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Los Angeles, CA – July 9, 2018 – iHeartMedia and Fuse Media announced today that iHeartRadio’s Real 92.3 nationally-syndicated hit radio show, “Big Boy’s Neighborhood,” starring Big Boy, will be televised weekdays on FM (Fuse Music). Episodes premiere same day as the radio broadcast and begin airing Monday, July 30.

“Big Boy’s Neighborhood” joined Real 92.3 in March 2015 and also stars Natalia Perez, Louie G, Ayyde and DJ VickOne. The show continues to be one of the leading Urban Contemporary morning shows in the Los Angeles market, and in 2016, the program joined Premiere Networks nationally-syndicated lineup. The television series will feature Big Boy, one of iHeartMedia’s most revered personalities, as he continues to entertain audiences daily on-air with his high-energy mix of Hip Hop, heart and humor. During the broadcast he will welcome the biggest names in music and entertainment and keep listeners laughing with hilarious bits, including the infamous phonetaps with “Luther Luffeigh.”

“Music is a passion point for our young, multicultural audience and who better to provide a daily dose of the biggest names in music entertainment and breaking pop culture news than radio icon Big Boy,” said Fuse Media President & CEO Michael Schwimmer. “We look forward to bringing ‘Big Boy’s Neighborhood’ to FM and partnering with iHeartMedia on the type of cutting-edge entertainment his radio listeners have enjoyed for so many years.”

“I can’t believe it’s been three years since I embarked on this incredible journey with iHeartMedia to bring ‘Big Boy’s Neighborhood’ to my listeners on iHeartRadio’s Real 92.3, and now across broadcast radio stations nationwide,” said Big Boy. “Words can’t express how excited I am to bring the Neighborhood to millions of viewers through this television partnership with Fuse.”

“This new partnership with Fuse is the continuation of an exciting trend of our iconic iHeartRadio personalities extending their reach to television,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “Big Boy is a legend in music and this is the next logical step as he extends his brand.”

Big Boy started his radio career in Los Angeles and quickly became a West Coast icon known throughout the music industry. He has been named Personality of the Year four times by Radio Music Awards and eight times by Radio and Records magazine and received three Marconi Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters for his exceptional talent. In addition, he is also a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame.

A multimedia powerhouse, Big Boy has also made multiple movie and television appearances, released a personal biography, “An XL Life: Staying Big at Half the Size,” and works with numerous charitable organizations, including Together in His Arms, a foundation that works with families coping with the loss of a child.

About Fuse Media

Fuse Media is a cross-platform entertainment media brand for multicultural youth. The company’s platforms include the Fuse and FM linear and video-on-demand (VOD) channels; Fuse.TV online and social media properties; OTT apps; and live events. Fuse network is currently available in approximately 65 million households and FM reaches 40 million households. For photos and additional assets, please visit http://fusepress.tv/login.

“ANNA FARIS IS UNQUALIFIED” Podcast to Reach Millions of New Listeners Across the Country Through Collaboration with iHeartMedia

NEW YORK – June 26, 2018 -- iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, today announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with actor Anna Faris to bring her hit podcast, “Anna Faris is Unqualified,” to Top 40 broadcast radio and the iHeartRadio Podcast Network.

“Unqualified” features interviews with celebrities and cultural figures who tackle a variety of topics such as dating and relationships, in addition to taking phone calls from listeners seeking relationship advice. Faris created the podcast with her long-time friend and co-host Sim Sarna, who produces the show and runs the production company, Unqualified Media.

Leveraging its “Podcast, Meet Broadcast” strategy, iHeartMedia has struck a groundbreaking deal with Unqualified Media to produce a long-form “Anna Faris is Unqualified” radio program which will air weekends across Top 40 broadcast radio stations nationwide. This unique initiative will expose Faris’ podcast to iHeartMedia’s unparalleled broadcast radio audience, allowing it to reach millions of new listeners across the country. In addition, iHeartMedia will create short-form content which will air weekdays promoting “Anna Faris is Unqualified” nationwide.

