Audio Ink

All iHeartRadio users now have access to Playlist Radio, thousands of curated music playlists created by users for activities such as running, driving, or cooking. Before today, playlists were only available to paying subscribers to iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access.

The Westwood One Podcast Network has a new deal with American Public Media to provide promotion and ad sales representation for APM's popular podcast In the Dark. Season Two of In The Dark looks at the case of a black man who has been tried for the same crime six times.

Cox Media Group and BMI songwriters are joining forces for a new podcast called Stories Behind The Songs. It will be hosted by Christi Brooks.

The voice of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and numerous worldwide mixed martial arts events, Bruce Buffer, and his ubiquitous battle cry “IT’S TIME!”, have entered the podcast world.

A new documentary podcast series, David Ortiz: The Big Papi Story, will premiere on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 16. The series is the most comprehensive chronicle to date of the life of Red Sox icon and three-time World Series champion Ortiz.

The host of Sunday Night Slow Jams and Director of Programming for San Diego’s XHTZ and XHRM, has just set foot in his 100th country: Iraq. R Dub! is currently on a mission to see all 193 countries of the world and is launching a new travel podcast.

cabana, the digital division of AdLarge Media, has signed the Nerdy Show Network to exclusive podcast ad sales.

Vipology will offer radio stations free customized Benztown-produced pre-roll and :30 promotional spots, including an on-air promo for stations designed to activate smart-speaker invocations of their station by listeners.

Univision and TED, the nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading, have joined forces to launch TED en Español, a podcast that will make Spanish-language TED Talks available for free in audio form. The podcast launches April 26 and will be hosted by Gerry Garbulsky.

According to Digital Trends, Spotify may be working on an in-car controller or even a standalone music player. An announcement may be coming April 24 on the new device, Spotify's first piece of hardware. Some Spotify customers received an announcement regarding the official Spotify Car Player.