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However, the announcement from Automattic made no promises and did not share much in detail regarding their future plans. This acquisition may also be sparking further growing interest in podcasting technologies, considering a $756,000 investment in Castos and a recent partnership with the Anchor podcast creation platform, currently owned by Spotify.Īnnouncements relating to the acquisition assure that no changes are in the works for current Pocket Casts customers.
Previously, they've acquired blogging platform Tumblr and journaling platform Day One. That is, if its co-owners were also losing money.Īutomattic is seemingly gaining a reputation for acquiring apps that people love to use, breathing new life into those companies to allow them to have a fighting chance at attaining financial stability and longevity. However, it is possible that Automattic may have gotten a bargain on Pocket Casts. No financial information on sale is availableĬurrently, there are no financial details relating to the acquisition.
This sparked the NPR Board of Governors to meet last December, resulting in the listed sale of the platform to potential suitors. Moreover, it did not fare well for one of its majority stakeholders.įinancial statements and the subsequent auditor's report from the 2020 tax year reveals this, as NPR lost more than $800,000 on the venture alone.
Pocket Casts on the seller block due to cost-saving measuresĪlthough it was in wide regard as one of the top podcasting applications available, financial statements reveal that it was not a profitable venture. British media division BBC Studios also held a small ownership stake prior to the acquisition. WP Tavern reveals that since May 2018, the platform has been under public media ownership through National Public Radio (NPR), WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life.
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While originally commercial-only, Pocket Casts has been free since adding a Plus tier, offering a variety of features for $9.99/year. The app also allows users to keep their podcast subscriptions all in one location, syncing from all platforms.
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You can search for and discover podcasts on the Android and iOS platforms. Pocket Casts is a popular podcast listening platform. In a blog post on Friday, it was revealed that podcasting platform Pocket Casts is becoming part of the Automattic family. This means Desktop App purchasers will also gain access to all of the Pocket Casts Plus features on their mobile devices.Īccording to the app’s owners, a free Pocket Casts is “more closely aligned with the open-access model of its public media ownership.” It comes as Apple and Google Podcasts are free to use and - more importantly - already available on every device, while Spotify now offers a directory of shows and player with everyone’s monthly music subscription.SAN FRANCISCO/ADELAIDE - Automattic, the owner and developer of WordPress and Tumblr, is adding podcasting among its ranks. No renewal, no monthly charge, no questions asked. That purchase before the podcast app’s new model was billed as providing “lifetime” usage and many were upset at a downgrade to only three years. Update: 9/19: In response to “loud and clear” feedback about yesterday’s Mac, Windows, and web app update, Pocket Casts will now offer lifetime Plus access to anyone that previously bought the $10 desktop client. The last benefit is exclusive app icons and themes. If you previously bought the $9 desktop client, you’ll receive three free years of Pocket Casts Plus. The subscription will also provide access to macOS, Windows, and web apps. This locker can be used to listen or watch episodes before publishing, or storing audiobooks, lecture notes, and other long-form audio to play anywhere the client is available. It offers 10GB of cloud storage to upload and save custom files. That said, Pocket Casts Plus now exists at $.99 per month or $10 annually. Pocket Casts will continue to add new features for free, and today’s announcement coincides with the ability to play custom audio and video files. This includes current dark theme options, cross-platform playback sync, audio effects like trimming silence and sorting. Fortunately, the free Pocket Casts will “retain all of the existing features that listeners know and love.” One common concern with paid apps dropping price tags completely is features becoming tiered behind a subscription.
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Previously $3.99 for Android and iOS, the podcast player is now free to download. Today, Pocket Casts is going free and adding a “Plus” subscription.
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NPR and a public radio consortium last year acquired Pocket Casts to offer its own experience and already released a major update in March with version 7.0. The podcasting industry is booming with heavy investment from large players like Google, Apple, and Spotify.
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