![]() Automattic, which runs and recently purchased Tumblr, announced today that it’s acquired Pocket Casts, the well-regarded podcast app. ![]() The blog post announcing the purchase didn’t offer much in the way of a preview, but it did tease potential future integrations. “We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts.” “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 post states. Click H-E-R-E for my podcast page at AnchorFM. Pocket Casts launched in 2010 and sold to NPR and a group of other public media groups eight years later. This week’s show is the audio version of Hair Coloring for Men and All. Tumblr pocket casts 800kcarman theverge plus#Īt the Happiness Between Tails podcast page, you’ll also find links to subscribe, hear, and share it via most any platform, from Spotify and Apple Podcasts, to Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts, along with RadioPublic and Castbox and Stitcher and more, plus an RSS feed. It’s been well-received, particularly from sites like The Verge, because it’s available across platforms. ![]() It started monetizing through a program called Pocket Casts Plus, which charges users a monthly subscription fee for features like desktop app access and a standalone Apple Watch app, in 2019. Pocket Casts initially went up for sale in January after its board of public media members voted to do so. The app, which is free to download, was losing money, and NPR reportedly lost $800,000 on it last year.
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