Apple Podcasts
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Apple Podcasts is an audio streaming service and media player application developed by Apple Inc. 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, Microsoft Windows operating systems, and on Amazon Alexa devices. Wikipedia
Website: www.apple.com
Owned by: Apple
Latest news
- May 9:
Mumbler, a podcast hosting and monetisation platform, has launched full support of transcripts. The transcripts, in 85 languages, are visible in apps like Apple Podcasts and PodcastAddict, and uses the Podcasting2.0
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standard. - May 8: In brief: Libsyn reports that Apple Podcasts has dipped below 50% for the first time for shows it hosts ... Global has partnered with Lucky 17; Global will co-produce and market the production studio’s shows ... Blue Wire has added a number of athlete-led shows to its slate ... and, Elon Musk listens to podcasts “about the fall of civilizations“ to fall asleep.
- May 3: Apple Podcasts has added a curated Wellness category to its app - you’ll see it in the search page. Featuring a curated collection of health, fitness and wellness shows, it’s part of Mental Health Awareness Month. The category curates episodes, shows and creators; subtopics reflect the evolving definition of what it means to be well today including: Mood, Sleep, Relationships, Meditation, Movement and Gratitude.
- May 2: For the first time, Spotify is now the most popular podcast platform by downloads, according to Buzzsprout’s global download statistics. Spotify slipped in front of Apple Podcasts for the first time, across Buzzsprout’s 124,000 active shows in April.
- May 1: Meanwhile, transcripts are available for all shows from Apple Podcasts, for 2.5mn episodes in open RSS, and live captions are also available on most devices.
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