The Front Page celebrates 1 million downloads in its first year

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The NZ Herald’s daily news podcast The Front Page is today celebrating its first birthday today with a milestone 1 million podcasts.

This includes 88,000 listeners in February alone, and places it in the fourth top spot in the latest NZ Triton Podcast Ranker.

Reaching more than 88,000 listeners in February, The Front Page delivers analysis on the biggest news stories each weekday at 5am.

“The digital audio industry is experiencing exponential growth both globally and in New Zealand.”

NZME acting managing editor Murray Kirkness said: “Podcasting is one of the fastest growing digital media platforms in the world, and we have been proud to play a huge part in New Zealand’s podcast industry expansion.”

Host Damien Venuto says he “is thrilled” with what the podcast has achieved in its first year.

NZME head of digital audio James Butcher said: “The digital audio industry is experiencing exponential growth both globally and in New Zealand.”