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Pittman: iHeartMedia generates 90% of all podcast industry profits
“And we are now the size of the next two podcast publishers combined. And we prime, so we got the more, more downloads than anyone else by a mile. We've also got more revenue than everybody. But what we really have is we're probably the only podcaster that has …”
Bob Pittman Dec 9, 2022 ▶ 36:24 Bob Pittman: How I Went from Creator of MTV to CEO of iHeartMedia | 20VC #958 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Partly supported
Pittman: iHeartMedia radio reaches 90% of Americans monthly
“Our radio group alone reaches 90% of Americans every month. Only two companies come close to that, and they don't surpass it. It's Facebook and Google. Everybody else, the biggest TV network in the US reaches about 35% of Americans. Biggest cable network reach…”
Bob Pittman Dec 9, 2022 ▶ 39:46 Bob Pittman: How I Went from Creator of MTV to CEO of iHeartMedia | 20VC #958 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Pittman: Podcasting is iHeartMedia's business least affected by recession
“No, look, I think podcasting is, of all the businesses we have, is the least affected by the macro, because it has such a fundamental strength.”
Bob Pittman Dec 9, 2022 ▶ 42:49 Bob Pittman: How I Went from Creator of MTV to CEO of iHeartMedia | 20VC #958 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Pittman: iHeartMedia traditional ad revenue dropped 40% in April 2020
“Traditional advertising I think in the month of April of 2020, advertising revenue dropped 40%.”
Bob Pittman Dec 9, 2022 ▶ 46:30 Bob Pittman: How I Went from Creator of MTV to CEO of iHeartMedia | 20VC #958 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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