
iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs

IHeartMedia is laying off workers this week.
The radio and podcasting company is letting go of less than 5 percent of its workforce, which is currently around 10,000 employees. The cuts are meant to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Our broadcast radio audience has more listeners than it did ten years ago, and according to Nielsen Edison, we’re even seeing Gen Z audience listening increasing. We’re the #1 podcast publisher, bigger than the next two combined, and we’re 5x the size of the next largest digital radio service. We’ve been able to achieve this by modernizing the company and increasing our use of technology so we can build the best radio stations, with the biggest talent, in any of our markets in the U.S.,” Wendy Goldberg, a spokesperson for iHeartMedia, said in a statement.
“These changes...
The radio and podcasting company is letting go of less than 5 percent of its workforce, which is currently around 10,000 employees. The cuts are meant to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Our broadcast radio audience has more listeners than it did ten years ago, and according to Nielsen Edison, we’re even seeing Gen Z audience listening increasing. We’re the #1 podcast publisher, bigger than the next two combined, and we’re 5x the size of the next largest digital radio service. We’ve been able to achieve this by modernizing the company and increasing our use of technology so we can build the best radio stations, with the biggest talent, in any of our markets in the U.S.,” Wendy Goldberg, a spokesperson for iHeartMedia, said in a statement.
“These changes...
- 11/5/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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