Here’s more detail: downloads have more than doubled. The average weekly downloads in February 2021 are up 111% compared to the same time last year. Already this year, 1.2 million Australian devices have been used to download iHeartPodcast content – a record number for the platform. ARN started regional management of iHeart’s podcasting group in February, 2020. That launch offered brands the chance to reach listeners with host-read and geo-targeted podcast advertisements. ARN also offers tools for campaign measurement and attribution. In today’s announcement, Megaphone is mentioned as ARN’s hosting platform. In the year-over-year results, all podcast categories gre, but not by the same amount. Business & Finance is the leader by far, with what ARN calls a “staggering” growth of 407%. The pandemic has a role in that, but ARN notes that finance podcasts continue to perform strongly.