faidr
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Boulder, CO, USA
AI-driven, Ad-free, Radio and Podcast player
Website: www.auddia.com
Owned by: Auddia
Latest news
- Mar 20: Podcast ad-skipping company Auddia has raised a further $3.5mn to improve faidr, its app.
- Mar 12: After Auddia announced it was to purchase the Radio FM app on Feb 27, detailed why it wanted to buy it on Feb 29, and how it fit into its overall M&A user acquisition strategy on Mar 4, it’s decided not to purchase Radio FM after all. The company had announced it was building a feature that skips ads in podcasts, scheduled to launch Jan 15 in the company’s faidr app; that feature hasn’t yet launched.
- Nov 28, 2023: Auddia has announced it will automatically remove ads from podcasts in its app, called faidr, in early 2024. The company says it will launch with the top 200 most popular shows, and will initially bundle ad-free shows into its $5.99/month plan. Users can also request additional shows for future commercial-free listening.
- Sep 11, 2023: Auddia has released faidr v3.0, which promises "fully integrated podcasts" as well as a new user interface. The company is to acquire two new companies toward the end of the year.
- May 19, 2023: Faidr, a radio and audio app from Auddia, now has podcasts - in the Android version, to start. It appears to be pulling data from Apple's directory.
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