Audio Ink

After years trailing competitors like Spotify and Apple, YouTube has emerged as the most favored platform for podcast consumption in the United States according to Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights' Spring 2024 Podcast Download Report.

The YouTube Music app is rolling out a significant user interface overhaul. The most noteworthy feature is the integration of a comments section, adapted from the main YouTube platform, into YouTube Music's Now Playing screen.

Sun Broadcast Group and Shazam have entered into a multi-year contract extension to continue their Shazam for Radio platform. The service allows programing and advertising content on radio stations across America to be recognized by the Shazam app, launching interactive experiences in real time on listeners' mobile devices.

AI voice generation has taken on a whole new level, with the addition of "a multitude" of new voices in some 200 languages and dialects now available to users of the Adthos audio platform.

Slacker Radio is being included in a new U.S. Cellular customer promotion. New customers who qualify for the promotion will receive a free one-year membership to Slacker Premium as part of the bonus package.

With the Jonas Brothers kicking off their North American tour this month in support of their latest album, The Album, the Jonas Brothers are now venturing into broadcasting with an exclusive SiriusXM channel.

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.

Affiliate research, sales, and relationship management solutions provider ARC Software has renewed licensing agreements with United Stations Radio Network and Motor Racing Network.

SiriusXM is preparing comprehensive coverage of the 2025 NCAA March Madness tournaments, giving fans access to every game of the Men’s Division I Basketball Championship and select coverage of the Women’s tournament.

iHeartMedia is celebrating a surge in yuletide digital listening as the company shares its initial results from this year's Christmas music campaign. iHeart Christmas, an all-digital station, reported sessions up 300% on the iHeartRadio app compared to 2023.