For the sixteenth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained Quantilope to conduct an in-depth study of 600 weekly podcast consumers in April 2026. The Spring 2026 report highlights trends from prior studies and examines topics such as platform preference, the growing trend of video, content trends, advertiser usage of podcast

iHeartMedia continued to dominate Podtrac’s U.S. podcast publisher rankings in July 2026, while “Crime Junkie” remained the nation’s top podcast based on U.S. unique monthly audience. The iHeart Audience Network ranked No. 1 among U.S. podcast publishers and networks with 55.7 million unique monthly audience members and 270.6 million U.S. streams and downloads across 26,463

iHeartMedia reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $977.2 million, an increase of 4.7% from $933.7 million a year earlier, as continued growth in its digital and podcast businesses offset weakness in its Multiplatform Group. Excluding political advertising, consolidated revenue increased 3.5%. GAAP operating income was $35.5 million, essentially flat with $35.4 million in the second quarter of

Lynn Haze a true radio on-air  professional says after 16 incredible years as the Midday Radio Personality for Smooth R&B 105.7, I am announcing my departure following the sale of Service Broadcasting. I am proud to have served as the longest‑running female voice in Dallas radio — a milestone that means more to me than

The trial is to begin of a former gang leader over the decades-old killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in the US. The proceedings, which begin in Las Vegas on Monday and are expected to last a month, are unlikely to make clear who fired the shots that killed the musician on