The weekend is almost here again, and I don’t know about you, but this is the time when I engorge myself on all the pop culture I’ve been meaning to get to and that’s been steadily piling up over the course of the week. Especially during the coronavirus pandemic, it feels like content creators have …
There are three kinds of people in this world, narrator Dan Taberski tells us in the opening episode of Apple’s original podcast The Line — a gripping, six-part audio series that follows the story of US Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who was charged with war crimes back in 2018. The three kinds of people are …
Apple made waves last week during its Spring Loaded event by introducing paid subscriptions for its Apple Podcasts app. As of May, podcasters will be able to offer premium subscriptions to their listeners which can include a number of benefits, from ad-free listening to bonus content to early access for new episodes. Days later, a …
During its Spring Loaded special event on April 20th, Apple announced that paid subscriptions would be coming to the Podcasts app, allowing podcasters to charge listeners money for access to their shows. Starting this May, all creators will be able to sell premium subscriptions to their shows that can include benefits such as ad-free listening, …
Well, it turns out the rumors were true. At Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event in Cupertino on Tuesday morning, the iPhone maker’s first virtual product event of 2021, we got our first look at the company’s subscription Podcasts offering, which had been rumored about as part of Tuesday’s slate of announcements and which adds a subscription …
At this point, the Apple blogosphere is hyped up and ready for a slew of new product announcements at Apple’s April 2021 “Spring Loaded” event coming Tuesday, with the introduction of new iPad models expected to be among the highlights of Apple’s first virtual product event of the year. We’re also looking forward to the …
Apple is reportedly planning to open up a whole new front on its ongoing content war with Spotify soon. Spotify certainly got the jump on Apple with the launch of its music streaming service that’s now the dominant player in the space, with a paid subscriber base of 100 million as of April compared to …
One of the great things about podcasts, aside from a vast and varied selection of great content, is that everything is free for the taking. Whether you’re prone to listening to NPR, breakdowns of your favorite TV shows or even the latest sports happenings, there’s no pay-to-play scheme associated with podcasts. Unfortunately, Amazon now has …
The biggest hit in the history of podcasts has finally returned. On Thursday morning, almost exactly a year after the first season ended, Sarah Koenig and her small team of researchers and producers launched the second season of Serial. As had been reported, Season Two will focus on Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier who was held captive in Afghanistan …
Well, you can add podcasting to the growing list of items where the iPhone outpaces Android. According to a recent report from Clammr, 82% of all podcast listening occurs on the iPhone compared to just 16% for Android. This figure is made all the more impressive given Android’s marketshare superiority.
