Audio Ink

Want to get your kids away from “screen staring” for a while? NPR’s podcast Wow in the World just might be the answer — and 40 new episodes are being rolled out starting November 6. The show was launched in May, and has topped the kids and family podcast charts, reaching over five million downloads.

Envision Networks has come up with something new. GeekOut is a daily, one-minute vignette highlighting the things techies love. Each episode covers technology, movies, video games, and all things geeky.

Digital ad solutions company AdsWizz announced that Mediamond, the largest Media Sales House in Italy, has selected AdsWizz’s products for all direct and programmatic sales across all their Web radios and podcasts.

The two companies announced Thursday that Alpha Media stations in 50 markets have begun rolling out on the iHeartRadio app.

In celebration of Billy Graham's 99th birthday, SiriusXM is launching the Billy Graham Channel. The limited-run channel will showcase the Christian pastor's most inspiring sermons and uplifting messages. The Billy Graham Channel will debut on Monday, November 6 at 12:00 a.m. ET through Friday, November 17 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on channel 145 on satellite and via streaming.

Take that Apple. The team at TagStation announced Wednesday that the NextRadio app is now available in South Korea, allowing listeners to tune to local FM stations via the FM radio chip in their smartphones. TagStation has previously focused expansion of the NextRadio app in North America and Latin America, making South Korea its first country outside of the Americas.

ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 podcasts return for a second season, Tuesday, November 14, with five all-new audio documentaries. There will be a new episode every Tuesday, through December 12. Here are the details on the five new episodes.

FOX News Radio will debut The FOX News Rundown, a news-based daily podcast, on Wednesday, November 1. Airing Monday through Friday each week, co-hosts Dave Anthony, Lisa Brady, and Jessica Rosenthal will take listeners behind the headlines.

SiriusXM has announced its holiday music lineup, featuring eight commercial-free channels, two to broadcast starting Wednesday, November 1. The channels will offer listeners a variety of traditional holiday songs, classical Christmas carols, country Christmas classics, contemporary holiday tunes, soul music, Hanukkah music, and Latin seasonal music.

TuneIn has announced the appointment of Holly Lim to Chief Financial Officer. In this new role with the company, Lim will oversee finance, legal, HR, workplace and corporate development. Lim will be based in San Francisco at TuneIn Headquarters.