Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire.
ARN and Channel Nine have signed a multi-platform deal with Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire.
The pair will present The Long Weekend, a weekly show broadcast on ARN's GOLD Network every Friday from 12-3pm across Australia.
It will be broadcast live and on demand via iHeart, and available as a vodcast on 9Now and Stan within 24 hours of ARN’s broadcast.
The show will cover the biggest news, sport and entertainment stories of the week.
The audio will be distributed globally across the iHeart network in New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, the United States and the UK, and amplified across all social platforms.
As part of the deal, ARN and McGuire Media will also collaborate on a new sport-focused iHeart original podcast series for global distribution.
Both formats will be produced in partnership with JAM TV, Eddie McGuire's production company.
"Karl and Eddie are two of the biggest stars in Australian media and they are now at ARN. The Long Weekend is an excellent example of our strategy coming to life - premium audio and video content distributed across every platform, amplified on social and distributed across the globe on the iHeart Network," said Michael Stephenson, CEO at ARN.
Nine said Karl and Eddie’s existing commitments to Nine remain unchanged.
"Nine has a deep commitment to audio through podcasting and vodcasting and it makes perfect sense for two of Nine's talent to have their new show streamed on their home network," said Amanda Laing, nine managing director, streaming and broadcast.
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