Samsung launches Samsung Podcasts

Listen · March 26 2021 · 2.7 minutes to read

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Samsung has launched Samsung Podcasts within the Samsung Free app in the US. The service offers instant access to “thousands of podcasts” from publishers like American Public Media, CNN Audio, Conde Nast, iHeartMedia, Kast Media, Motley Fool, NPR, PodcastOne, PRX, This American Life, Vox Media Podcast Network and Barstool Sports. Both Blubrry Podcasting and Libsyn have announced a launch partnership: both require you to specifically add your podcasts to the service. Samsung has a roughly 25% market share in the US; this is available now on Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy Note 10 devices.
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