RAIN Notes: July 15: Radio’s quest for cool.
Moving Up – iHeartMedia
Radio, AI, and a Quest for Cool – Jacobs Media
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ARN partners with Magellan AI to release Australian top podcast advertiser list
Australian media company and podcast publisher ARN has partnered with podcast advertising intelligence company Magellan AI to create and release a report of the top 15 advertisers across the layer of top 400 Australian podcasts. Click through for the results, and how they relate to Magellan’s recent U.S. lists. Continue Reading
Triton Digital Australian Podcast Ranker: Hamish & Andy move into #1
Triton Digital has released its Australian Podcast Ranker for July. “Hamish & Andy” is in the top spot — a weekly podcast. Australian media group ARN is the top publisher for July. Click for details. Continue Reading
ARN gains exclusive podcast ad sales for The New York Times in Australia
Australian audio company ARN has gained exclusive podcast Australian ad sales representation for The New York Times, the company announces. The deal facilitates Australian advertisers reaching the entire NYT portfolio. ARN also operates the iHeartPodcast Network Australia. Continue Reading
iHeartPodcast Network Australia re-ups with Audioboom
iHeartPodcast Network Australia, which is operated by radio/audio network ARN, has renewed its commercial partnership with podcast company Audioboom, re-upping the arrangement for two years. At the same time, the two companies dominate the Australian Podcast Report. Continue Reading
ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network (Australia) doubles downloads in year-over-year report
Australian broadcast and audio company ARN has released a metrics report after one year of managing the Australian franchise of iHeartPodcast Network. The headline brag point: Downloads doubled. Some categories outperformed. Click through for insights and a month-by-month graphic. Continue Reading
New Partnerships for ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia
iHeartPodcast Network Australia, which is managed by Australian radio group ARN, is partnering with DM Podcasts (Diamantina Media). At the same time, ARN is announcing that iHeartPodcast Network Australia is a sponsor of the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards, which happen later this month. Continue Reading
ARN iHeartPodcast Network’s listening growth across categories: COVID success
ARN, the Australian media group which manages the iHeartPodcast Network on that continent, released listening numbers that could fairly describe a COVID success story. Podcast tech company Megaphone measured ARN listening from January to mid-March, and compared it to mid-March through June. Several categories, and overall listening, rose during the COVID period.
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iHeartPodcast Network Australia’s new partnerships: Audioboom & Kast Media
iHeartPodcast Netweork’s Australian subsidiary, which is managed by media group ARN, is starting the week with an announcement of two network partnerships: Audioboom and Kast Media. ARN is also releasing listenership numbers showing May as a strong month (+6%), along with a 22% rise during the pandemic period of mid-March through june. Continue Reading
POD DROP: C13 launches Dr. Brene Brown, Tape Club spans continents, Aussie comedy
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today: Dr. Brene Brown’s new show produced by Cadence13, a podcast about the podcast business, and a new ARN/iHeart production starring an Australian comedian hoping to lighten coronavirus anxiety. Continue Reading
Whooshkaa exec leaves podcasting for radio: Corey Layton goes to ARN
Content and Marketing Director at podcast company Whooshkaa Corey Layton has accepted a position at Australia radio group ARN, where he will assume the role of Commercial Products and Audio Partnerships Director. It is a newly created position. Continue Reading
The newest radio podcast network – ARN and Whooshkaa
A leading Australian radio group has forged a partnership with a leading Australian podcast company, as ARN and Whooshkaa join together to create a content network described as having “unprecedented reach and flexibility.” Continue Reading