Audio Ink

The two companies announced on Wednesday that Slacker Radio's audio ad inventory in the U.S and Canada is now part of Triton Digital's a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange. Triton's a2x enables programmatic buying of targeted online and mobile audio ad inventory.

iHeartRadio will be the default live music for Amazon's recently unveiled Echo Dot Kids Edition. Family-friendly iHeartRadio Live stations and playlists will be available across the Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa. All the kids have to do is ask Alexa to launch iHeartRadio, tell her what they want to hear, and start listening.

YouTube is experimenting with a new search-by-song feature on Android, allowing users to identify a song by humming or singing it. Users can switch to “song search” feature and hum, sing, or record a song for three or more seconds.

As the US podcast audience continues to grow, new data is showing how diverse Millennial and Gen Z audiences are flocking to the medium. Edison Research is showing how athletes are leveraging podcasts, while Nielsen divulges how young Hispanics are tuned in.

The shows have staggered release dates throughout the summer. All are available on PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and Apple Podcasts. Here are the shows and launch dates...

Triton Digital has been selected by Belgium’s leading commercial media company, MEDIALAAN – de Persgroep Publishing, to power the delivery, monetization, and measurement of its streaming audio content. 

Greater Media has renewed its partnership with Triton Digital. Greater Media will continue to use Triton’s streaming technology across their 21 stations in Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Philadelphia, and New Jersey.

The familiar radio names held their ground, but May’s US Podcast Ranker from Triton Digital also brought a few shakeups, exits, and notable debuts. In the individual podcast rankings, NPR maintained its leadership with NPR News Now at #1 and Up First at #2.

Pandora has announced a new partnership with Woolworths Supermarkets. Woolworths, the largest supermarket retailer in Australia, will stream specially curated, exclusive Pandora stations in more than 970 supermarkets, seven days a week.

Laugh Out Loud, the comedy brand and multi-platform network created by Kevin Hart and Lionsgate, and SiriusXM announced, Wednesday, an agreement to launch a new full-time comedy channel with Hart. The new channel will launch in early 2018.