Audio Ink

Chris Peterson has been named Senior VP of Podcasting for iHeartRadio and Beth Murphy joins iHeartRadio as the Senior VP of Marketing. Previously, Peterson served as the Content Partnerships Manager for TuneIn. He has also worked as the Director of Operations for The Blaze and as Director of Affiliate Relations for Premiere. Murphy was the CMO at Deezer as well as the CMO at Stitcher.

On September 19, the Boston NPR news station, will launch Circle Round, a new storytelling podcast featuring folktales from around the world. The target audience is children ages 4-10.

It's a multi-year deal for U.S. public performance rights and data collaboration between the two companies. While details were not disclosed, ASCAP stated, "The mutual goal of this agreement is to work together to ensure that ASCAP members get paid more fairly and accurately for the use of their music on YouTube."

Pandora is now available in Spanish on Alexa and Google Assistant. Spanish voice controls can now be added through settings in both devices. The music streaming service announced support for Spanish during Latinx Heritage Month.

Talk show host Jerry Springer has a weekly podcast called Tales, Tunes & Tomfoolery. He has joined Westwood One’s Podcast & On-Demand platform via audioBoom and Westwood will now provide exclusive ad sales representation for the show.

iHeartMedia announced on Thursday that the 5-year-old iHeartRadio app now has more than 80 million registered users. iHeartRadio President Darren Davis said, "In just five years, we've seen continued powerful growth in our registered user base -- a testament to the power of radio and listening."

Fox Nation has teamed up with SiriusXM to launch a limited run channel. The Fox Nation Channel will be made available on channel 104 from November 1st through November 19th.

The new Podcast from the PBS broadcaster will focus on Smiley's personal opinions on culture and current events, in combination with guests from a variety of backgrounds. Celebrities, authors, academics, attorneys, and politicians will debate with Smiley.

The two companies have signed a new ad sales agreement partnership. AudioBoom has been Undisclosed’s tech and platform partner since its debut, providing publishing, distribution, and production support. In February 2016, AudioBoom co-produced five episodes with Undisclosed from Adnan Syed's post-conviction relief hearing in Baltimore. The Undisclosed podcast investigates possible wrongful convictions.

The Players’ Tribune is launching a podcast network, in partnership with DGital Media. The network will feature oral histories, athlete-hosted podcasts, a flagship show and other series. The network debuts January 26 with Giant Steps, an oral history that chronicles the rise of the Giants’ first Super Bowl championship in 1986.