Additionally, “Anna Faris is Unqualified” will officially partner with iHeartRadio Podcast Network to provide exclusive podcast content just for iHeartRadio listeners.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be partnering with iHeartMedia to bring “Unqualified” to millions of new listeners,” said Faris. “At “Unqualified”, we pride ourselves on generally not knowing what we are doing, and it seems iHeart is willing to accept our values and form this expansive partnership with us. Being able to embarrass Sim to millions of new listeners is simply a dream come true.”

“We are so excited to introduce our podcast to millions of new listeners that may not have known that Anna Faris had a podcast – or even what a podcast is,” said Sarna. “We hope that by working with iHeartMedia, we can give even more people deeply unqualified advice.”

“As big fans of Anna Faris and “Unqualified,” we know this series is the perfect partner to launch this Podcast-to-Broadcast opportunity,” said Chris Peterson, Senior Vice President of Podcasting for iHeartMedia. “We can help podcasts like ‘Anna Faris is Unqualified’ scale in a big way by introducing them to our quarter of a billion broadcast listeners each month. While podcasting continues to grow on iHeartRadio and across the industry, nearly three-quarters of the country still do not listen to podcasts. We have the ability to reach those listeners through radio’s massive reach, helping to introduce podcasts to the vast majority of people often for the first time.”

iHeartMedia’s “Podcast, Meet Broadcast” initiative works with podcast creators to scale their shows using iHeartMedia’s massive reach through broadcast radio, which sees more than 90 percent of Americans tuning in to its stations each month, and introduces these listeners to a variety of podcast content to which they may not have otherwise been exposed.

iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service, provides an all-in-one listening experience that helps users discover new podcasts alongside their favorite live radio stations, personalities and on-demand music. With iHeartRadio, listeners can enjoy their music and podcasts across more than 250 device platforms including in-car, in-home, on wearables, across gaming consoles and more – making their favorite audio content available everywhere they are, on the devices they use most. Visit iHeart.com/apps to download and listen to “Anna Faris is Unqualified” on your favorite device now.

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About Anna Faris is Unqualified

Launched in 2015 by actor, writer and comedienne Anna Faris and her long-time friend Sim Sarna, who produces the show and runs the production company, Unqualified Media, “Anna Faris is Unqualified” prides itself on “Not-great relationship advice from completely unqualified Hollywood types.” The series is among the most downloaded podcasts in America. It received Apple’s “Best of iTunes” award, and was named Entertainment Weekly’s top podcast of the year for 2016. Recent celebrity guests on “Unqualified” include Jimmy Kimmel, Chris Evans, Eva Longoria, Nick Jonas, and Kelly Clarkson.

iHeartMedia today launched ESPN Audio’s award-winning networks and diverse on-demand content on iHeartRadio, its free digital music, podcasting, on-demand and live streaming radio service, across more than 250 platforms including digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables and smartphones, on virtual assistants, smart speakers, TVs, gaming consoles and more. The multiyear agreement allows listeners to now livestream via iHeartRadio, ESPN Audio’s stable of programming, provocative voices and industry-leading slate of live events from:

• The ESPN Radio Network, featuring some of the country’s leading daytime sports talk shows including Golic and Wingo, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, The Stephen A. Smith Show and The Will Cain Show;
• The ESPN Deportes Radio Network, including shows Jorge Ramos y Su Banda and Raza Deportiva;
• ESPN Radio’s owned and operated local stations and their full schedules – ESPN NY 98.7FM, ESPN Chicago 1000, ESPN LA 710AM, ESPN Deportes Radio New York;
• All iHeartMedia-owned ESPN Radio affiliate stations including ESPN1530 (Cincinnati), ESPN 97.9 (Hartford), ESPN 96.1 (Grand Rapids, Mich.), and ESPN 970 (Pittsburgh);
• ESPN Radio’s unparalleled lineup of live sports events like the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs and World Series, and much more.

