iHeart Media, whose declared mission is “To give everyone in America a friend … anytime, anywhere,” has released AudioCon 2025: The Human Consumer, a study of consumer listening. The motivating principle of the research is to strengthen the relationship between America’s largest radio network and its listeners. Those listeners know that they are “caught in algorithmic bubbles.” Continue Reading
Reaching back / Headliner
24/7 / iHeartMedia
A pioneering radio first-mover / Susan Stamberg
TDirect Injection Podroll
Tops CoHost
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Three-way partnership Twit TV
Surreality Joe Copeman
Getting out of the way 25th Hour Group (Neil Schore)
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Post-acquisition Promotion Audioboom
Acquiring Daylight Qcode
New Chapter Lindsay Adams
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Billion with a “B” The Weeknd
Ongoing Partnership iHeartMedia
A the Core Sounds Profitable
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The Power of Community Podcast Movement
Seeking Speakers Copyright + Technology conference
Partners in True Crime iHM + BBC
Moving Up – iHeartMedia
Radio, AI, and a Quest for Cool – Jacobs Media
Joining Forces – ARN Continue Reading
Audio giant iHeartMedia released its Q1 earnings this week, in which podcast revenue stands out. As always, iHeart separates its Digital Audio Group from overall earnings. That separation carves out the so-called Multiplatform Group with its own quarterly metrics. And… Continue Reading
iHeartMedia, which never fails to remind its press contacts that it is “the No. 1 podcast network globally according to Podtrac,” is dropping news of a dramatic expansion of its global podcast presence. iHeart is partnering with Mammoth Media Asia to create and launch a slate of shows targeted “across the region” in Asia. It’s a cross-continental effort based on APAC’s potential for growth. Click for details.
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— To Bot or Not (On The Record podcast)
— Blueprints For Startup Success (Insider Interviews)
— Smart Scaling (Podcast Advertising Playbook)
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— Farewell to Fellow Fanatics (Rachel Whitney)
— Legacy Media Getting Rocked (Scott Klass and Nathalie Hill)
— Two for One (iHeartPodcasts)
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