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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is partnering with SiriusXM for the launch of The Billy Graham Channel. The channel will be headlined by the inspiring messages of the late, world-renowned Christian evangelist and will feature sermons from his many years in ministry.

Cumulus and TuneIn announced Thursday that the two sides have signed a new multi-year contract that will keep Cumulus' 441 stations on the streaming app. TuneIn will also carry all of Cumulus' podcasts from the Westwood One Podcast Network. That's good news for TuneIn, which lost all Entercom stations in June when they moved over to Radio.com exclusively.

New podcasting app Anchor has introduced a new product called Listener Support which gives podcasters an opportunity to generate revenue. The question is: Will listeners pay for a show they love to listen to?

Rooster Teeth’s podcast network, The Roost, has added The Last Podcast on the Left to its roster. Since its launch one year ago, The Roost now has over a million weekly downloads. The Last Podcast on the Left is one of the most popular podcasts in the country.

iHeartRadio announced on Tuesday that it now has 120 million registered users after adding about 10 million listeners over the last few months. iHeart credits the recent growth to several new initiatives, including new music streaming features with AI technology, Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids Edition, and Southwest Airlines in-flight entertainment portal.

Jetsetting Family Travel Podcast is a show exploring what it’s like to get up and go, to upset the balance of life, and to spend time with the people who care most. Rod and Jessica Sanchez dropped out of the grind and decided to really live their lives.

Hit podcast The Hilarious World of Depression is returning for a third season, featuring new celebrity interviews and audience discussion about mental illness. Hosted by John Moe, the series brings conversation about clinical depression out of the shadows while keeping things frank and funny.

As has been widely reported over the past few days, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Spotify have all banned Alex Jones from their platforms. They are claiming Jones' ramblings are hate speech. Alex Jones has been using Spreaker as a secondary host provider for his podcasts. Spreaker VP and Head of partnerships Rob Greenlee tells Radio Ink Jones is coming off the Spreaker platform as well. Here's their statement...

Crossover Media Group Sales, a cross-platform content-production and advertising-sales representation firm, has added five new program lineups in the sports field to its growing roster of client shows and personalities. And the new sports betting laws have a lot to do with the new programs.

Digital Audio Ad Platform DAX (which stands for Digital Audio Exchange) has launched a sales division in the US. Ryan Rose will lead the new U.S. office. As Director of Sales & Partnership Development, Rose focus on the on-demand and podcast spaces.