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
- Sep 29: Nicole Johnson, who was working at Apple Podcasts in the Content Strategy and Programming Team, has wrapped up her time at the company.
- Sep 28: Apple spent thousands on a front-cover wraparound of London newspaper Metro to promote its new Apple Music Hall in London. Not to sound cranky, but we're unaware of any money spent promoting Apple Podcasts over the last five years.
- Sep 25: Apple Podcasts Connect seems to have quietly tweaked its listening figures for certain dates. We understand that Apple Podcasts noticed a discrepancy and reprocessed the data.
- Sep 23: While Apple Podcasts offered an updated video experience in March, it hasn't been able to be part of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions - until now. The company has announced that you’ll soon be able to offer video directly through Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. No date has been given; we presume this was teased last week in closed sessions during Podcast Movement.
- Sep 22: Do you have a weekly show, but want to offer it two days early with an Apple Podcasts "Early Access" premium subscription? Easier said than done, according to Courtney Elmer, who has spent six weeks and more than fifty emails trying to achieve something that Apple Podcasts claims to offer. It turns out that Apple Podcasts only lets listeners subscribe if there's an episode waiting - so, most of the time, the subscribe button simply doesn't display. "Who pays?" she asks - "Not the platforms. You and me, the podcasters."
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