Audio Ink

Laugh Out Loud, the comedy brand and multi-platform network created by Kevin Hart and Lionsgate, and SiriusXM announced, Wednesday, an agreement to launch a new full-time comedy channel with Hart. The new channel will launch in early 2018.

In episode #1, Nielsen Audio Managing Director Brad Kelly (pictured) takes listeners on a journey into the The Rain Forrest of Radio with Nielsen's VP of Audience Insights Jon Miller. Nielsen says new episodes will be released periodically. You can listen to the first episode HERE.

Jim Ross is bringing his Podcast to the Westwood One Podcast Network. The weekly Podcast called 'The Voice of Wrestling' will debut in early April with a new name: The Jim Ross Report. Westwood One Podcast Network will provide ad sales representation and promotion for the show.

On Wednesday, Cadence13, in collaboration with Nielsen, released the first in a series of research reports about podcast listeners and their spending habits. The report called "The Purchasing Power of Podcast Listeners" includes data collected over 52 weeks

Matty Staudt is joining the iHeartRadio podcast team as Vice President of Podcast Programming. Staudt moves over to iHeartRadio from his role as Digital PD for iHeart in San Francisco, where he launched more than 30 original podcasts and developed a local branded podcast strategy. 

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.

Digital solutions provider SoCast has launched a new digital ad platform called SoCast Ads. The new product was created to help local sellers use data from their station’s website, app, and social media pages along with other digital products.

Mobile app developer RadioMax says it will now offer single app options to independent stations that include its Smart Ad technology.

SoCast Digital is presenting the second in its free 2019 series of monthly webinars. This month’s webinar is “Building Your Digital Rate Card: Everything You Need for Your Sales Team to Drive Digital Revenue.”

iHeartRadio is now accessible through Siri Suggestions and Siri Voice for listeners who have iOS 12, or a newer iOS version, iPhone. They can use these Siri shortcuts to listen to music and podcasts on iHeartRadio with the shortcut feature.