Apple Podcasts has gained new charts highlighting the top subscriber shows and paid channels to help you find content worth your money.
Apple unveils Apple Podcasts charts for subscription shows
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Audio reactions are coming to Spotify
Spotify is testing recording audio reactions for music playlists, automatically uploading them to the streaming service as a podcast episode.
You may be eligible for three months of free Spotify Premium
If you haven't signed up for Spotify Premium before, you'll get three free months of service by becoming a subscriber until September 11.
Apple could potentially expand ads to the Maps, Podcasts and Books apps
Apple has internally tested Maps search ads. Moreover, the company could bring advertising to its other preinstalled iPhone apps, such as Books and Podcasts.
Spotify’s Car Thing accessory is no longer a thing
Spotify's Car Thing dashboard accessory that was supposed to elevate your in-car listening experience is no longer being built, the company has announced.
3 new Apple Podcasts features: Delegated delivery, storage management and more
Apple Podcasts is getting some handy controls when downloading new episodes, as well as annual memberships and other new features and tweaks.
Apple will finally show podcasters how many followers they have and other subscriber metrics such as time listened
Podcast producers will be pleased to learn about new Apple Podcasts metrics that will soon become available to them, such as follower count, time listened and so on.
Downtime #401: A peaceful harbor
After a long hiatus, the guys are back for a one-off episode where they catch up, talk about Cody's long fight with Covid, crypto, NFT, and just about anything not related to Apple.
These were the most popular shows, episodes and creators on Apple Podcasts in 2021
Apple Podcasts has shared annual rankings and charts that cover this year’s best and most popular podcasts shows, individual episodes, networks and creators.
Apple TV+ sci-fi series ‘Foundation’ is getting a companion podcast
Apple is still a leader when it comes to podcast distribution. And with podcast popularity still at an all-time high, the company wants to make sure it doesn't miss the bus altogether. As a result, companion podcasts meant to promote, and diver even deeper into, Apple Original films and TV shows are a thing. And now there's a new one to look forward to.
‘California Streaming’ event debriefing [podcast]
After a few months hiatus, Cody and Sebastien got the old band back together for a special episode. After sharing what happened to Cody and discussing the future of the podcast, Cody and Sebastien talk about Apple's September 2021 event where the company unveiled a new 10.2-inch iPad, a new iPad mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro.
Apple TV+ unveils “The Problem with Jon Stewart” trailer and companion podcast
“The Problem with Jon Stewart,” the upcoming Apple TV+ talk show focused on current affairs, will have a companion podcast when it premieres on Apple's video platform next month.