TORONTO – Bell Media has expanded the reach of its iHeartRadio Canada Podcast Network to listeners on Spotify.
The iHeartRadio Canada Podcast Network currently offers podcasts in 17 categories, such as entertainment, news, sports, science, politics, food, business, comedy, and crime. Current distribution partners include Apple, Audible, Stitcher, and Google Play Music.
Spotify is now offering the top 10 Bell Media-produced podcasts from TSN and Much, including TSN's The Jay And Dan Podcast, TSN Overdrive, The TSN Hockey Bobcast, James Duthie Presents: The Rubber Boots Podcast, and Cabbie Presents: The Podcast, plus Much’s Mike On Much, Just2boyz, Extra Gravy, How To Not, and Bianca Harris Wipped C.R.E.A.M. Other content will be added to Spotify in coming months.
“This new agreement with Spotify augments our ability to deliver the best storytelling to diverse audiences across the country, in every medium, on every platform, and now to more Canadians than ever before,” said Rob Farina, Bell Media’s head of radio content, strategy, and iHeartRadio, in the news release. “Podcasting is an established and growing content ecosystem where diversity of opinion flourishes and a near limitless array of genres and sub-genres can be discovered and explored. As Canada’s leading content company, we look forward to growing our footprint through sustained investment in this dynamic content community.”
