Audio Ink

In June, and for the fourth consecutive month, ESPN Audio broke its record for the number of podcast impressions with 47.6 million. That's an increase of 63% over the previous June (29.2 million) and it breaks the record set in May (41.2 million). From the ESPN Radio Talk lineup, the Dan LeBatard Show was number one with 5.9 million impressions.

NextRadio is now live in the Google Play store in Canada, allowing over a million consumers with FM radio-compatible smartphones to download the app. NextRadio President Paul Brenner said, “This expansion was a natural next step as many handset makers provide the same phones in Canada, making it easier for them to turn on the FM chip for both countries at the same time.”

In a webinar this week, jācapps announced it has created a new product called App Everywhere, where mobile apps for radio stations can now be coded to appear in automobiles that have Android Auto, SmartDeviceLink, and pending approval from Apple, their CarPlay system.

The podcast version of the online news and politics show The Young Turks can now be heard on TuneIn. The show is hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian and runs daily from 6-8 p.m. ET. Each day’s show will appear on TuneIn beginning at 9 a.m. ET the following day for 24 hours.

Jam Productions is one of the largest independent concert promoters in the United States and now, as a result of this deal, Ticketfly will be the exclusive ticketing provider for three of Chicago's most popular venues...

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.