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CBS Sports Radio and Westwood One today are joining forces to launch a new weekday podcast featuring Jim Rome. It will be hosted on the Play.It network. The Daily Jungle Podcast will be a round-up of the best of The Jim Rome Show from that particular day.

Christine Brennan and former professional tennis player Rennae Stubbs have signed with SiriusXM to host a new weekly show that will air nationwide on the Dan Patrick Radio channel (channel 211). 

SiriusXM has taken the first step in its Listen Next program, aimed at fostering diverse audio talent and promoting inclusivity in podcasting. The inaugural launch features Stars and Stars with Isa, where astrologer Isa Nakazawa explores birth charts with celebrities.

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.

AdLarge Media’s cabana division has added The Parents on Demand (POD) Network, a curated collection of podcasts focused on parent-friendly topics ranging from pregnancy, infancy, and adoption to nourishing meals, childcare, and the teen years.

The comedian, actor, and radio host now has his own podcast, The Hughley Truth. It’s all about real, raw, and funny conversation. Each week, DL and his wingman, “News Guy” Guy Lambert, discuss politics, social behavior, entertainment, and more with engaging guests from all walks of life.

The company that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to over 250,000 artists and master rights owners reported Wednesday that $241.6 million was distributed in Q2 this year. That's down just under 1% from Q2 a year ago and down from $245.4 million in Q1 of this year.

As part of Women's History Month, SiriusXM has launched The Joni Mitchell Channel. The Limited Engagement Channel will be available through April 14.

The WFAN afternoon drive host returned, in part, because he was launching his own app and would be able to use the show as a way to promote it. The Twitter newbie posted a message to his 83,000 followers that the launch is still on track for next month. "The Mike’s On app is right on schedule. It will debut the last week in August. Get ready!"

Midroll Media, which is owned by Scripps, has announced it will host a new podcast festival in late October in Anaheim. It's called "Now Hear This" and will feature Marc Maron, host of the popular WTF with Marc Maron podcast as one of its headliners.