#OWNER BUYS PODCAST APP POCKET CASTS FOR FREE#

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#OWNER BUYS PODCAST APP POCKET CASTS FOR FREE#

Give it three podcasts you love, and it’ll find you some great shows, powered by Apple Podcasts data.Ĭreate Stunning Videos for your Podcast for Free - Reach more people on social media by easily turning your podcast, radio show, and music into shareable and engaging videos. Rephonic has launched a podcast discovery tool. Mat George, the co-host of She Rates Dogs, was killed in a hit and run accident in Los Angeles on Saturday morning. Podnews’s Editor uses it every day - he hopes they invest in Podcasting 2.0 enhancements to differentiate it from the competition. The app appears to have stalled in recent years, with a shrinking market share and no investment in new features. Analysis: Launched in January 2011, and especially keen on Android, Pocket Casts was bought in 2018 by a consortium of US public broadcasters but was put up for sale in January 2021, after NPR’s accounts said its 34.6% share had lost $812,000 (a figure PocketCasts denied).No terms were given co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson, based in Adelaide SA, Australia, will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic WordPress says “we will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts”, which might mean they have aspirations as a podcast hosting company. Podcast app (and website) Pocket Casts has been bought by Automattic, the owners of Wordpress and Tumblr. This is a bright new chapter for us where we can focus on what we do best, bringing you the best possible podcasting experience we can.” - Russell and Philip, the founders of Pocket Casts “Let’s be honest, 2020 was rough for all of us individually but also for us as a company. With built-in features like variable speed playback, trim silence option, volume boost, a sleep timer, personal media storage and standalone playback for Apple Watch, Pocket Casts delivers a streamlined and customsed listening experience that users love, the blog post reads.īoth blogs and podcasts use RSS feeds for distribution, so integrating the two platforms makes sense, the report said.Įarlier this year, Spotify-owned Anchor had teamed up with to turn written material into podcasts via text-to-speech tech, it added.Also listen on a smart speaker, or in a podcast app It seems Automattic is already thinking about ways of incorporating the multi-platform app into its blogging tools, TechCrunch reported. The co-founders, Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson, will remain in charge of the Pocket Casts team. 'We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts,' it added. 'As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favourite podcasts (or find something new),' a blog post stated.

The company said that Pocket Casts will be joining Automattic, making it easier for podcast fans to discover new content and customise their listening experience. San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Automattic, which runs Tumblr and WordPress, is buying a popular podcast app - Pocket Casts - from a collective of public radio groups, including NPR and BBC Studios.Īutomattic didn't disclose how much it will pay for Pocket Casts.

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