War of words erupts between radio CEOs over who is the undisputed podcast champion

Southern Cross Austereo’s CEO Grant Blackley has come out swinging against competitor Here, There and Everywhere (HT&E) in a war of words over who can claim to be the audio leader in Australia.

HT&E owns Australian Radio Network (ARN) and has a licensing agreement with streaming and podcast service iHeartRadio. This led HT&E’s CEO Ciaran Davis to claim it was “the only audio company in Australia” positioned to properly take advantage of the booming audio landscape.

Ciaran Davis (left) versus Grant Blackley (right)

Blackley, however, whose own podcasting platform Podcast One is set to break even in the second half of this financial year, said SCA was in fact leading the charge.