The BBC reported that in January 2016 iPlayer had 315 million requests for TV and radio content, a 2% month-on-month increase.
Leveraging radio content for the Web has been an increasing focus for Clear Channel, which is fighting Internet-based radio services like Pandora.
Of 234m requests for BBC TV and radio content in August, 32% came from smartphones and tablets.
Besides its many print editions, the Cosmopolitan empire includes a Web site; Facebook and Twitter accounts and a YouTube channel; iPhone applications; a radio program on Sirius XM satellite radio; content for cellphones; and television channels in Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Spain.
Instead, Mr. Seacrest — given a hefty raise — has signed on to give Clear Channel more of his time, these people said, agreeing to develop new radio content for syndication via both traditional and digital media.
And the BBC's iPlayer data bears this out: with considerably higher tablet usage for TV programmes vs radio content.
It will deliver news feeds via satellite to more than 500 local television stations around the country, as well as provide sound bites for radio and content for Web sites.
In this capacity he was responsible for developing corporate resources and services to enhance radio program quality and delivery for 35 talk shows and Salem's endeavors to merge radio content with new media.
UBC Media, which provides radio content to 250 companies, including the BBC and Yahoo, has acquired 7digital for £16.5m.
But a majority consume radio content on devices that are not traditional radio sets.
