ARN at its inaugural 2026 upfront positioned itself evolving to an entertainment platform from a radio brand.
New chief executive, Michael Stephenson, shared ARN's "vision for the future" honing in on "audio, video, social and in real life experiences."
"We are ARN and we are an entertainment company," Stephenson said.
Stephenson and key leaders from the ARN network, including Corey Layton, Ben Campbell and Lauren Joyce shared their strategies for expanding ARN's entertainment offerings.
This included introducing two national networks with KISS and GOLD, new original video content including video podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Youtube.
There will also be live social, dating and competition events and 20 live music events across the country with the launch of iHeartLIVE.
ARN also announced new iHeart offerings including the launch a redesigned iHeart radio app.
iHeart has also partnered with women's lifestyle network ARE Media to distribute and represent podcasts.
ARN's iHeart has partnered with Making The Call to create Australia's first women's sports audio network.
ARN also announced two new data partnerships with WestPac Data X and Experian.
"The future where audio, video, social and in real life experiences combine to create a content and entertainment super platform to allow you to connect with our audiences at scale," Stephenson said.
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