Piolín Moves Podcast From PodcastOne To reVOLVER
reVOLVER is an online destination for multicultural, on-demand audio, and it will now be the home for Radio Hall of Famer Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo. Daily episodes of his El Show de Piolín podcast will be available at www.revolverpodcasts.com, as well as iTunes and Google Play.
Spotify’s Launches Music Matchmaker
Tuesday, Spotify announced the launch of the Music Matchmaker app, to help users in media agencies find love and friendship this Valentine’s Day.
How CBS Tries To Sell Ads On Podcasts
Digital website Digiday points out that it's been about a year now since CBS launched its Play.It podcast network. Advertisers the company was able to land include Dunkin’ Donuts and DraftKings.
iHeartRadio Expands Into Canada
Bell Media in Canada and iHeartMedia have signed an exclusive partnership that will bring the iHeartRadio brand to Canada. Bell Media is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 106 stations in 54 markets.
Triton Partners With Hispanic Audio Company
Audio.Ad, a digital audio advertising company in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets, is partnering with Triton Digital. This deal enables the programmatic buying and selling of Audio.Ad’s network of online and mobile audio inventory through the Triton Digital audio ad exchange, a2x.
Daytime Village Returns at iHeartRadio Festival
iHeartMedia has announced that the 2016 Daytime Village during the iHeartRadio Music Festival will feature live performances by Sam Hunt and Alessia Cara, with more artists to be announced. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. The Daytime Village will be held across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino on Saturday, September 24.
Billy Joel Returning To SiriusXM
SiriusXM announced Friday that The Billy Joel Channel, an exclusive channel featuring the works of iconic entertainer Billy Joel, will return to SiriusXM. The channel will feature music spanning the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's career.
CRN Launches Podcast Division
Audio marketing company CRN International has launched a new division to produce and distribute original podcasts. It's called Collisions and the first four original podcasts are already being produced.
iHeart Gets In On The Steven Avery Craze
The trials of Steven Avery, as told by the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, have become a national phenomenon. iHeartRadio has launched a 10-part podcast series with non-practicing lawyer and journalist Dan O'Donnell, who covered Avery from 2003 through 2007.
Cumulus Inks Big Deal With Futuri
Futuri Media has reached an agreement with Cumulus to provide the company with four of its platforms: Listener Driven Radio, Takeover, TopicPulse social media monitoring, and TopLine sales research. The technology will be implemented in 27 of Cumulus’ largest markets with additional markets and stations to follow.