![]() ![]() 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. 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. Then-CEO Owen Grover (ex-iHeartMedia and a RAIN Summit speaker) departed in March of last year. A steady drumbeat of new features followed. (RAIN coverage HERE.) NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life were principles in that acquisition. Pocket Casts was acquired by a public radio group in May, 2018. ![]() Pocket Casts co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic. The company previously established a partnership with Spotify-owned Anchor, enabling blog posts to become podcast episodes through text-to-speech features. ![]() This is Automattic/WordPress’s second headline dive into podcasting. “We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts.” –Automattic announcement. The company plans to create integrations with its blogging platform WordPress, according to its public announcement: Automattic, parent company of WordPress has acquired podcast listening app Pocket Casts from NPR and a consortium of public stations. OctoEllie (Yael) Rubinstein News We are overjoyed and proud to announce that the Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source We’ve been eager to take this step since we joined Automattic last year after all, the company’s creed includes the phrase I know that open source is the most powerful idea of our generation. ![]()
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