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Retail Asia19/02/2024

Remember Apple’s television ads for the iPhone 3G? The ad would tell you, regardless of any problem you need a solution for, “There’s an app for that.” When you think about it, for any subject matter that you have an interest in, there’s a podcast for that. And if you are an iPhone user, you […]

Retail Asia10/08/2023

Spotify is the most recent company starting to offer content creators financial incentives. The music streaming service announced this week that it has added Patreon integration to allow creators to monetize their content via exclusive podcasts. Patreon, a membership platform that offers the business tools for content creators to run a subscription service, was in the middle of […]

Retail Asia28/04/2023

YouTube Music has officially launched a podcast feature for listeners in the United States, offering a new way for users to access their favorite shows and discover new ones. The feature is rolling out on the YouTube Music app, both on iOS and Android, and allows users to access a variety of podcasts across a […]

Retail Asia04/05/2022

Starting June 3rd, Facebook will cease to offer support for podcasts on its platform. As soon as this week, users will no longer be able to upload new content, while Soundbites and the central audio hub will be fully discontinued shortly afterwards. As Bloomberg reports, this decision has come to light through a note Facebook […]

Retail Asia07/01/2022

After investing big in podcasts, Spotify is trying to recoup some of that investment through ads. Starting this week, Spotify users listening to podcasts will be getting interactive ads that the streaming service refers to as CTA cards. These CTA cards are “the latest step in Spotify’s vision for the future of audio as an interactive, multi-way […]

Retail Asia21/04/2021

Apple has just announced a major overhaul to its Podcasts app: within the app, it’s launching Apple Podcasts Subscriptions where people will be able to subscribe to premium content from their favorite creators and get perks like ad-free listening, bonus content, and exclusive access to new series. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions launches with partners like Pushkin Industries, QCODE, […]

Retail Asia24/07/2020

Podcasts are a thing for several years now, but they only recently blow up. Spotify and other music streaming services are pushing out lots of features related to podcasts, including the option to see the actual podcasters, while listening to them. Spotify revealed that it’s now rolling out a new video podcast feature with select podcasts, which will […]

Retail Asia30/03/2020

Google’s Podcasts app was released two years ago for Android devices, but the Mountain View company announced last year that it will expand the availability of the app to additional platforms, including iOS and Windows. A web version of Google Podcasts eventually made its debut last year, which allows users on other platforms to take […]

Retail Asia27/08/2019

After a long period of testing, Spotify for Podcasters is finally out of beta. Described as a discovery and analytics dashboard, Spotify for Podcasters allows content creators to track many things like average listening times, episode streams, and total listeners. Long story short, if you’d like to obtain more details about the audience listening to your podcasts, […]

Retail Asia27/05/2019

Spotify has decided to be more aggressive with its ads and announced over the weekend that it will launch voice-enabled advertisements. They are meant to encourage customers to use verbal commands to take action on the ad’s content available through Spotify. TechCrunch reports the audio ads will initially redirect listeners to a branded Spotify playlist or […]

Retail Asia21/03/2019

The founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, announced today in a blog post that Spotify has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission (EC). The executive says that when it comes to Apple Music and the App Store, the company gives itself an unfair advantage, violating EC antitrust regulations. Ek says that […]

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Apple Podcast bug means no new episodes for some titles although there is a simple workaround

Spotify enables patron-exclusive podcasts via new Patreon integration

YouTube Music officially rolls out Podcasts in the U.S.

Facebook to abandon podcasts in favor of the metaverse

Spotify starts serving interactive ads to podcast listeners

Apple launches in-app subscriptions in its Podcasts app

Spotify rolls out video podcasts to free and premium users worldwide

Google redesigns Podcasts app, brings it to iPhones and iPads

Spotify for Podcasters officially introduced

Spotify starts testing voice ads on Android and iOS devices

Spotify says Apple Music has unfair advantages