Audio Ink

NPR One allows users to curate its own public radio news, stories, and podcasts. It is now incorporated into Apple's CarPlay.

Broadcast Dialogue reports that 500 stations will soon be available on one app for listeners in Canada. UK-based Radioplayer is teaming up with 15 companies in Canada to launch the free app, which will be launched later this year.

They say nothing lasts forever and that turns out to be true for streaming pioneer Live 365 which launched way back in 1999 and shut down Sunday. Here's the note posted to the Live365.com website...

The Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge smartphones have just hit the market and they are fully equipped with NextRadio. These first two phones are the beginning of the FM Chip-enabled mobile phones that will be available this year.

SiriusXM announced Wednesday that P.O.T.U.S. channel 124 will transform into "Convention Radio" during the Republican National Convention. With attention focused on Cleveland, Ohio, SiriusXM will be live from the convention floor – including uninterrupted reporting of convention business beginning Monday, July 18.

The new mobile app, for the syndicated host, is being powered by Clip Interactive. The app enables listeners to hear and interact with the show and its content. Listeners can directly connect with Metaxas in the studio using the app's "call the studio" feature.

Spotify is getting to launch a new video feature it has been testing over the past several months. The company announced the plans to begin distributing videos and podcasts with content providers that include ESPN, Comedy Central, the BBC, Vice Media and Maker Studios.

Yet another player with a recognizable name enters the streaming space. SoundCloud has launched a new feature called "Stations," which allows users to tap into a long stream of music related to their likes.

The new product is called RetargetingPlus.com and Gen Media Partners says it can hyper-target ads to specific listeners by geographic area, demographics, income, interests, and more. You may have had something like this happen to you when you're surfing the Web...