Audio Ink

As of this week, Pandora’s streaming data will be included in the Billboard Hot 100 song chart. The Hot 100 ranks the week’s most popular songs across all genres, determined by a formula blending track sales, radio airplay, and streaming, as measured by Nielsen Music.

The new weekly podcast is called EmmeStyle and is hosted by Supermodel Emme, who's known for her advocacy of a positive female body image and lifestyle. The podcast is co-produced by AdLarge and Hangar Studios, and will include guests from fashion, beauty, art, culture, money, politics, business, and health.

Former TV personality Craig Ferguson is getting his own daily program on SiriusXM. Broadcast live from Los Angeles, The Craig Ferguson Show will debut on Comedy Greats channel 94 on Monday, February 27, and air weekdays, 6-8 p.m.

Artifical Intelligence company Veritone has signed an agreement with TuneIn giving TuneIn a license to Veritone’s Cognitive Media Platform to index, analyze, search and share TuneIn’s owned and operated content. The platform enables media organizations to analyze audio and video in near real-time.

iHeartMedia and podcast technology company ART19 today announced a new partnership to bring ART19 podcasts to iHeartRadio and to provide podcast publishers with new insights – including data around how many listeners heard a specific advertisement and when they heard it. ART19 provides tools for hosting, distribution, and monetization of podcasts.

NextRadio's TagStation is launching a new campaign measurement tool called The Dial Report. According to the team at NextRadio, this report will provide analytics and insights about radio ROI, by measuring campaign results and listener behavior for advertisers regarding their radio campaign using the NextRadio app.

WGN Radio has launched its new traffic app, Traffix Chicago, which calculates the three quickest routes for any destination. Users get real-time data and tips coupled with audio traffic reports pertaining to the roads within a given journey.

NASCAR enthusiasts will be excited to know that Hall of Fame Crew Chief and NASCAR analyst Larry McReynolds debuts his new weekly show, Larry Mac: America’s Crew Chief, this week on PodcastOne. A new podcast is posted every Wednesday on PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and iTunes.

The audio and music platform will use Triton Digital's programmatic audio advertising exchange a2x. SoundCloud’s digital audio advertising inventory in the United States will now be part of Triton’s exchange. The addition of the U.S. market expands Triton and SoundCloud’s existing partnership, which covers Australia and Canada.

The Players’ Tribune is launching a podcast network, in partnership with DGital Media. The network will feature oral histories, athlete-hosted podcasts, a flagship show and other series. The network debuts January 26 with Giant Steps, an oral history that chronicles the rise of the Giants’ first Super Bowl championship in 1986.