes 16 podcasts; more on the way. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia gains Radio Ambulante podcasts for My Cultura Podcast Network
Spanish-language podcast production company Radio Ambulante is bringing its full slate of podcasts to iHeart Media’s My Cultura network. My Cultura publishes storytelling in English, Spanglish, and Spanish. Under the new partnership, the two companies will also develop and co-produce a minimum of two new shows over the next two years. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia sets podcast strategy for its Women’s Sports Audio Network
WSAN (Women’s Sports Audio Network), a unit launched by iHeartMedia in April, is announcing an inaugural slate of original podcasts across a range of sports. It’s an ambitious and sprawling effort supported by inaugural partners on the production and sponsorship sides. Click for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, June 13
— Feels Like Home (RESOUND)
— Cheap + Beer = Frightful Hilarity (Evergreen Podcasts)
— Exotic Global Streaming (NTS)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, June 12
— Feels Like Home (Amplitude Media Partners)
— $500,000 No More (Bloomberg)
— Foundational Findings (Edison Research)
RAIN Notes: Friday, June 7
— “AM, AM not” (Roger Lanctot)
— It Makes One Dizzy (Spotify)
— Voice On Voice (Voice123)
RAIN Notes: Friday, May 24
— Q&A (Sounds Profitable)
— Blatant (Billboard)
— Up North Ranking (Triton Digital)
— Starbucks P1 (Jacobs Media)
RAIN Notes: Monday, May 13
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, May 8
— Full Spectrum (Libsyn)
— Exciting Audio Moments (iHeartMedia)
— The Biggest (Inside Radio)
iHeartMedia Q4: Digital Audio Group continues to uplift revenue story
In iHeartMedia’s recently released earnings for Q4 2023, we see upward moving results for the Digital Audio Group balancing downward financials for the Multiplatform group. Click for much more detail and financial graphs. Continue Reading