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Dan Abrams is linking up with SiriusXM for a new radio show starting October 29. The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law will air live, weekdays on P.O.T.U.S. (channel 124) at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Stitcher announced, Monday, two new international partnerships, with Canada’s The Podcast Exchange, and Australian on-demand audio company Whooshkaa. Earlier this year, Stitcher launched Podfront UK, a joint venture with Wondery.

Cadence13 and newsletter MarketSnacks have announced a new podcast series called MarketSnacks Daily. It will provide a daily take on key business stories happening from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, and in between, in a quick, digestible, entertaining format.

Spotify is days away from a controversial change to its royalty payment system that aims to save the streaming company money. As independent artists and labels speak out, one rock star and syndicated radio personality says he's not gonna take it.

Inside JAWS is a tale of a modest thriller that became an ordeal and then a disaster and then a phenomenon and then a classic. Steven Spielberg, a fresh-faced, inexperienced director nearly wrecked his promising career, but became the most important filmmaker of our era. On Tuesday, day one of the series’ release, Inside JAWS hit the Apple Podcast chart at #2.

Earplay and WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station, have co-produced You and the Beanstalk, an interactive audio story for kids ages 6-12. The new Alexa Skill for Kids will be released May 9.

SiriusXM's connected-vehicle services division has signed a new five-year deal to provide driver-related data to Acura and Honda vehicles.

Hallmark Channel Radio, voiced by Candace Cameron Bure and Lacey Chabert, returns on May 31 in conjunction with Hallmark Channel's annual “June Weddings” programming event.

The new smart radio partnership between Radioplayer and BMW covers new BMW cars across Europe. BMW will use official broadcaster metadata from the Worldwide Radioplayer API.

The massive music streamer may not require a signal to stream anymore - or might at least provide a backup for those in low-data areas. Spotify is developing a feature called Your Offline Mix to address the reliance on an internet connection.