ARN reveals music streaming tie up with iHeartRadio

Tim Burrowes

October 12, 2012 11:01

The Australian Radio Network is to launch a music streaming play through the iHeartRadio brand.

It’s likely that the service – which will stream ARN’s existing MixFM and Classic Hits stations, along with allowing users to personalise their own services and create bespoke stations for brands – will launch early next year.

ARN is owned by APN News & Media and Clear Channel International. iHeartRadio is owned by Clear Channel and in the US it has accumulated 18m registered users since launching a year ago. The launch in Australia and New Zealand will be the first for iHeartRadio outside of the US.

Meanwhile, the offering will be heavily marketed via APN’s outdoor assets including APN Outdoor and joint venture Adshel, ARN CEO Ciaran Davis told Mumbrella. He said: “It will be a big marketing campaign.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.