Facebook is planning to get rid of its podcasts offering starting June 3.


BY Laurent Giret with 5 Comments
Facebook is planning to get rid of its podcasts offering starting June 3.
BY Laurent Giret with 5 Comments
Spotify is now allowing content creators in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK to publish video podcasts on the platform.
BY Laurent Giret with 2 Comments
YouTube could have big plans for podcasts creators this year including the launch of dedicated podcast pages, audio ads, and new metrics for content creators.
BY Laurent Giret with 3 Comments
YouTube has reportedly started offering up to $300K “grants” to podcasters to convince them to launch a video version of their podcast on the platform.
BY Laurent Giret with 2 Comments
LinkedIn is launching its own podcast network in a bid to attract more professional creators to the platform. The professional social network will start with a very small selection of original podcasts created by LinkedIn’s news team.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
With 2021 winding down, it’s time to take a look back at the podcasts---and podcast episodes---that I enjoyed the most this year.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Apple announced today that its previously-announced Apple Podcasts Subscriptions offering is now available worldwide.
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
Amazon announced this week that it is purchasing award-winning podcast studio Wondery for an undisclosed sum that is likely north of $300 million.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Here’s a look back at the audiobooks and podcasts---especially podcast serials---that I enjoyed in the second half of 2019.
BY Paul Thurrott with 24 Comments
After a disastrous launch of its latest major app version, Pocket Casts has lost a lot of users and now has a new strategy.
BY Paul Thurrott with 8 Comments
We’re only halfway through 2019, but I’ve already listened to some great new audiobooks plus a growing collection of serial podcasts.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
Castbox announced today that it now integrates with Waze so that users listen to their favorite podcasts while navigating.
BY Paul Thurrott with 53 Comments
There is not a person on earth who will mourn the passing of iTunes. Let’s look back at this terrible program and consider the future.
BY Paul Thurrott with 29 Comments
The BBC has admitted that it is blocking all of its podcasts from appearing in Google Podcasts, Search, and Assistant. For some reason.
BY Paul Thurrott with 36 Comments
For now, I’ve chosen a solution called Castbox that appears to offer everything that I used to like about Pocket Casts.
BY Paul Thurrott with 103 Comments
I’ve long used and recommended Pocket Casts, but it’s become a confusing and complex mess. I need something better. And simpler.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
Four months after the beta started, Pocket Casts 7 and its completely revamped user experience is now generally available on Android.
BY Paul Thurrott with 11 Comments
My favorite podcasting app is getting a big update this week, albeit only in Beta form on Android.
BY Paul Thurrott with 8 Comments
Google has released its new Podcasts app globally to the Play Store, giving Android users another option for listening to audio content.
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
There's no official announcement yet, but Google Podcasts is now available. You just need to know where to look.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
A Google-centric blog has discovered evidence that the search giant will finally release its own podcasts app for Android.
BY Paul Thurrott with 8 Comments
To date, Google's podcast strategy has amounted to adding podcast support to Google Play Music. That's changing.
BY Paul Thurrott with 19 Comments
While I routinely list my favorite audiobooks from each year, I don't believe I've ever done so for podcasts.