In addition, iHeartRadio listeners now have on-demand access to ESPN Audio’s roster of informative, compelling and entertaining podcasts like 30 for 30 Podcasts, Sports? With Katie Nolan, Fantasy Focus Football, and The Right Time with Bomani Jones.

“We are consistently looking for new ways to give fans access to ESPN Audio’s tremendous content,” said Traug Keller, ESPN Senior Vice President, Audio and Talent. “iHeartRadio, with its expansive network and reach, will help us bring new listeners into the fold and give current fans yet another way to enjoy their sports content, anytime, anywhere.”

“iHeartRadio prides itself on being everywhere our listeners are with the content they love most,” said Chris Williams, Chief Product Officer for iHeartMedia. “ESPN Audio is a top destination for all things sports and this partnership allows us to offer even more programming and on demand offerings to our millions of listeners nationwide, making iHeartRadio the go to destination for all things audio.”

About ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio, the country’s largest sports radio network, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNRadio.com, and ESPN Podcasts comprise ESPN Audio.

ESPN Radio, which launched January 1, 1992, provides more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content annually, reaching 20 million listeners a week on 500 nationwide stations, including more than 375 full-time affiliates and clearance in the top 25 markets.  ESPN owns and/or operates stations in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.  ESPN Radio programming is also available on SiriusXM and via digital distributors Apple Music, iHeartRadio and TuneIn.

ESPN Audio launched its first podcast in 2005, and in 2017 recorded more than 288 million downloads. In December 2017, ESPN podcasts reached five million people, ranking ESPN fourth among podcast producers in America (per Podtrac). The most popular titles include Fantasy Focus Football, The Lowe Post and podcast versions of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, First Take, Pardon the Interruption and Around The Horn.  Listeners spend nearly 3.5 hours per week listening to ESPN Podcasts. The critically acclaimed “30 for 30” series expanded into podcasting in 2017.

New Long-form Show Launches Today on iHeartRadio and will Air on Alt-Rock Radio Stations This Weekend Featuring Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda As First Guest

NEW YORK -- June 12, 2018 -- iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, today launched iHeartRadio Presents: Inside the Studio, a new original podcast series that features intimate conversations with music’s biggest stars. The podcast airs its first episode today with guest Mike Shinoda of American rock band Linkin Park. Inside the Studio will also air this weekend on iHeartMedia Alt-Rock broadcast radio stations across the country.

Each month, the series will feature a new, unscripted sit-down interview with an artist on the verge of releasing new material, embarking on a tour or celebrating an important milestone — rounded out with a sound-rich tour through their lives and discographies. Taking advantage of podcasting’s lean-in approach, Inside the Studio reveals previously unseen sides of artists, giving fans the intimate access that is missing from much of today’s music news. In the first episode, Mike Shinoda opens up about music after the loss of Chester Bennington and shares never-before heard clips of songs from his upcoming solo album, Post Traumatic, which will be released on June 15, 2018.

“iHeartRadio is known for its relationships with the biggest musical acts on the planet. With this podcast, we’re taking those relationships to an even deeper, more personal level,” said Chris Peterson, Senior Vice President of Podcasting for iHeartMedia. “The conversations on Inside the Studio will make fans feel like they’re in the room with their favorite artists as they talk openly about their lives and their music. It’s intimate and it’s real, and we couldn’t be prouder to introduce this series to fans everywhere.”  

Inside the Studio is written and hosted by Joe Levy, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and correspondent for Access Hollywood who also makes frequent appearances on The Today Show and CBS This Morning. The podcast is produced by iHeartRadio and Audiation.

