Tag: Bob Pittman

"At Axios Media Trends Live, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman talked podcast deals, AI, radio’s reach, and royalties."

“Radio changes lives when people show up, trust their teammates and serve the audience.”

“Nobody has peace and quiet anymore. Everybody needs a friend, and radio fills that space.”

"Also in this year's class are legendary NFL star Boomer Esiason and Helen Little. "

"We are especially thankful to Bob for giving us his time and providing this rare opportunity for junior professionals to meet and interact with him.”

"We look forward to working with the Senate Leadership and lead sponsors Senators Markey and Cruz, to finish the job, send this legislation to the President’s desk, and ensure AM radio remains available to listeners and communities across America."

Why has there been a lack of innovation in radio over the past decade? It's because even a short-term drop in ratings and revenue is considered a moment to panic. What are Bob and Mary to do? They are prisoners of their companies' covenants.

"If the CEO of the country’s largest radio broadcaster has spent more than a decade telling investors that the company knows exactly what is wrong, then the natural question becomes: What has been done to actually fix it?"

“Unlike other traditional media, we have more users of broadcast radio today than we did 20 years ago."

"Our work in building our digital assets continues to pay off; this is the sixth consecutive quarter in which the Digital Audio Group Adjusted EBITDA is larger than the Multiplatform Group Adjusted EBITDA.”