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Apple Podcasts is now on the web… and Android
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Apple Podcasts is now available on the web at podcasts.apple.
com . Users can access their Library and Top Charts; and they can buy premium podcast subscriptions on the website too. The website syncs with a user’s Apple Account, though you can browse and listen without having to sign in.- The website is “accessible to anyone with a web browser on any device”, and Apple say it is available on all major browsers including Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox. It’s supported in more than 170 countries and regions in their local language. It doesn’t support transcripts, chapters or downloads.
- This means that Apple Podcasts is now available for the first time on Android devices. While it isn’t an app in the Play Store, it’s now easy to install Apple Podcasts on any Android phone. As a side-effect of being a web app, premium subscriptions aren’t subject to revenue share with Google.
- You no longer need iTunes for Windows to access podcasts on Windows machines; and you can pay for premium subscriptions on that platform.
- Existing Apple Podcasts URLs for shows - like this for Podnews Daily - take you directly to the new web experience.
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Statistics in your podcast host - We asked a variety of podcast hosts. Ausha, Buzzsprout and Spreaker will correctly list this as Apple Podcasts. Omny Studio lists this separately as an Apple Podcasts website play. Captivate, Podbean, Megaphone, Spotify for Podcasters and RSS
.com will list this as a browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc). - OP3 will correctly list this as Apple Podcasts. (It’s free to add your podcast there).
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Statistics in Apple Podcasts Connect - we have asked Apple whether all activity in the web version will appear in Apple’s statistics. They’ve not been able to respond by press time.
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Megaphone has announced a number of new tools. Contextual Targeting means advertisers can now target specific episode-level topics. A Segment Editor allows podcast publishers to easily add more ad locations into a podcast; and Bulk Order Editing has been enhanced to improve the workflow.
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Paul Riismandel has been promoted to President at Signal Hill Insights. He succeeds Jeff Vidler, who will continue with the firm as founder and strategic advisor.
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All Chartable analytics have been down for the past week. A note on the website says the company is working to resolve the bug and restore service.
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Headliner’s Automatic Audiograms can now post to Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. They’re automatically posted whenever you post a new episode.
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Africa Podfest, the pan-African podcast festival, is to close according to co-founder Melissa Mbugua. For five years, the organisation worked with over four thousand podcasters in Africa, and advocated for African podcasting on the world stage.
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