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Shonda Rhimes has conquered television and now she has her eye on the podcast world. The Emmy-nominated superproducer and writer is partnering with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. Rhimes is set to executive produce a new slate of iHeartRadio Originals on Shondaland Audio which will be distributed through the…

After bringing the laughs on TV and film, Will Ferrell is jumping into the podcast business. The comedian, actor, and producer and iHeartMedia today announced a partnership to launch Big Money Players Network, a new podcast company focused on comedy shows. “The iHeartPodcast Network has been such a pleasure to work…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Television Stations are teaming with iHeartMedia to livestream a concert and interview on Wednesday across 16 station websites featuring platinum-selling hip-hop artist Tyga. IHeartRadio LIVE with Tyga will air at 7PM PT / 10PM ET on the websites of 16 Fox stations (see the full list below) as well as…

EXCLUSIVE: Cavalry Media has come aboard to co-develop Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery, a TV adaptation of the true-crime podcast from iHeartMedia and Einhorn's Epic Productions. The news comes as the scripted podcast targeted at young adults was picked up for a second season to debut next winter on the iHeartPodcast…

The CW has closed a new multi-year deal with iHeartMedia. Under the pact, the network will remain the exclusive television broadcaster and video streaming partner for the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival as well as the annual holiday iHeartRadio Jingle Ball event. The CW and iHeartMedia have been partners on the…

While it remains in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, audio giant iHeartMedia has announced the members of its newly formulated board of directors, a group that includes former MGM boss Gary Barber and ex-Disney exec Jay Rasulo. Noting that the board selections are subject to the approval of the company’s…

Liberty Media is still interested in iHeartMedia. CEO Greg Maffei told investors during today’s first quarter earnings call that the radio and online broadcaster’s assets are complementary to Liberty’s music holdings. Liberty has a controlling interest in satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM, which, in turn, holds a…

On the heels of Cumulus filing for bankruptcy this week, a bigger player in the storm-tossed radio sector, iHeartMedia, also could be headed to Chapter 11. Struggling all year to refinance more than $15B in debt, iHeart, which is led by original MTV (and then AOL) exec Bob Pittman, its proposal to restructure that…

Fox will team with iHeartMedia on The Four: Battle For Stardom, the new signing competition series that the network has in the works. The pact will see the radio station group support auditions, assist in the search for talent and boost the careers of artists throughout the run of the competition series. As part of…

Will radio giant iHeartMedia keep beating in 2017? That’s unclear as the company run by longtime media exec Bob Pittman struggles to refinance $347 million in debt coming due in 2018 — part of the more than $20 billion in borrowings it shoulders. About half of the holders of the $347 million may reject a refinancing…

A+E Networks is partnering with iHeartMedia on Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, a 2-hour special to air at 8 PM on Friday, November 20. It will be recorded at LA’s Shrine Auditorium on November 18. Sparked by the tragic shooting in Charleston, the concert will kick off A+E Networks' campaign…

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been struggling not in the standings these days but in getting its spendy now-3-year-old Time Warner Cable sports channels picked up by rival cable and satellite operators on their basic tiers. On the radio side, however, there are no such problems: Today the team unveiled details of its…