The iHeartPodcast Network serves Hispanic
audiences with a slate of iHeartRadio Original Podcasts from
Enrique Santos; and inks a multi-year development, co-production,
distribution and sales partnership with reVOLVER Podcasts Audio
Network
iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America and No. 1
commercial podcast publisher, announced today two new efforts aimed
at expanding the iHeartPodcast Network with more Spanish-language
and Hispanic-focused offerings. With the increasing importance and
size of the U.S. Hispanic population, both Spanish and English
speaking, the iHeartPodcast Network will roll out a slate of
podcasts hosted and co-produced by Enrique Santos, notable on-air
radio personality and Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of
iHeartLatino; and launch a multi-year development, co-production
and distribution partnership with multicultural digital audio
network, reVOLVER. These combined efforts will result in the
development and promotion of high-quality iHeartRadio Original
Podcasts hosted by the most popular Hispanic hosts across the
country.
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“Both Enrique Santos and reVOLVER are dedicated to authentically
telling stories through the power of audio that represent and
connect with the diverse Hispanic community,” said Conal Byrne,
President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “These new offerings create
an opportunity to utilize iHeartMedia’s expansive network to
amplify diverse voices and highlight genuinely captivating content.
Our goal is to deliver the biggest, strongest slate of podcast
content to Hispanic audiences nationwide – and this gets us
there.”
Enrique Santos, nationally syndicated host of Tu Mañana con
Enrique Santos on iHeartMedia’s TÚ 94.9FM in Miami, FL, will launch
the podcast “Hola, My Name Is...” as the first in his new slate of
shows. The podcast centers around insightful and honest
conversations with celebrities, leaders and everyday people with
the aim of showcasing the power and resilience of the Hispanic
community. Enrique and iHeartMedia will co-develop additional
podcasts in the areas of health, fashion and beauty, sports and the
supernatural later this year.
“Being able to help elevate stories from my community is an
enormous privilege,” said Santos. “Through iHeartMedia’s impressive
network, I’m able to tell these stories in new ways while reaching
listeners who may not always feel represented in media.”
Furthering iHeartMedia’s commitment to multicultural podcasting,
its new collaboration with reVOLVER will result in an overall
development, co-production and distribution partnership, including
eight new co-produced podcasts per year, all focused on the
Hispanic community. iHeartMedia’s extensive listener reach across
the country will amplify reVOLVER’s quality content and help raise
more diverse voices in the podcasting space.
As part of the agreement, all new and existing reVOLVER Podcasts
will join the iHeartPodcast Network and capitalize on iHeartMedia’s
unique ability to promote and introduce the podcasts to the vast
majority of the country, reaching hundreds of millions of new
potential listeners nationwide. iHeartMedia will also become the
exclusive sales representative of the reVOLVER Podcast network.
“We are excited to enter into this strategic alliance with
iHeartMedia,” said Jack Hobbs, CEO and Co-Founder of reVOLVER
Podcasts. “It will allow us to increase our programming, create new
offerings for advertisers and accelerate our audience growth.”
In 2019, reVOLVER saw over 50 million downloads across its
ecosystem and developed successful, engaging shows such as “El Show
de Piolín” hosted by Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo; “Don Cheto Al Aire, The
Power of Us” hosted by Rosie Rivera; “Anik & Florian” hosted by
Jon Anik & Kenneth Florian and “Sasquatch Chronicles” hosted by
Wes Germer.
“This expansive partnership is game changing for reVOLVER and
will help the company capitalize on the scale it has achieved in
the multicultural podcast space since its launch in 2016,” added
Joe Uva, reVOLVER Chairman.
The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 original
podcasts with more than 150 million downloads each month.
iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business,
sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family,
comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making
iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world.
iHeartRadio is home to the most successful podcast of all time,
“Stuff You Should Know” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy
Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well
as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the
popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts.
These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms
including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more
than 280,000 shows.
Visit iHeart.com/apps to download iHeartRadio and to listen on
your favorite device now.
About iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in
the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month –
and with its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, has a greater
reach than any other media company in the U.S. The company’s
leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms,
including more than 850 live broadcast stations in over 150
markets; digital radio via its iHeartRadio digital service
available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices; through
its on-air influencers; social; branded iconic live music events;
and podcasts as the #1 commercial podcast publisher. iHeartMedia
also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and
attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio product,
using data from its massive consumer base. Visit iHeartMedia.com
for more company information.
More About Enrique
Santos
Born to Cuban parents in Chicago, Illinois, Santos gravitates
fluidly between the Hispanic and mainstream American radio
landscapes. His bilingual broadcasts are a crossover hit combining
humor, social satire, and political commentary to bridge the
cultural and generational divide of a diverse cosmopolitan
audience. Santos has built an enthusiastic following with a comedic
repertoire consisting of phone pranks, interviews and a trademark
form of fresh and unique interaction amongst celebrities. Enrique’s
extravagant radio persona has made him one of the most popular
Hispanic radio hosts in America and earned him unprecedented access
to some of the biggest names in pop culture.
About reVOLVER Podcasts
reVOLVER Podcasts is the leading multicultural, audio-on-demand
content creator and distributor in the U.S. Home to “El Show de
Piolín,” “Don Cheto al Aire,” “Latinos Out Loud,” “Sasquatch
Chronicles,” and “Anik & Florian,” plus more than 50 additional
programs spanning sports, music, finance, entertainment, lifestyle,
health and wellness, inspiration, news, branded content and live
events, the podcasts are distributed on reVOLVERPodcasts.com, Apple
Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora and iHeartMedia. For
more information about the company, visit
www.revolverpodcasts.com.
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