PodLP: a new podcast app for the next billion listeners

PodLP: a new podcast app for the next billion listeners

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  • What’s next after iOS and Android? KaiOS is the third most popular mobile operating system in the world, aiming to help the 3.5bn people who aren’t yet connected. In India, 70 million KaiOS phones have been sold (costing US $7.85 each). PodLP is the first podcast app for the platform; Thomas Barrasso writes about the development experience - and tells Podnews that Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania are among the top countries using the app so far. It makes money from ads and podcast sponsorship.

  • First look: Free podcast host Sounder has launched the Sounder Discovery Suite, which they call the first-ever keyword-based analytics tool, along with Audio SEO and Soundbite Sharing, all free for creators. The release also marks the launch of a new player, tech stack, and Sounder’s move out of beta.

  • EW Scripps is, apparently, looking at selling Stitcher ($). Podnews is told, by someone familiar with the matter, that the company has been looking for buyers for some time.

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