“I’m thrilled be a part of iHeartRadio’s newest project, which tears down the walls between artists and fans,” said Levy. “Speaking with these musicians one-on-one is a dream for listeners, and for me. I want to have a candid, in-depth dialogue about our guests’ music and their lives. Podcasts are personal, which is why they’re the perfect format for these interviews.”

iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free digital music, podcasting, and live streaming radio service, is dedicated to providing an all-in-one listening experience that helps users discover new podcasts alongside their favorite live radio stations, personalities and on-demand music. With iHeartRadio, listeners can enjoy their music and podcasts across more than 250 device platforms including in-car, in-home, on wearables, across gaming consoles and more – making their favorite audio content available everywhere they are, on the devices they use most. Visit iHeart.com/apps to download and listen to Inside the Studio on your favorite device now.

Companies to Co-Produce Original Podcasts; OZY’s hit Podcast ‘The Thread’ to Join the iHeartRadio Podcast Network

NEW YORK (June XX, 2018)— iHeartMedia and OZY Media today announced a creative multiyear partnership leveraging OZY Media’s compelling news and storytelling capabilities and iHeartMedia’s national cross-platform network to reach hundreds of millions of consumers across the country.

Beginning today, OZY stories on a range of topics from politics, to culture to technology to sports, will be featured in iHeartMedia’s top-rated morning shows across 150 markets in the U.S. The new partnership also includes promotion across iHeartMedia’s multiplatform network including radio, digital, social and live events.

“We are impressed with OZY’s rapid growth, diverse content and versatility across platforms, especially in today’s competitive media landscape,” said Joe Robinson, President of Ventures for iHeartMedia. “We are excited to partner with OZY, and with our massive reach of a quarter of a billion listeners a month across the country, this partnership gives us the opportunity to share even more critical news and information with our diverse audience.”

iHeartMedia and OZY will work together to co-produce iHeartRadio Original podcasts and develop shared revenue opportunities for advertisers. iHeartMedia is the largest publisher of podcasts in the country and the iHeartRadio Podcast Network has more than 630 original shows available to listeners nationwide.

In addition, OZY Media’s hit podcast series “The Thread,” which takes listeners through nearly a century of great American stories, will join iHeartRadio, the free all-in-one digital music, podcast, on demand and live radio streaming service – which is available across more than 250 device platforms including in-car, in-home, on wearables, across gaming consoles and more.  

“OZY wants to be everywhere you are, so what better company to partner with then iHeartMedia which reaches more than 90 percent of Americans a month” said Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of OZY Media. “We’re proud to bring the best of OZY to iHeart listeners, and hope they will be surprised, delighted, and enlightened by this offering, and what’s to come.”

OZY Media recently announced their third primetime television series with PBS, Breaking Big, profiling 12 celebrities and influencers and telling the stories of how they “broke big.”  The series premieres on Friday, June 15^th at 8:30pm ET.

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About OZY Media

With 40 million monthly unique users and 4 million subscribers, OZY brings readers “the new and the next,” offering 100 percent original content with a focus on the future, via unique OZY News, OZY Magazine, OZY TV and OZY Events products. Called “the new media magnet for the news hungry” by Fortune magazine, OZY’s in-depth and high-quality journalism has attracted a number of high-profile media partners including The New York Times, NPR, PBS NewsHour, TED, The Financial Times, The Huffington Post and many more, as well as guest editors including Bill Gates, President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Founded in 2013 by Emmy Award–winning journalist Carlos Watson and co-founder Samir Rao, the OZY team is based in Mountain View, California, and backed by leading Silicon Valley investors including Laurene Powell Jobs, Ron Conway, David Drummond, Larry Sonsini and Dan Rosensweig and a significant investment from publishing giant Axel Springer.

