by AppleInsider | Mar 5, 2019 | Podcasts, Spotify
In July 2017, reports surfaced that Spotify had set its sights on Apple Podcasts and was planning a strong push into the space with a vastly reimagined podcasts segment that would become the default podcast listening app for many users. Today, The Verge has detailed...
by AppleInsider | Dec 4, 2018 | Apple Books, Apple Music, iTunes, Podcasts
This week, Apple shared a new press release that highlighted the best music, movies, television shows, podcasts, and books of 2018. With the announcement, Apple has now rolled out new sections in each service that highlight these pieces of media under an all-new "Best...
by AppleInsider | Nov 13, 2018 | Pandora, Podcasts
Following its acquisition by SiriusXM in September, Pandora today announced that it will begin offering specialized podcast curation under the Podcast Genome Project. Similar to its Music Genome Project, the PGP will launch in a public beta format and combine human...
by Jordan Golson | Jun 5, 2018 | Podcasts
Apple's Podcasts service now hosts more than 18.5 million episodes across 555,000 different "active" shows, according to a report from TechCrunch. The podcast stats, which appears to have been sent directly to TechCrunch by Apple, include other data as well. Apple's...
by AppleInsider | May 22, 2018 | Castro Podcasts, Podcasts
Podcast app "Castro" updated to version 3.0 this week, introducing a collection of notable additions like a rebuilt player engine, cleaner layout, Apple Watch app, and more. Developer Supertop Software says that Castro 3 is "much faster" when users start streaming a...
by AppleInsider | Feb 1, 2018 | AirPlay, Beats 1, HomePod, iCloud Music Library, iTunes Match, Podcasts
Apple today updated its HomePod tech specs page with a new Audio Sources section that lists all of the ways in which the speaker can stream audio, setting the record straight on some conflicting information. • Apple Music: HomePod users can ask Siri to play any of...
