Rob Duffy
TSN – TSN – CTV News – CTV News Channel – CP24 – BNN Bloomberg – iHeartRadio
Bell Media and iHeartMedia Expand Partnership with New Long-Term Agreement
– The renewed deal sees Bell Media represent the extensive iHeartRadio podcast portfolio in Canada, providing additional opportunities for advertisers –
– Newly enhanced iHeartRadio Canada app launches today, with custom presets, all-new lyrics feature, and more –
– iHeartRadio Canada is the country’s #1 radio app –
– Newly enhanced iHeartRadio Canada app launches today, with custom presets, all-new lyrics feature, and more –
– iHeartRadio Canada is the country’s #1 radio app –
TORONTO (September 12, 2025) – Bell Media and iHeartMedia announced today a long-term extension of their exclusive partnership, solidifying a commitment to deliver unparalleled audio entertainment experiences to audiences across Canada through iHeartRadio Canada. This renewed agreement builds upon nearly a decade of collaboration, which has seen iHeartRadio Canada become a leading digital audio platform, offering a wide range of content including more than 360 licensed Canadian radio stations across 170 markets, hundreds of thousands of podcasts, playlists, and on demand content.
As part of the partnership extension, Bell Media receives Canadian representation of iHeartRadio’s extensive podcast portfolio, creating new opportunities for advertisers to reach Canadian listeners.
Since the initial launch of iHeartRadio Canada in 2016, the partnership has brought the iHeartRadio brand to audiences across the nation through multiple digital platforms, including web, app, and auto dashboards, making the iHeartRadio Canada app the first choice for radio listeners across the country.
“The creation of iHeartRadio Canada has been instrumental in evolving the digital audio landscape in Canada, greatly expanding the choice of incredible content available to listeners,” said Dave Daigle, VP, Local TV, Radio, and Bell Media Studios. “The renewal of this successful partnership ensures iHeartRadio Canada continues to deliver exceptional content and innovative listening experiences to our audiences, further solidifying our position as a leader in the Canadian media industry.”
“This renewed agreement with Bell Media reflects our shared commitment to delivering the best in audio entertainment to Canadian listeners and advertisers,” said Michael Biondo, President of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, iHeartMedia. “In the years to come, we’ll continue expanding iHeartRadio Canada with innovative features, exclusive content, and unique opportunities for brands to connect and engage with audiences across the country.”
The extended partnership ensures Canadian listeners have access to the best in audio entertainment. It also signifies continued support for iHeartRadio-branded events in Canada, bringing live music and entertainment experiences to fans.
Additionally, beginning today, the fan-favourite iHeartRadio Canada app debuts a slate of enhanced features, delivering a seamless and simplified listening experience tailored to the needs of listeners. The new features include:
- Presets: In an audio industry first, and inspired by the car radio dashboard, new custom presets allow listeners to save up to 15 of their favourite radio stations, playlists, podcasts, and artist radio stations
- Scan Button: A brand new way for listeners to discover new stations, by scanning and seamlessly sampling nationwide radio stations, or filtering by city or genre
- Live Radio Dial: A new feature mimicking the same car radio experience that listeners know and love, enabling listeners to easily explore the best live stations across the country
- What’s Trending Rankers: An innovative discovery feature that allows listeners to see what’s trending at the current moment across Top Podcasts, Top Playlists, and Top Artist Radio stations
- Lyrics: The most requested new listener feature, iHeartRadio Canada is now the only digital radio app to offer lyrics for the song currently playing on live radio, as well as for tracks on artist radio stations and playlists
About iHeartRadio Canada
iHeartRadio is in Canada through a partnership between Bell Media and iHeartMedia, Inc. A leader in innovative audio programming throughout Canada, iHeartRadio Canada features the country’s most dynamic, popular, and respected radio brands, including Toronto’s CHUM 104.5, the ÉNERGIE group in Québec, Canadian brands including PURE COUNTRY, BOUNCE Radio, and MOVE Radio, and international brands like Virgin Radio. iHeartRadio Canada encompasses audio content featuring licensed radio stations, hundreds of thousands of podcasts, playlists, and on demand content. For more information, visit iHeartRadio.ca.
About Bell Media
Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services. As a content leader and partner in Sphere Media, Sphere Abacus, Montréal’s Grande Studios, and Dome Productions, one of North America’s leading production facilities providers, Bell Media is committed to keeping Canadians entertained and informed.
Bell Media also offers best-in-class technology, marketing, and analytics support through Bell Marketing Platform, an omnichannel self-serve platform which includes Bell Audience Manager, Strategic Audience Management (SAM), and Bell Attribution Insights, in addition to advanced advertising solutions, including Live Connected TV and ads on Crave. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. 1 Learn more at BellMedia.ca.
1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.
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