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Media tech provider Veritone has unveiled its newest conversational artificial intelligence chatbot designed for the company's Digital Media Hub. "Ask Veri" is designed to offer a sophisticated yet user-friendly approach to navigating digital media data.

Back in February the streaming pioneer closed its doors, blaming the decision on the new CRB royalty rates. The Live365.com website now has a positing that says: "The fun isn't over yet. Live 365 will be right back."

It's a new sports website from the host of FOX Sports Radio and FS1’s The Herd. It will be the digital home for content created and curated by Cowherd. The site is a partnership between Cowherd, Premiere Networks, and Red Seat Ventures.

Audacy has launched a pop-up online station ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards show. Music Awards Radio is available via the free Audacy app and website, and features tracks from artists nominated in a variety of categories for this year's Grammy Awards.

Benztown Branding has announced a significant enhancement to its audio imaging libraries, integrating artificial intelligence to supercharge its search functionality. The upgraded AI capabilities offer audio producers quicker and more efficient ways to organize and sort content.

iHeartMedia and OZY Media announced a creative multiyear partnership, Thursday. OZY stories on a range of topics, from politics to culture to technology to sports, will be featured in iHeartMedia’s morning shows across the U.S.

Chris Peterson has been named Senior VP of Podcasting for iHeartRadio and Beth Murphy joins iHeartRadio as the Senior VP of Marketing. Previously, Peterson served as the Content Partnerships Manager for TuneIn. He has also worked as the Director of Operations for The Blaze and as Director of Affiliate Relations for Premiere. Murphy was the CMO at Deezer as well as the CMO at Stitcher.

Radio.com has added Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country to its slate of programming.

Stitcher has signed a deal with journalist and best-selling author Stephen J. Dubner to co-produce his popular Freakonomics Radio podcast and bring the show to the Stitcher network this summer.

AdLarge Media’s cabana digital audio division is the new sales representative of crime podcast network Murder.ly. Murder.ly offers a wide range of true crime dramas, from conversational to investigative and journalistic.