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The streaming pure-play announced Monday that Pandora is now integrated directly within the Uber driver app. Uber senior product manager Bob Cowherd said, "Many drivers already use music to get their day started on the right note, but it can be challenging to find high-quality music that both drivers and riders love -- without radio ads and interruptions to the music."

Midroll Media, which is owned by Scripps, has announced it will host a new podcast festival in late October in Anaheim. It's called "Now Hear This" and will feature Marc Maron, host of the popular WTF with Marc Maron podcast as one of its headliners.

Newsy’s daily news reporting is now available through TuneIn. Newsy is the over-the-top news network, aimed at millenials, that focuses on analysis and perspective on the day’s top stories, including world and national news, policy, culture, science and technology. Newsy is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.

That announcement was made Wednesday. The joint sports talk venture between NBC Sports and Westwood One can be streamed via Apple Music.

As everyone knows, the automobile is where radio grabs most of its listening. And automotive is radio's number-one biggest advertising category. Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs says, “The car may be the most important challenge – and opportunity – facing the broadcast radio industry at this time.” And that’s why mobile app developer, jācapps is hosting a free webinar focused on the connected car Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. ET. REGISTER HERE.

PodcastOne is growing the management team. Jim Berk is taking over as the new CEO. Founder Norm Pattiz retains his post as Executive Chairman. Most recently, Berk served as the CEO of Participant Media, an entertainment company focused on film, television, publishing, and digital media.

Comedian/actor Bill Engvall is bringing his humor to PodcastOne. His My Two Cents with Bill Engvall podcast will land every Wednesday. Along with the gags, Engvall will have celebrity interviews, personal stories, and his “two cents” on current events. He’ll fly solo for the first two shows.

Each week, Pandora "musicologists" will handpick music recently released for each New Music Station from a blend of emerging, underground, and well-known artists across all formats, including Pop, Country, Hip Hop, Dance, and others.

It's a multi-year partnership with Loyal Ears Digital which will now allow Westwood to offer free fantasy sports and entertainment games to stations for their websites. Westwood reminds us that these games are 100% legal and bring "all the excitement that comes with fantasy gaming." There will be local and national winners every week and client branding opportunities.

There's not much more that a streaming-only company can do, so while radio stations around the country, especially those in Orlando, put together fundraisers, roundtable discussions, and wall-to-wall news coverage about the terrorist attack in Orlando, Spotify has created a 40-song playlist called "Pulse."