![]() We’re thrilled that we can continue to give our users a multitude of ways to tell and engage with stories that matter.Ĭo-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic.Automattic, parent company of WordPress has acquired podcast listening app Pocket Casts from NPR and a consortium of public stations. The company plans to create integrations with its blogging platform WordPress, according to its public announcement: Pocket Casts launched in 2010 and sold to NPR and a group of other public media groups eight years later. It’s been well-received, particularly from sites like The Verge, because it’s. “We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts.” –Automattic announcement. This is Automattic/WordPress’s second headline dive into podcasting. The company previously established a partnership with Spotify-owned Anchor, enabling blog posts to become podcast episodes through text-to-speech features. ![]() Pocket Casts co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic. Pocket Casts was acquired by a public radio group in May, 2018. (RAIN coverage HERE.) NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life were principles in that acquisition. A steady drumbeat of new features followed. Then-CEO Owen Grover (ex-iHeartMedia and a RAIN Summit speaker) departed in March of last year. Oder doch nicht Nachdem Automattic gerade erst Day One gekauft hat, haben sie jetzt erneut eingekauft. In our view Pocket Casts has sharply defined and useful features, but any indie podcast listening app faces gale-force competitive headwinds in a field dominated by Apple, Spotify, and Google. ![]() Diesmal hat es die Podcast App Pocket Casts getroffen. Ich bin ein groer Freund dieser App, mal sehen, was das fr Auswirkungen haben wird. Integration with an organization that can put the app into a tech stack which includes the world’s dominant blogging platform makes a lot of sense.
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