Audacy has expanded its sales and distribution partnership with CBS and will now work with the podcast slates from CBS Entertainment, CBS Media Ventures, CBS News and CBS Studios.
The audio company has been the ad sales and distribution partner for CBS Sports since 2022, and has now struck an exclusive, multi-year agreement with CBS on the additional business segments.
New shows under their umbrella include 48 Hours, On Fire with Jeff Probst, the official Survivor podcast, and The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert. Additional titles include 60 Minutes, Avatar: Braving the Elements, CBS Evening News, CBS Mornings On The Go, CBS News Sunday Morning, Entertainment Tonight, Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, Inside Edition, MoneyWatch with Jill Schlesinger and The Drew Barrymore Show.
The podcasts will be available widely and on the Audacy app.
“CBS Sports is a thriving part of our business, and we are thrilled to expand our partnership with CBS’ storied news and entertainment slate,” said J.D. Crowley, chief digital officer at Audacy. “This stellar lineup of talent and podcasts offers a compelling slate of premium content and new scaled opportunities for our advertising partners.”
Other podcasts in Audacy’s slate include Office Ladies, Fly On the Wall, The goop Podcast and The Severance Podcast.
In addition to its podcasting division, Audacy is home to popular radio stations including KROQ and KRTH 101 as well as 100.3 Jack FM in Dallas and WINS-FM in New York and 200-plus radio brands. The company recently emerged from bankruptcy and has appointed an interim CEO after its longtime CEO stepped down.