Event Will Feature Performances by Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Imagine Dragons, Jason Aldean, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Panic! At The Disco, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Kygo, Rae Sremmurd and Logic Hosted By Ryan Seacrest on September 21 and 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

The CW Network Will Exclusively Live Stream the Mega-Concert via CWTV.com and The CW App and Broadcast the Two-Day Televised Special on October 7 and October 8

New York, N.Y. – June 5, 2018 – iHeartMedia announced today the iconic lineup for the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival, the legendary concert event which creates radio history year after year through powerful and unforgettable performances. The event will take place on September 21 and 22 at Las Vegas’ hottest entertainment venue, T-Mobile Arena. This year, the epic two-day lineup will feature performances by Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Imagine Dragons, Jason Aldean, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Panic! At The Disco, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Kygo, Rae Sremmurd, Logic and more. The iHeartRadio Music Festival will also include a performance from this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner, to be announced on July 6.

For the eighth year, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will once again feature one-of-a-kind collaborations and surprise performances. The star-studded weekend will begin on the evening of Friday, September 21 and run through Saturday, September 22. Ryan Seacrest will return as host for the entire weekend. Seacrest is host and producer of “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” his market-topping No. 1 Los Angeles morning drive-time show for iHeartMedia’s 102.7 KIIS-FM as well as the nationally syndicated “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” heard on nearly 170 stations worldwide.


The Daytime Stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 22 with performances by Logic, Dua Lipa, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lil Uzi Vert, Dustin Lynch, Bazzi, Belly, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots and Greta Van Fleet with more to be announced. In addition to live performances from today’s emerging artists, the Daytime Stage will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners.

“There’s no other concert with a lineup as diverse at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. We pride ourselves on inviting the most eclectic lineup of headliners you’ll ever see on one stage,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. “This Festival has the best artists from every style of music heard on iHeartRadio stations across America, giving both artists and our listeners a once-in a lifetime experience.”

Each night, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will broadcast live for fans via iHeartMedia radio stations throughout the country across more than 150 markets. The CW Network will also exclusively livestream both nights of the festival via CWTV.com and The CW App, and broadcast a two-night television special on October 7 and October 8 from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. EST/PST.

“This is the only annual Festival in America that lives as a live event, national radio broadcast, video stream and network television special,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “It is truly a festival for millions.”

Beginning June 12 at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST, Capital One cardholders will have access to a limited number of tickets through a special pre-sale for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Tickets will be available only at iHeartRadio.com/CapitalOne. Additionally, there will be a Premier Access Package available during the Capital One cardholder pre-sale which includes access to a front row fan pit at the main stage on September 22, a backstage tour, a Daytime Stage ticket and an exclusive artist experience. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 15 at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST via iHeartRadio.com/Tickets. Tickets for the Daytime Stage are also on sale and can be purchased via iHeartRadio.com/Tickets.

In addition, throughout a summer-long on-air and online promotion, iHeartMedia station listeners across the country will have the chance to win a one-of-a-kind dream trip to Las Vegas where they will join thousands of other dedicated music fans to experience the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena. One Grand Prize Winner will be chosen to receive a fantasy all-access experience.

Proud partners of this year's event include: 1800® Tequila, Bai Beverages, Bioré® Skincare, Capital One®, The CW Network, Macy's, T-Mobile and Taco Bell® with more to be announced.

The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes, and Tom Poleman. For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival visit iHeartRadio.com/festival.

Artists and/or event are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, The Event Featured Performances By Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Marshmello, Logic, Miguel, Sabrina Carpenter and Janelle Monae

iHeartRadio Wango Tango Televised on Freeform on June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Los Angeles, CA – June 3, 2018 – iHeartMedia kicked the summer with the 2018 iHeartRadio KIIS FM Wango Tango By AT&T on Saturday, June 2 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the star-studded event celebrated all things summer with performances from today’s hottest artists including Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Marshmello, Logic, Miguel, Sabrina Carpenter, Janelle Monae and more. Freeform will exclusively broadcast a 90-minute television special of iHeartRadio Wango Tango tonight, Sunday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. 

This year, iHeartRadio brought 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango to a national audience and have added the all-day summer music celebration to iHeartRadio’s roster of incredibly successful, nationally-recognized concert events including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Music Awards, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, the iHeartCountry Festival by AT&T and iHeartRadio ALTer Ego.

