Audio Ink

Podcast outfit Midroll Media has brought in Amy Fitzgibbons as Vice President of Marketing; Laura Mayer joins as Executive Producer for Midroll; and David Murray becomes Vice President of Finance and Strategy. Fitzgibbons comes to Midroll from PhotoShelter; Mayer joins the company from Panoply; and, Murray joins from The E.W. Scripps Company.

On September 19, the Boston NPR news station, will launch Circle Round, a new storytelling podcast featuring folktales from around the world. The target audience is children ages 4-10.

Digital ad solutions company AdsWizz announced that Mediamond, the largest Media Sales House in Italy, has selected AdsWizz’s products for all direct and programmatic sales across all their Web radios and podcasts.

The company is calling 360L "SiriusXM's next generation of in-car audio entertainment." The new platform will include products for subscribers via both satellite and streaming. 360L includes all 200-plus channels, and allows users to experience more personalized content.

Nielsen has added Instagram-owned measurement into its Social Content Ratings platform. The launch marks the first time that Instagram will be measured and delivered by Nielsen’s syndicated social TV measurement solution.

Beasley Media stations WSOC-FM, WPEG-FM, WNKS-FM, WKQC-FM, and WBAV-FM in Charlotte, NC, are the latest stations to use Focus 360’s networks that are “Powered by Jelli.”

Freund will be working with East Coast-based Greg Batusic, sharing Chief Operating Officer responsibilities, and is based in the company’s Beverly Hills headquarters. Freund’s resume includes Clip Interactive, Triton Digital, Westwood One/Metro Networks, Chancellor Media, and the Katz Media Group.

A new podcast featuring conversations with music stars launches June 12. The first guest is Mike Shinoda (pictured) from Linkin Park. iHeartRadio Presents: Inside the Studio will also air this coming weekend on iHeartMedia Alt Rock stations across the country.

And that initial wave of podcast platform and solution providers includes Libsyn, Blubrry, Voxnest, StreamGuys, and EmpireStreaming.

AUTOFLYTE EDGE is an automotive insights tool that features daily sales and market share data throughout each region to help dealerships market. iHeart announced on Tuesday that it is making AUTOFLYTE EDGE available through iHeartMedia.