dreamjnr.blogg.se

Today Explained had a new episode out but it’s not in PC feed. This is inconveniencing Pocket Casts users to the point that they are considering switching to a different podcast platform. However, Pocket Casts users have been facing an issue lately where new podcast episodes are not updating or showing up in the feed.Īs per multiple reports, Pocket Casts is not updating or showing new episodes in its feed on time even though they are available at the source site. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices with hundreds of thousands of users. Pocket Casts is among the most popular podcast platforms across the globe. Original story (published on August 17, 2021) follows: Under its public media ownership, the app was made free to download after previously costing $3.99.New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…

NPR’s share of the loss was more than $800,000. NPR’s financial statement showed that Pocket Casts had a net loss in the network’s fiscal year 2020. NPR and NYPR increased their ownership stake to 34.6% each, while CPM decreased its stake to about 27.5%. The organizations formed Podcast Media LLC, which operates the podcast platform and is governed by a board of representatives from each organization.īBC Studios Americas acquired a small ownership stake last year in Pocket Casts - about 3.4%, according to the NPR AFR. NPR, New York Public Radio and Chicago Public Media acquired Pocket Casts in 2018, with each taking a one-third ownership stake. NPR spokesperson Isabel Lara told Current that “the plan of a sale” of Pocket Casts is in “early stages of development.” Lara did not respond to other questions about the sale.

Moog did not respond to Current’s questions about the sale. Pocket Casts CEO John Gibbons did not respond to Current’s questions, calling the situation a “fluid event.” Gibbons referred questions to board chair Matt Moog, interim CEO at Chicago Public Media. The public broadcasters who own Pocket Casts are selling the podcast platform, less than a year after it was declared public media’s “ answer to Spotify.”Ī board made up of representatives of Pocket Casts’ owners - NPR, New York Public Radio, Chicago Public Media and BBC Studios Americas - agreed in December to sell the platform, according to NPR’s latest audited financial report.