Audio Ink

Actor Malcolm McDowell has signed on to voice a new suspense series on PodcastOne. He'll take on roles written by writers, including Max Allan Collins (“Road to Perdition”) and featuring celebrity guest stars.

Jess Wright takes on the newly created role of Country Music Format Captain at Slacker. She will oversee all things country from her home office in Nashville.

CBS Radio and Simon & Schuster have launched a new podcast called “The Paper Donkey Podcast” on the play.it network. The 45-minute podcast is a conversation between writers and editors about their work and will be posted every other Wednesday. It's the second podcast created by CBS Radio and Simon & Schuster.

Triton Digital released its ranker for August 2016 and the company says, when compared to July 2016, the Sports format showed the largest listening gain with a 12.9 percent increase in Average Active Sessions, followed by Adult Contemporary (12.7%), Country (10.5%), Classic Rock (9.9%), and Top 40 (CHR) (7.6%). Check out the full August 2016 Triton Digital ranker HERE.

The shows are The West Wing Weekly, co-hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway (of Radiotopia’s Song Exploder) and acclaimed actor Joshua Malina; and The Bugle, a satirical comedy podcast, founded by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman. 

Pastor Rick Warren’s daily half-hour show Daily Hope can be now heard on iHeartRadio. The show, which debuted in 2013, centers around a lifetime of scriptural teaching by Warren.

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.