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Jeff Cooper has made the move from ESPN to take on the role of Vice President, Advertising Sales Sports. He will run adverting sales for SiriusXM Sports and its array of channels. He will report to Bette Rockmore, Senior Vice President of Advertising and Sponsor Sales.

On Wednesday, Triton Digital announced that SoundCloud has selected Triton Digital’s programmatic audio advertising exchange, a2x, as a monetization partner for their digital audio advertising inventory in Canada. This partnership enables programmatic buyers throughout Canada to execute targeted buys across SoundCloud’s audience.

Families can now enjoy music and storytelling from the iHeartRadio Family app via Samsung Kids, an educational subscription-based service.

Dr. and Mrs. Guinea Pig, Terry and Heather Dubrow, have launched a new podcast at PodcastOne. Dr. & Mrs. Guinea Pig goes beyond the pair's authored anti-aging secrets in this interactive show, as they take calls to answer listener questions about beauty secrets, plastic surgery, exercise, style, and more.

Triton Digital and AudioHQ announced an agreement on Tuesday whereby AudioHQ will be the exclusive seller of Triton’s online audio-advertising inventory in the United States. In addition, AudioHQ will support the programmatic buying and selling of audio inventory by promoting Triton’s audio-advertising exchange, a2x, to traditional and programmatic buyers.

The streaming company says the latest version of its suite of marketing tools called Artist Marketing Platform (AMP), includes Artist Audio Messages, Featured Tracks, and AMPcast. The redesigned platform is aimed at helping artists grow their audience, track progress and connect with fans on Pandora.

AdLarge Media is partnering with Front and Center Entertainment to rep three music-and-interview podcasts adapted from the public television series, Front and Center. The three podcasts – Front and Center, Speakeasy, and Iridium Live – will launch this fall.

The streaming music service now allows users to send songs to their friends via Apple's iMessage. According to The Verge the person receiving the text message will have 30 seconds to preview the song and has the option to start a station based on that song. The new feature is now available to download from the iMessage App Store for all Pandora users.

The company says the new look "embraces the dynamic range of sound and color, visualizing the energy and emotion that artists pour into the creation of music, and that we feel as listeners." Pandora launched the new logo Thursday and said users will begin to see the new app icon on their mobile devices, whether they listen to ad-supported Pandora or Pandora Plus.

Talk show host Jerry Springer has a weekly podcast called Tales, Tunes & Tomfoolery. He has joined Westwood One’s Podcast & On-Demand platform via audioBoom and Westwood will now provide exclusive ad sales representation for the show.