Zeno Media Explained

Zeno Media
Type:	Privately held company
Foundation:	New York City, 2011
Location:	Midtown, Manhattan, New York City
Area Served:	Global
Industry:	Content Streaming
Key People:	Baruch Herzfeld

Zeno Media is a media company that provides online audio streaming targeting diaspora communities.^[1] Its flagship product Zeno.FM features programming from 248 countries and an average monthly listenership of 40 million.^{[2] [3]}

Background

Founded in 2011, the company's stated mission is to "amplify local voices while connecting niche and diaspora communities to their hometown radio stations and native language programming." It features roughly 25,000 streams from large- and small-scale creators. Broadcasters and listeners by and large hail from West Africa, Central Asia, and the Caribbean, and are now settled in the greater New York area. In 2015, Ghana, Nigeria, Haiti and the Dominican Republic were listed as Zeno Media's largest ethnic listener and broadcaster groups.^{[4] [5]}

Business structure

The company offers hosting for streaming and podcasts, with a free option and a paid subscription plan. Paid members are eligible to monetize their content.^[6]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zeno Media . About Us . 21 June 2023.
2. Web site: Zeno Media And NPR Announce Distribution Of Podcast Content To Diaspora Listeners . NPR . National Public Radio . 21 June 2023.
3. Web site: Discover Radio Stations by Countries . Zeno.FM . Zeno Media . 21 June 2023.
4. Web site: ZenoRadio concurrence AudioNow à Port-au-Prince. Le Nouvelliste. December 30, 2015.
5. Web site: Cellphones As Radios: Immigrants Dial In To Native Stations. NPR. June 13, 2016.
6. Web site: Zeno plans . Zeno.fm . Zeno Media . 21 June 2023.