TuneIn Promotes Kevin Straley
The former WRKO Program Director, who also spent eight years with SiriusXM, has been with TuneIn since 2011 as Vice president of Programming. He becomes TuneIn's first Chief Content Officer with this promotion putting him in charge of content acquisition, content strategy, and programming management.
Univision Upgrades Uforia App
Univision Communications has launched a suite of new features on the Uforia music app. New functionalities include more than 25 stations by mood curated specifically for Hispanics, plus alarm clock, sleep timer and car mode features, all of which enable listeners to discover new music and stay close to their favorite radio stations and personalities at any time. The app has nearly four million downloads.
Pandora Signs Deal With Atlas Music
Atlas Music Publishing was founded by Richard Stumpf in 2013 and currently represents songs performed by artists including Madonna, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and many others.
Caleb Pressley Podcast Launched By Barstool Sports
Barstool Sports has launched its third new show in the last two weeks. The Caleb Pressley Podcast features the same-name, former UNC football player and American Idol Season 2 contestant, as he covers a wide range of topics each week.
2016 Fiesta Latina Date Set
The iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina returns to the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Saturday, November 5. This is the third annual “mega-concert” celebrating the best in Latin music.
Jingle Ball Generates 11 Billion Of These
iHeartMedia says the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 Tour, which took place in 11 cities across the United States between December 1 and 19, generated almost 11 billion social media impressions.
Integration of iHeart Data Into Strata is Complete.
STRATA announced Thursday that all of iHeartMedia's digital audio inventory is now available to ad buyers through STRATA's systems. It now gives over 1,000 advertising agencies the ability to access iHeartMedia's digital inventory using STRATA's media buying system. Ad buyers and agencies can now view iHeartMedia's digital audio inventory in STRATA's systems, including data on local markets, audience, and ratings.
SmoothJazzChicago.net Shutting Down
Three years after launch, Rick O'Dell says he's shutting down the online radio station. According to the Chicagoland Radio and Media Blog, the recently announced higher royalties were the main factor, but O'Dell's full-time job as PD for WRME-LP//87.7 MeTV FM was also getting in his way of keeping the station alive.
AdLarge Reorganizes Digital Team
AdLarge Media has reorganized its digital audio team. Jay Green will continue to lead AdLarge’s digital audio content portfolio as VP of Digital Content Partnerships, reporting to AdLarge Co-Founders and Co-Chief Executive Officers Gary Schonfeld and Cathy Csukas.
Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett Launches Podcast
Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has a new podcast called Walking the Floor, which debuted on PodcastOne Monday with an interview with country singer Dierks Bentley. A new episode of Walking the Floor will come out every other Monday.