Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

09/15/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/14/2022 18:52

LiSTNR is Australia's number one sales representation podcast network as audience reach grows 81%

LiSTNR is the number one sales representation podcast network in Australia with 5.94 million monthly listeners in the August Triton Podcast Ranker*.

LiSTNR now represents more than 400 premium podcasts and has grown its audience reach by 81%.

The Hamish & Andy podcast on LiSTNR maintains its reign as Australia's most popular podcast for the sixth consecutive month on the Top 100 Podcasts Ranker, with 997,000 monthly listeners.

LiSTNR also has the most podcasts in the Top 20, and four top podcasts in their genres, including Hamish & Andy as the no.1 comedy podcast.

LiSTNR, in partnership with Schwartz Media, has the no.1 news podcast, 7am, which is Australian listeners' fourth most popular podcast.

Triple M Footy AFL is the nation's no. 1 sports podcast on the Ranker sitting in 12th position.

It's A Lotwith Abbie Chatfield is Australia's no. 1 entertainment and culture podcast and sits at no. 11.

Other LiSTNR podcasts in the top 20 include Triple M's Rush Hour with JB & Billy, and, making its debut in the top 20, The Marty Sheargold Show.

KICPOD with Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw had the highest-ranking debut on the Podcast Ranker at number 42.

LiSTNR also has the most podcasts ranked in the Top 50 Podcasts including The Briefing, The Howie Games, Just the Gist, The Scorecard with Liam Flanagan, Hamish & Andy's RememberingProject and Triple M Rocks Footy NRL.

"August's Podcast Ranker is a great result for LiSTNR podcasts and the LiSTNR podcast network. It's great to see our co-created original podcasts along with our radio podcasts continuing to grow audiences, especially Marty Sheargold moving into the Top 20 and KICPOD with its fantastic debut. Credit goes to everyone who works tirelessly every day.

"With the addition of several new podcasts in the last month, including Andy Lee's Do Not Open This Book For Eternity, season four of Hamish & Andy's Remembering Project, Christian Hull's Complete Drivel podcast joining LiSTNR, and Shockwaves: The Bali Bombings co-created with Network 10, audiences have more reasons to spend time with LiSTNR and advertisers to reach new audiences," SCA Executive Head of Podcasting, Grant Tothill, said.

Source: *Triton Podcast Ranker Top 100 Podcasts - August 2022

About LiSTNR

LiSTNR is a curated and personalised, free app offering radio, podcasts, music, and news, creating a new audio destination for all Australians. Featuring a fun and intuitive onboarding process, LiSTNR delivers an audio destination that is built for individual listeners' routines and preferences. Highly personalised, it provides listeners a new world of audio entertainment, with their own daily feed of audio and easy discovery of new content through curated recommendations. Available across a large array of devices including both iOS and Android, CarPlay and Android Auto, Google Assistant and Alexa and Android TV, LiSTNR enables a fantastic listening experience, anytime and anywhere. Open your Ears to a new world of audio - download the free app today. LiSTNR.com