Last night kicked off with KIIS FM’s Wango Tango Village at the 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango by AT&T. The free daytime event featured live performances by Jack & Jack, Sabrina Carpenter, Lauv, Logan Henderson, Bryce Vine and Farrah Mechael.

The music of iHeartRadio came to life with an extraordinary lineup and these special moments:

• Ariana Grande had the crowd on their feet throughout her set which included hits, “One Last Time,” “Dangerous Woman,” and more, plus newly released single “No Tears Left To Cry.” She also surprised the crowd with a special debut of a new song, “The Light Is Coming” featuring Nicki Minaj from her upcoming album, Sweetener due out this August.
• Shawn Mendes performed new songs from his newly-released self-titled album including “In My Blood,” “Lost In Japan” and “Nervous” in addition to fan favorites, “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back,” “Stiches,” “Mercy,” and more.
• Backstreet Boys are officially back and celebrated 25 years together by gracing the iHeartRadio Wango Tango crowd for the fifth time with songs from over the last two-and-a-half decades. The band brought the party to Banc of California Stadium performing “Larger Than Life,” “The One,” “We’ve Got It Going On,” “I Want It That Way,” “Everybody,” and their brand new single, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.”
• Lance Bass of *NSYNC made a special appearance and helped create a rainbow-filled moment by asking everyone in the stadium to wave their rainbow flags to acknowledge Pride and the efforts of the Trevor Project.
• To continue celebrating Pride, Meghan Trainor also had the entire Banc of California Stadium wave their rainbow flags in the air during her song, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.”
• Marshmello closed out this year’s Wango Tango with an electrifying set and brought out Logic for a special performance of their collaboration, “Everyday.”
• Sabrina Carpenter kicked off the event with a premiere of her brand new single, “Almost Love.”
• 5SOS performed new songs from their upcoming album, Youngblood, due out June 15.
• iHeartRadio Wango Tango By AT&T also welcomed celebrity presenters from across the entertainment industry including Alberto Rosende (Freeform’s Shadowhunters), Alessandra Ambrosio, Ashlee Simpson, Aubrey Joseph (Cloak & Dagger), Cierra Ramirez (The Fosters), Evan Ross, Ian Verdun (Freeform’s Siren), Katherine McNamara (Freeform’s Shadowhunters), Lance Bass, Noah Centineo (The Fosters), Ruby Rose, Maddie Poppe (American Idol Winner), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), Justin Prentice (13 Reasons Why), Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why); and celebrity guests including Alex Roe (Freeform’s Siren), Allison Holker (Disney’s Fairytale Weddings), Ashley Iaconetti (The Bachelor), Becca Tilley (The Bachelor), James Maslow, Jared Haibon (The Bachelor), JoJo Fletcher (The Bachelor), Jordan Rodgers (The Bachelor), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Teddi Mellencamp (Housewives of BH), Taylor Lautner, Carvena Jones (The Four), James Graham  (The Four), Stephanie Zelaya (The Four), Sharaya J. (The Four), Heffron Drive (musicians), Ryan McKenna (Selfie Kid).

For more information on iHeartRadio KIIS FM Wango Tango By AT&T visit iHeartRadio.com/WangoTango. 

Carrier adds free music product to onboard entertainment offering, enhancing the inflight experience

DALLAS—May 18, 2018—Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today a new collaboration with iHeartRadio to bring iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music and live streaming radio service to Customers as the exclusive music offering within the onboard entertainment portal on Southwest flights.

Through the onboard entertainment portal integration with iHeartRadio, Customers can enjoy all their favorite musical genres including alternative rock, country, hip hop, R&B, Top 40 hit music and more. From these genres, passengers can choose their favorite live radio station or pick from hundreds of artists to launch their very own custom artist radio station featuring music from that artist and those similar. In addition, iHeartRadio will also bring Customers expertly-curated station themes perfect for inflight listening like Pass the Time and Kids Zone. 

