#TUMBLR POCKET CASTS 800KCARMAN THEVERGE FREE#

WeвЂ™ve reached out to Automattic for comment on how it plans to monetize the app, as well as to learn more about whether itвЂ™s keeping all of the Pocket Cast employees on full-time. The backgrounds for the podcasts always seem to work out quite well.

#TUMBLR POCKET CASTS 800KCARMAN THEVERGE FREE#

The app, which is free to download, was losing money, and NPR reportedly lost $800,000 on it last year. Ashley Carman / The Verge: Automattic, owner of Tumblr, buys podcast app Pocket Casts from a public radio collective that includes NPR, which reportedly lost 800K on it last year Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.

Pocket Casts initially went up for sale in January after its board of public media members voted to do so. 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. ItвЂ™s been well-received, particularly from sites like The Verge, because itвЂ™s available across platforms. Pocket Casts launched in 2010 and sold to NPR and a group of other public media groups eight years later. вЂњWe will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts.вЂќ вЂњAs part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new),вЂќ the post states. The blog post announcing the purchase didnвЂ™t offer much in the way of a preview, but it did tease potential future integrations. Automattic, which runs and recently purchased Tumblr, announced today that itвЂ™s acquired Pocket Casts, the well-regarded podcast app.

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