WMMR’s New App Available in Apple CarPlay
Listeners of Greater Media's WMMR in Philadelphia can now find the station's new mobile app in the Apple CarPlay ecosystem.
Build-A-Bear Radio Comes To iHeart
Build-A-Bear Workshop and iHeartMedia have combined to produce Build-A-Bear Radio, a streaming radio station featuring the songs and stories behind today’s established and emerging family-friendly pop artists
Madison Lands New Multi-Year Contract With SiriusXM
The national talker and human rights activist has signed a new multi-year contract with SiriusXM. Madison will continue to air daily on SiriusXM's Urban View channel 126, from 6 – 10 a.m. Details of the new deal were not disclosed.
Entries Open For Fourth International Women’s Podcast Awards
After setting a date for the fourth annual event, the 2024 International Women's Podcast Awards is now accepting entries. The event is scheduled for June 19 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology London: Savoy Place.
PayPal Sues Pandora Over Logo
The New York Post has the details about the lawsuit that was filed on Friday. PayPal says Pandora's new blue “P,” damages its business because customers are mistakenly opening the wrong app on their phones and has interfered dramatically with PayPal users' experience.
Mercedes-Benz Gets Advanced With SiriusXM
Mercedes-Benz USA and SiriusXM have extended and expanded their services agreement. The companies announced a start year for making SiriusXM a standard feature on all Mercedes-Benz models available in the United States. The companies debuted more details about SXM's 360L.
iHeart Beefs Up Nashville Country Team
iHeart creates a new position called Country Content Bureau Chief for its Nashville-based team. Zack Massey gets the gig and he'll report to Senior VP of Digital Content Strategy for iHeartMedia Dan Shelley. Massey will oversee the new Digital Content Bureau for iHeartMedia's Country stations which will produce content for iHeartCountry.com and iHeartMedia's more than 140 Country radio station websites.
jācapps Introduces New Product For Automobiles
In a webinar this week, jācapps announced it has created a new product called App Everywhere, where mobile apps for radio stations can now be coded to appear in automobiles that have Android Auto, SmartDeviceLink, and pending approval from Apple, their CarPlay system.
DGital Launches “Ochocinco and Dukes” Podcast
Former NFL players Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson (pictured) and Jamie Dukes are the hosts of the latest podcast launched by DGital Media. A new episode will be produced every Thursday.
After 25 Years, ‘Oldest Jazz Station’ Back In Detroit
A Detroit jazz radio institution has returned after more than 25 years of silence in a new form. WJZZ, known during its original tenure as the world's oldest jazz station, has been revived in an unexpected way by a Motor City native.