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iHeart Australia’s #1 Podcast Publisher For 50th Time

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ARN’s iHeart has achieved a monumental milestone once again securing the top spot as Australia’s #1 podcast publisher, marking an incredible 50 consecutive #1’s according to the Australian Podcast Ranker for June 2024. This golden achievement reinforces iHeart’s excellence and audience engagement in Australian podcasting.

With an impressive 6.5 million listeners and an astounding 20.3  million downloads this month alone, iHeart’s podcasts are the nations go-to source for entertainment and information.

In the Top 10 of this record-breaking ranker are Audioboom’s Casefile, which was the number #1 True Crime Podcast (#2 overall), The Imperfects which was #8 overall (#1 Health & Wellness Podcast), The Kyle & Jackie O Show held its title as the #1 on-demand radio (#9 overall), Life Uncut with Brittany Hockey and Laura Byrne came in #10 overall (#1 relationship podcast).

The celebrations continue with Stuff You Should Know the #1 Knowledge (#13 overall), She’s On The Money hosted by Victoria Devine, which jumped 4 places to #33 (#1 finance podcast), No Such Thing As A Fish which ranked #40 and On Purpose With Jay Shetty which came in at #44.

Some notable debuts include Malevolent Mischief: True Stories of Horror at #59, Backstage with Cooper & Matty Johns at #61, and Find And Tell iHeart’s Original Co-producion with Blakcast debuting at #102.

These phenomenal results highlight the extraordinary diversity and ever-expanding offering within iHeart’s podcast slate as iHeart continues to set the gold standard to seek out and support content Australians want to engage with.

ARN’s Head of Digital Audio, Corey Layton, said: “Achieving the #1 Podcast Publisher status for the 50th consecutive ranker is a monumental feat an a testament to the dedication and innovation of our amazing partners and team. As I know all too well, it’s not the size that counts, but the level of engagement and passion Australians and brands continue to show for our incredible line-up.”

Australia’s Audio Oscars: Australian Podcast Awards Returns For 2023

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The nation’s most prestigious podcast ceremony, The Australian Podcast Awards (APAs) powered by iHeart, returns for 2023 – celebrating the very best of the Australian podcast industry – while spotlighting rising talent that has gained acclaim over the past year.

The 2023 Australian Podcast Awards promises to be bigger and better than ever with a total of 30 award categories from Best New Podcast to Podcast of the Year and every genre-based category in between.

Over 45 judges listened to 700 submissions in 2022, awarding gold to 28 top podcasts across categories from True Crime to Comedy and Sex & Relationships.

The news of the 2023 Australian Podcast Awards comes as Australia retains its title against the U.S. as the world’s biggest podcast listening nation, and the industry continues to produce a record-number of break-through podcasts.

Jennie Meynell, Business Lead, Australian Podcast Awards, said:

“Australia is home to some of the world’s best podcast production. To bring the industry’s most recognized and prestigious podcasting awards back for its seventh year is a huge honour. 

“The 2023 Australian Podcast Awards promises to uncover and champion the best talent oaf the Australian podcasting industry. We welcome podcasts big and small to enter and look forward to another year of break-through podcasting content.”

Corey Layton, Head of Digital Audio and ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia, said: “We love the annual gathering of the Australian Podcast Industry to celebrate the magic of our thriving medium and are proud to once again lead the recognition of those who are doing it best.”

The Australian Podcast Awards launched in 2016 as a way to showcase the amazing podcast talent and content Australia has to offer. Now in its seventh year, the Awards continues to recognize the industry’s most innovative and emerging podcast content across its varied categories. 

2022 winners included The Last Outlaws (iHeart Podcast of The Year). An acclaimed trilogy series that details the lives and circumstances of Australia’s last bushrangers, Jimmy and Joe Governor, who were declared outlaws and wanted dead or alive. Outlaws is an intimate portrait of two Aboriginal men, as well as an exploration of the society that would become a Federated Australia. 

While the Listeners Choice category was awarded to Life Uncut, after receiving over 65,000 votes in a public poll. Smart, wild and always entertaining, Life Uncut is an unfiltered chat on all things love and dating with Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne.

Submissions for the Australian Podcast Awards are now open, find out more at australianpodcastawards.com. Nominees will be selected by a judging panel of industry experts before the category winners are announced in November.