Apple Podcasts
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Apple Podcasts is an audio streaming service and media player application developed by Apple for playing podcasts. Apple began supporting podcasts with iTunes 4.9 released in June 2005 and launched its first standalone mobile app in 2012. The app was later pre-installed with iOS beginning October 2014. The Apple Podcasts directory features more than two million shows. Apple Podcasts is available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, CarPlay, visionOS, Microsoft Windows operating systems, web browsers, and on Amazon Alexa devices. Wikipedia
Website: www.apple.com
Owned by: Apple
About Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts is the world’s premier destination for podcast discovery and listening. It provides the best experience for listeners to explore millions of shows on every imaginable topic and to directly support the creators behind them. For fans looking to deepen their connection with their favorite podcasts, Apple Podcasts also offers thousands of premium subscriptions with benefits like exclusive content and ad-free listening. The entire library is available for free, and is seamlessly integrated across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay, and on the web at https://podcasts.apple.com.
Latest news
- Nov 6: AdsWizz announced the launch of its Apple Podcasts video podcast monetization platform for all publishers and creators, following a successful trial with select publishers. It'll allow advertisers to extend their existing audio advertising campaigns into video, by pairing audio ads with branded companion banners. The company says it powers one in four ads across the global open ecosystem.
- Nov 5: Apple Podcasts is growing fast in Japan, according to new stats shared by the company alongside the launch of Creators We Love in the country. The launch includes a free event next Friday, with two of the country's biggest shows. The data shared by Apple Podcasts shows significant expansion:
- Nov 5: Apple Podcasts Launches Creators We Love in Japan - A special event featuring popular show collaborations will also be held PRESS RELEASE
- Nov 2: After our piece about Spreaker last week, which appears to be enabling its users to steal other podcasts to earn money, the weekly Podcast Index catalog snapshot (and our specific query for Spreaker shows) indicates that Spreaker has managed to clean up just 72 shows from its list. There are now 1,706 shows in Apple Podcasts from Spreaker that are also available on Apple Podcasts from another podcast hosting company; including podcasts originally from NRJ, History Hit, NBC News, Audacy, Vox Media and more. The iHeart-owned company appears to be doing little to clean up its act (hardly surprising: they earn 41% from the advertising they inject into stolen shows).
- Oct 27: Netflix has a new person who'll be overseeing podcasts on the platform, reports Bloomberg: and, excellently, it's someone who knows the industry inside-out. The appointment of Steve Wilson - a former Apple Podcasts, QCODE and Daylight Media executive - has been confirmed by Netflix.
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