Jonathan Van Ness’s Hit Podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness Joins Sony Music’s Podcast Slate
Emily Ratajkowski, Heather McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Michael Harriot Headline Presentation About Community’s Increasing Roster of All the time-On Podcasts
NEW YORK – Might 11, 2023 – Sony Music Leisure’s (SME) International Podcast Division at the moment highlighted a few of its high powerhouse expertise to preview the corporate’s strong slate of reveals on the 2023 IAB Podcast Upfront.
Headlined by New York Occasions bestselling creator, actress and mannequin Emily Ratajkowski, comic Heather McDonald, Tony award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and creator and journalist Michael Harriot, the presentation outlined SME’s give attention to constructing partaking narrative franchises and large leisure reveals with premium hosts and tales. The Firm’s presentation additionally featured a video from Emmy-nominated tv persona, 2x New York Occasions best-selling creator, podcaster, comic and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness, to announce that his hit podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness will probably be becoming a member of SME’s community of always-on reveals this summer time.
Ferguson joined the dialog to debate his newly introduced podcast Dinner’s On Me, whereas Ratajkowski delved into new particulars about her podcast Excessive Low with Em Rata and Heather McDonald expanded on the loyal viewers behind Juicy Scoop, a present that has averaged +10% MoM development since becoming a member of SME in November. As well as, Michael Harriot joined the stage to announce Drapetomaniax: Unshackled Historical past, a brand new podcast premiering June 19 in partnership with Pharrell’s manufacturing firm OTHERtone.
“Sony Music’s International Podcast Division is proud to be a spot the place podcasters are artists. Our premium reveals and high inventive expertise present strong alternatives for advertisers to work with us to transcend the midroll and interact listeners in a wide range of methods throughout our community.” stated Nick Southwell-Keely, Vice President of Advert Gross sales, Sony Music Leisure.
SME, whose Q1 podcast downloads have been up 70% vs. 2022, continues to accomplice with best-in-class storytellers, journalists, and creators to ship premium experiences to passionate audiences. The corporate engages listeners with bingeworthy content material and develop loyal audiences with widespread franchises – together with the 2022 Ambie Podcast of the 12 months Chameleon: Wild Boys and the Apple Podcasts chart-topping Witnessed: Satan within the Ditch with accomplice Campside Media.
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