The survey tracks sentiment from podcast creators and listeners about the various major podcast platforms. Apple Podcasts scores highly…
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Apple inks deal with Futuro Studios to boost in-house podcasts
Apple has signed a deal with Pulitzer Prize-winning Futuro Studios as it steps up spending on original podcasts …
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels are now available worldwide
Apple today announced Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, the global marketplace for premium podcast subscriptions, is now available. Starting…
Apple goes to battle with Spotify in premium podcast push
Nearly 16 years after Apple added the ability to find podcasts to its iTunes software, the company now seeks to court podcast creators with…
Apple said to reveal Podcasts subscription service at ‘Spring Loaded’ event
Apple will announce a new Podcasts subscription service on Tuesday, at Apple’s “Spring Loaded” special event…
Podcasts+: Apple reportedly plans to launch new podcast subscription service
Apple is discussing launching a new subscription-based podcast service. More than half of all podcast listening occurs in Apple’s Podcasts …
Amazon acquires Wondery in podcast push
Apple and Sony Music Entertainment held talks about acquiring Wondery, but it’s Jeff Bezos’ Amazon that ended up taking the podcasting co…
Amazon in exclusive talks to buy podcast startup Wondery
Amazon.com Inc. is in exclusive talks to purchase podcast startup Wondery, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company…
Apple in talks to buy podcast network Wondery
Apple has recently held talks about potentially acquiring Wondery, the producer of “Bunga Bung,” “Dirty John,” and “Dr. Death,” according…
Apple acquires Scout FM in podcasting push
In a continued podcasting push, Apple earlier this year acquired Scout FM, a popular podcast app on iPhones, Android devices and Amazon…
Apple ramps up push into original podcasts
Apple is ramping up its push into original podcasts by seeking an executive to lead the nascent initiative and tasked with buying shows that would be…
In blow to YouTube, Joe Rogan’s podcast will become a Spotify exclusive
“The Joe Rogan Experience” will soon become a Spotify exclusive, meaning episodes’ full audio and video will only be available through the platform…
Spotify hits 124 million subscribers, but reports loss of $231 million
Spotify hit 124 million subscribers at the end of 2019, up 29% from the previous year, the company reported Wednesday. However, tempering that…
Apple plans to make original podcasts promoting Apple TV+ content
Apple is working on the creation of original podcasts designed to promote programs on its Apple TV+ video streaming service…
Apple hires ex-Vox Media marketer Zach Kahn to head podcast PR
Apple, by all appearances gearing up for a bigger push into podcasts, has hired Zach Kahn, formerly with Vox Media, to head public relations…
Apple reportedly hires NatGeo, NPR producer as it plans to start funding Apple Original podcasts
Emily Ochsenschlager, who previously served National Geographic’s director of podcasts…
Apple’s next move to take on Spotify
Apple is eager to take on its biggest rival in music streaming, Spotify…
Apple funding exclusive podcasts could send shockwaves through the market
Podcasts were once widely accepted as a free and open medium, easily accessible if you had a free podcast app…
Apple will fund original podcasts as it builds its own channels
Apple just said ‘go’ to the new podcasting gold rush…
How to use the Podcasts app on Apple Watch
Podcasts you’ve saved in the built-in Podcast app automatically move from your iPhone to your Apple Watch…
Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor to bolster podcast offerings
In an attempt to catch up and compete with the dominant Apple iTunes for podcast distribution and listening…
Apple and EFF secure podcasting win as Supreme Court refuses case from patent troll
Wrapping up a long-running patent fight over podcasts, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Apple buys podcast search startup Pop Up Archive
Apple’s played a central role in podcast since its earliest days…
Apple’s iOS devices continue to dominate Android in podcasting with 82% of listeners
Data on podcast listening habits shows that iOS dominates Android on mobile usage…
Apple buys Concept.io for about $30 million, discontinues Swell app
Apple Inc. will acquire Concept.io Inc. and discontinue the startup’s Swell app…
Apple to buy Swell for $30 million
“Apple is close to buying the Pandora-for-talk-radio app Swell…
CNET reviews Apple’s Podcasts app: All kinds of suck; the worst app Apple ever made
The good news is that, unlike some other Apple apps, Podcasts can be deleted…
Apple finally wins patent for podcasting
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of twenty-nine newly…
Apple and the birth of the drive-time podcast: How to turn an afterthought into a new mass medium
Mike Elgan, long-time editor of Windows magazine, who has seen the light…
