And does not feel personal to the creator and doesn’t sound human to the listeners. This feature is based on text-to-speech technology. With a few clicks, users can convert blog posts into audio content. The free-to-download app was losing money, with NPR reportedly losing $800,000 on it last year.Īnchor, a Spotify-owned app, announced a partnership with in February of this year. Pocket Casts first went on the market in January, following a vote by its board of public media members. And cloud storage to upload your own audio files. And includes features like access to desktop (Mac, Windows, and web) apps, Apple Watch support. It began monetizing with a program called Pocket Casts Plus, which starts at $9.99/year. Pocket Casts, based in Australia, was founded in 2010 and was acquired by top podcast producers NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life in May 2018. While most of the deal making has been related. In recent months hundreds of millions of dollars has been spent on podcast acquisitions by Spotify, iHeartMedia and SiriusXM. The timing of a sale may never have been better. NPR said it invested 2.5 million in 2019 alone. The New York Times, WIRED, The Verge recongnizes and other top publications The Pocket Casts for its exquisite design and user-friendly features. The public media companies have invested millions in building Pocket Casts. And we may soon see a future integration of Pocket Casts with to help content creators make their content more engaging. Pocket Casts will continue to be led by co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson. But it seems that Pocket Casts will continue running independently under Automattic. It’s notable to see one of the largest third-party podcast apps join Automattic. It has evolved into one of the most popular cross-platform podcast apps.
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Pocket Casts is available for both iOS and Android devices. We’re thrilled that we can continue to give our users a multitude of ways to tell and engage with stories that matter. We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts. And in the last month they have acquired the popular Day One journaling app.Īs part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). More than 80M people in the US listen to a podcast weekly, and this critically acclaimed podcast app makes it easier for. Pocket Cast announced it will be joining Automattic, the parent company of. The company also acquired Tumblr from Verizon in 2019. Pocket Cast will be joining Automattic, making it easier for fans to discover new content and customize their listening experience. And the app will now be a part of the Automattic company. We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts." Inferring from a statement on the official blog post, users will be able to add a podcast subscription block pattern to their WordPress website.Automattic, the company behind, announced on Friday that they have acquired Pocket Casts, one of the most popular and feature-rich podcast listening apps. Automattic will integrate Pocket Casts into its blogging and microblogging appsĪutomattic also reveals their plans of implementing Pocket Casts with WordPress as both of them use really simple syndication, or RSS feeds. "As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). the app will likely need to experiment with more premium features NPR alone lost 800,000 on Pocket Casts when it owned 34.6 of the app in 2020. New York, NY Today, four of the top podcast producers NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This. More than 80M people in the US listen to a podcast weekly, and this critically acclaimed podcast app(Pocket Casts) makes it easier for fans to discover podcasts and customize their listening experience." However, Automattic has not disclosed the amount to be paid for the deal. Former iHeartRadio General Manager Owen Grover named CEO of Pocket Casts. The official WordPress blog post related to the development reads, "We’re excited to announce that Pocket Casts will be joining Automattic, the parent company of . Automattic to buy podcast app called Pocket Casts Pocket Casts makes it easier for users to discover podcasts Co-founders Philip Simpson and Russel Ivanovic will remain in charge of the podcast app post the acquisition. Along with it, Automattic is also looking for ways of incorporating Pocket Casts multi-platform nature into its blogging tools. Automattic, the parent company of a microblogging website called Tumblr and website-creator tool called WordPress is planning to acquire a podcast application Pocket Casts from public radio groups including NPR and BBC Studios.
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