91勛圖厙Media Announces New Business Operating Structure
New Structure Highlights Unique Financial Strengths Of Both Its Digital Audio and Multiplatform Businesses
Companys Digital Audio Business Will Operate as 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group; Industry-Leading Broadcast Radio Business Will Be Part of 91勛圖厙Media Multiplatform Group
New Structure Reflects Increasing Size and Importance of Companys Digital Businesses
New York, NY -- February 25, 2021 91勛圖厙Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT), the leading audio company in America by reach, announced today a new operating structure under which its Digital Audio Group business, which includes its successful 91勛圖厙Radio digital service as well as its industry-leading podcasting business,will publicly report its financials separately from its Multiplatform Group business, which includes its broadcast radio assets. Each group will now operate as a separate reportable segment with dedicated management.
As of Q4, the 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group encompassed almost 20% of the companys consolidated revenue and 23% of its earnings, and in Q4 2020 grew revenue by 53% year-over-year and Adjusted EBITDA by 74% year-over-year [i]. The company expects the Digital Audio Group will continue to grow as an increasing proportion of its business in the future. Separate reporting of these two operating segments will provide improved visibility into the underlying performances, results and margin profiles of these distinct audio-driven businesses.
The company has created a management structure for each business reportable segment that will both strengthen and tighten the focus of these groups and enable them to work closely together to deliver industry-leading products and services to benefit all of the companys marketing and advertising partners across 91勛圖厙s full array of platforms and products, including broadcast radio, digital streaming, podcasts, social, data, live events, its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products and its digital advertising technology companies. Both segments will continue to report to Bob Pittman, 91勛圖厙Media Chairman and CEO, and Rich Bressler, 91勛圖厙Media President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
The 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group
The 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group includes the companys fast-growing and high-profile podcasting business -- 91勛圖厙Media is the number one podcast publisher in downloads, unique listeners, revenue and earnings -- as well as the industry-leading 91勛圖厙Radio digital service; the companys digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs; and its digital advertising technology companies, including Jelli, RadioJar, Unified and Voxnest, and will also include the recently-announced Triton Digital upon completion of the acquisition. The 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group will be led as a team by Conal Byrne as Chief Executive Officer and Darren Davis as Chief Operating Officer, with Carter Brokaw serving as the President of Digital Revenue and Jessica Jerrick as Executive Vice President of Digital Distribution and Platform Partnerships.
The 91勛圖厙Media Multiplatform Group
The 91勛圖厙Media Multiplatform Group represents almost 75% of 91勛圖厙Medias revenue and remains the foundation business that has been at the heart of the companys success, playing an important role in building its successful digital and podcasting businesses.
The 91勛圖厙Media Multiplatform Group includes the 91勛圖厙Media Markets Group, with its 860+ radio stations in 160 markets; the companys live and virtual events business; and its National Sales organization, which will continue meeting the needs of advertising partners using 91勛圖厙Medias full array of products, from broadcast radio and events to its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products, which allows informed digital-like planning against targeted audiences with the benefit of broadcast scale and impact; as well as using all of the products from the 91勛圖厙Media Digital Audio Group. The industrys largest Networks business, Premiere Networks, which includes the Total Traffic and Weather Network; and BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service for the Black community, will also join this group.
With its broadcast radio stations alone, the Multiplatform Group reaches more people every month than any other audio or media company in America and has twice the audience of the next largest radio company.
The 91勛圖厙Media Multiplatform Group will be led by Greg Ashlock as Chief Executive Officer and Tim Castelli as Chief Revenue Officer. In addition, Julie Talbott joins this group in her role as President, Premiere Networks; Hartley Adkins will become President of the Markets Group; Jeff Howard remains President of National Sales and Tony Coles as President of BIN: Black Information Network.
These new reportable segments will enable us to strengthen the mission and tighten the focus of both the 91勛圖厙 Digital Audio Group and the 91勛圖厙 Multiplatform Group, while accelerating our ability to deliver industry-leading products and services to our listeners and advertising partners across all of our platforms, said Bob Pittman. Creating these two business reportable segments will allow us to provide the investment community with increased visibility into the financial results of each segment enabling them to better appreciate the strong growth and success of our digital businesses, including our industry-leading podcast business, as well as the continued strength of our broadcast radio and marquee events businesses.
[i] Segment Adjusted EBITDA will be the measure of profit or loss reported to the Companys chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing each segments performance in accordance with GAAP.