“Our Customers and Employees are passionate about music,” said Ryan Green, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Southwest Airlines. “And for Southwest, music is a part of a larger story—it’s an ongoing investment in enhancing our Customers’ travel experiences. Through this partnership with iHeartRadio, we will create the soundtrack to our Customers’ journeys as we connect them to what is important in their lives.”

“We continue to expand iHeartRadio’s massive distribution platform to ensure that we are available everywhere our listeners are with the products and services they use most,” said Michele Laven, President of Strategic Partnerships for iHeartMedia. ”We are proud to team up with Southwest Airlines to bring the music, radio stations, and on-air personalities people love inflight, continuing to entertain our listeners and Southwest passengers as they travel to their destinations.”

Customers can access iHeartRadio free of charge through the onboard entertainment portal on their personal devices to begin their listening experience. Once activated, the music will continue play as long as the entertainment portal is open in a tab, allowing Customers to browse the rest of the portal, check the flight tracker or utilize the web if they have purchased WiFi access.

Customers who already have the iHeartRadio app installed on their devices will be able to play their personalized music and favorite podcasts directly from the app while onboard Southwest flights. Those passengers who already subscribe to iHeartRadio’s All Access on demand subscription service will also have access to their entire music library and saved playlists as well as enjoy millions of songs and albums instantly.

The free service is available on the more than 690 WiFi-equipped aircraft serviced by Global Eagle.

Due to licensing restrictions, iHeartRadio may not be available onboard WiFi-enabled international flights.  The iHeart Radio product is available only on WiFi-enabled aircraft. 

For more information please visit southwest.com/wifi.

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ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

In its 47th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than 57,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 120 million passengers annually, in recent years. Southwest became the nation’s largest domestic air carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s most recent reporting of domestic originating passengers boarded. During peak travel seasons, Southwest operates more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 100 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries. Southwest has announced its intention to sell tickets in 2018 for service to Hawaii, subject to requisite governmental approvals.

Southwest coined Transfarency^® to describe its purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free^® to everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply, some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in qualified circumstances), and there are no change fees, though fare differences might apply.

As launch customer of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in North America, the Company operates the largest fleet in the world of Boeing aircraft, all of which are equipped with satellite-based WiFi. Customers who connect to the WiFi network may use their personal devices to view on-demand movies and television shows, as well as nearly 20 channels of free, live TV.

With a bold new look first unveiled in 2014, Southwest is progressing through a multi-year refresh of its fleet to showcase the carrier’s Heart: a new logo, aircraft livery, interior design featuring new seats, Employee-designed uniforms, and an updated airport experience, all of which showcase a dedication of Southwest Employees to connect Customers with what's important in their lives.

From its first flights on June 18, 1971, Southwest Airlines launched an era of unprecedented affordability in air travel described by the U.S. Department of Transportation as "The Southwest Effect," a lowering of fares and increase in passenger traffic wherever the carrier serves. With 45 consecutive years of profitability, Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world, known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to efficiency and the planet.

Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online at Southwest Airlines or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.

The original six-episode mystery series for teens will be the first scripted podcast for both companies

NEW YORK – MAY 30, 2018 – iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, and Einhorn’s Epic Productions (“EEP”), an entertainment creative house that builds heroic franchise intellectual property, today announced an official partnership to produce Lethal Lit - an iHeartRadio Original six-episode mystery podcast series for teen audiences. The show, which will be the first scripted podcast for both companies, is currently in development and slated to launch in fall 2018.

“Podcast listening on iHeartRadio is exploding, and we’re seeing increased demand from a younger audience,” said Chris Peterson, SVP of Podcasting at iHeartMedia. “When we first explored the idea of creating an original scripted podcast, we knew we needed a partner that could create compelling plot lines and memorable characters which could really capture the often overlooked, but very engaged, teen audience. Einhorn’s Epic Productions checks all those boxes, and we’re excited to be collaborating with them on our first-ever scripted podcast.”

