
iHeartRadio
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Address: 125 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Website: www.iheart.com
Owned by: iHeartMedia
Latest news
- Jan 9: Exclusive: The iHeartRadio app's forthcoming support for video podcasting will use the power of open RSS. Podcast publishers will not need to upload to another creator portal; and won't lose any revenue from the advertising in their shows. We also learn that it'll support the alternateEnclosure feature, meaning that podcasters can use audio and video in the same open RSS feed - making it easier to discover shows. We've a full Q&A with the iHeartRadio app team.
- Dec 23, 2025: The iHeartRadio app in the US is to support video podcasts in early 2026, the company has announced. "Creators will be able to upload their podcast episodes, including full-length video versions, through their standard RSS feeds for seamless distribution in iHeartRadio," the company says. This is properly open podcasting: video won't need to be hosted on iHeart itself. We've asked for technical details.
- Nov 18, 2025: iHeart has added iHeartRadio Highlights - shareable video moments from its radio and podcast shows. The shorts are produced using AI by Genuin.
- Sep 17, 2025: In Canada, Bell Media has renewed its partnership with iHeartRadio. Bell Media will sell advertising in the country for iHeart shows.
- Jun 10, 2025: The 2025 winners of the NZ Radio & Podcasts Awards were announced. The podcast of the year was Sportscafe-ish, which appears to have lost the “ish” in the last year, from NZME’s iHeartRadio NZ. Public service broadcaster RNZ won the most awards, gaining six winners.
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