iHeartMedia announced the launch of a new standalone app called iHeartRadio Family. This new property targets families with children aged 4 to 11, with kid-friendly music from today’s pop performers and from the stars of shows on Nickelodeon, Disney, and PBS. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has announced the first output from SoundBoard, an in-house creative agency for premium marketing integrations. The sponsor is Coca-Cola, in a new podcast called First Taste Fridays. The native ad staging is deep. Click to listen. Continue Reading
In a milestone agreement with ramifications for the streaming audio advertising ecosystem, Triton Digital will provide local digital audio metrics for the entire iHeartMedia empire of radio stations. iHeart will leverage Triton’s Webcast Metrics Local product, which provides audience measurement of audio streaming in local markets. Continue Reading
Will they or won’t they? After filing a suit against iHeartMedia last week in Illinois only to dismiss it three days later, ABS Entertainment has reopened the case. The company, which represents Arthur and Barbara Sheridan, is seeking royalties for songs recorded prior to 1972. Continue Reading
Dan Shelley has joined iHeartMedia as the company’s senior vice president of digital content strategy. In this role, Shelley will be tasked with developing national digital strategy, including content publishing, staffing, and identifying partnerships. Continue Reading
Late last week, Arthur and Barbara Sheridan’s ABS Entertainment company launched a new legal foray for copyright royalty charges against iHeartMedia in Illinois. However, three days after filing the suit, ABS filed to dismiss the charges. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: iHeartMedia talks programmatic; Virgin + Guvera in Australia; is Sony/ATV on the chopping block? Continue Reading
Traditional radio is now a litigation target over music licensing of pre-1972 recordings, thanks to an action filed in a California state court by ABS Entertainment. Will the lawsuit reach beyond the webcast streams of the radio groiups targeted? Continue Reading
Pushing forward the digital initiatives that complement its vast over-the-air holdings, iHeartMedia has hired veteran media executive Carter Brokaw as President, Digital Revenue Strategy. Brokaw will report to iHeart’s head of sales, Tim Castelli. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced the launch of a new Hispanic brand management team. The new group will offer strategic guidance to the company’s Hispanic brands and connect advertisers with iHeartMedia’s Hispanic audience. Hispanic listeners are a growing category for the U.S. radio and music markets, and many media companies are working to better serve them. For instance, last week, Univision announced plans for an IPO. Continue Reading
Over the last 15 years, FM radio has gradually extended its brands online, either via simulcasting or creating original streams derived from the broadcast signal. Much less common is an FM extension of a popular pureplay Internet-only station. 96.7 Pride Radio launches today in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia and Unified have jointly announced a long-term partnership to develop audience-targeting datasets that can be applied across iHeart’s sprawling radio, streaming, mobile, and event portfolios. The deal includes an unspcified investment by iHeart in Unified. Continue Reading