Heather Einhorn, CEO, and Adam Staffaroni, CCO of EEP co-created the series. It will be written by Alex Segura (Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery Novels, Archie Comics) and Monica Gallagher (Assassin Roommate), and produced by Einhorn and Staffaroni for EEP, Chris Peterson for iHeartMedia and Sandy Smallens for Audiation. EEP is represented by Aroop Sanakkayala from Roopster Entertainment and Tye Gonser from Weinberg Gonser LLP in the deal. Further script details and character casting will be released in the coming months.

“We are so thrilled to develop a scripted podcast with iHeartMedia,” said Heather Einhorn, CEO of EEP. “This is an exciting new space! iHeartMedia and iHeartRadio are the perfect partners - their expertise in building fandoms and their incredible reach are unparalleled. We can’t wait to bring the world of Lethal Lit to life with them!”

iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service, provides an all-in-one listening experience that helps users discover new podcasts alongside their favorite live radio stations, personalities and on-demand music. iHeartRadio enables listeners to enjoy their music and podcasts across more than 250 device platforms including in-car, in-home, on wearables, across gaming consoles and more, making their favorite audio content available everywhere they are, on the devices they use most.

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About Einhorn’s Epic Productions

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New York – May 17, 2018 - iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, today announced iHeartMedia Analytics, the first fully-digital attribution service for broadcast radio that will transform the way advertisers plan, buy and measure their audio campaigns to better optimize the unparalleled reach of radio.  

Radio is the No. 1 mass reach medium reaching 93 percent of the U.S. population and engaging consumers longer than even the largest digital platforms.  Radio has the highest consumer engagement of any major medium, and now it can offer that impact for advertisers who need digital-like targeting and attribution data. By leveraging the data from iHeartRadio’s digital ecosystem, iHeartMedia will enable broadcast radio to measure and show results in the same way as digital media, giving advertisers easy access to state-of-the-art campaign performance insights.

These new capabilities will allow advertisers to track audience reach, branding metrics and even sales outcomes for iHeartMedia radio ad campaigns in real-time by using data science to fuse information about its digital audience, with broadcast ad logs, on-air programming and commercial content. Advertisers will also have the ability to measure a radio campaign’s impact on a brand’s website visitation, social media engagement, physical foot traffic and more. 

“We continue to see advertisers spend money on less effective mediums simply because they provide a perceived level of measurability and accountability,” said Brian Kaminsky, President of Revenue Operations and Insights for iHeartMedia. “Now marketers will be able to capitalize on the unmatched scale and reach of iHeartMedia’s more than 270 million monthly broadcast listeners, and receive the same kind of innovative real-time measurements, insights and custom reporting they are accustomed to getting from digital media, quantifying the full power of radio -- in addition they can get attribution information that is missing from most of the digital marketplace.”

iHeartMedia Analytics is part of the company’s ongoing focus to assist brands and marketers in targeting consumers across it’s quarter of a billion monthly broadcast listeners.  iHeartMedia Analytics is the latest addition to the company’s industry-leading marketing optimization tools including SoundPoint (programmatic real-time radio ad buying platform)and the recently introduced SmartAudio, which enables advertisers to do impression-based audience planning and dynamic radio ad creative that utilizes real-time triggers such as weather, pollen counts, sports scores, mortgage rates and more to deploy different campaign messages based on what is happening in a specific market at a specific moment. SmartAudio has allowed brands to use broadcast radio ads to dynamically serve the most relevant message in each market, at each moment, just as they do with digital campaigns to ensure increased relevance and impact. 

In fact, SmartAudio data-infused impressions now reach more than 3 billion a month, targeting more than 700 audiences programmatically, and will continue to increase in scale as iHeartMedia continues to encompass audiences across all of its assets.