iHeartMedia announced today that its bankruptcy, debt restructuring, and separation from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is complete. This significant milestone begins a new chapter in the history of the largest U.S. commercial radio group. Continue Reading
As we reported yesterday, iHeartMedia is striking out on Wall Street with an IPO. How the new stock will fare in iHeart’s post-bankruptcy phase is anyone’s prediction. The company is pushing a message of its size and positioning through key quotes, assertions, and attitudes manifest in iHeart’s S-1 SEC filing which declared the IPO intent. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia filed for an initial public offering today, marking a big financial move for an audio conglomerate that is emerging from bankruptcy. The filing signals the end of an era for iHeartMedia, which has been under private ownership for more than a decade. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has revamped one of its AM radio stations to a podcast channel. The conglomerate’s AM 1470 in Allentown, Penn., will now feature back-to-back podcast programming. Continue Reading
Pod Drop highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. LinkedIn launches its first big original show. Cadence13 has news alongside Deepak Chopra and theSkimm. iHeartMedia plans for a musical narrative anthology. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has acquired Radiojar Information Technology, an online audio company based in Greece. Radiojar is a centralized, cloud-based platform for audio playout. Following the acquisition by iHeartMedia subsidiary RCS, Radiojar’s tools will be used at the media conglomerate to combine elements of bradcast radio into digital channels such as podcasts and music streaming. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has released its news from the Winter Podcast Upfront. The big development is a partnership with Jake Brennan, who is the host and creator of Disgraceland, to bring two additional seasons of the show to the iHeartPodcast Network. Continue Reading
Jason Hoch has departed Stuff Media, and its new parent company iHeartMedia. He was the head of new initiatives and EP at the HowStuffWorks podcast network. Hoch is leaving to join Imperative Entertainment and head up the studio’s newly created podcast division. Continue Reading
Chris Peterson is departing his role as executive vice president of podcasting for iHeartMedia. He joined the conglomerate in November 2016 to lead its podcast efforts and raise iHeart’s profile in that space. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has chosen Panoply’s Megaphone platform to distribute select shows from its iHeartPodcast Network. As a Megaphone client, iHeartMedia will receive tools for publishing, dynamic ad insertion, ad operations, campaign management, reporting, and analytics. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced several updates and integrations at CES 2019. First it has launched a redesigned version of the iHeartRadio Family app. Second, the company shared news about several integrations in voice controls and vehicles at the technology show. Continue Reading
Hetal Patel is returning to iHeartMedia for a role as executive vice president of SmartAudio Intelligence Insights. In this position, Patel will head the team creating research and insights to shape iHeartMedia’s value proposition. Continue Reading