#Automattic tumblr wordpress app pocket casts free#
The app, which is free to download, was losing money, and NPR reportedly lost $800,000 on it last year. Our family includes, Tumblr, Jetpack, WooCommerce, WordPress VIP, Simplenote, Longreads, Day One, Pocket Casts, and more. 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. A popular podcast app, Pocket Casts will be integrated with users to facilitate listening to audio files and other media streaming services. It’s been well-received, particularly from sites like The Verge, because it’s available across platforms. Pocket Casts launched in 2010 and sold to NPR and a group of other public media groups eight years later. “We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts.” “As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new),” the post states. 'Co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic.' The Automattic team is really great about buying things up to support teams, not folding them into some other app or homogenous corporate mess.
The blog post announcing the purchase didn’t offer much in the way of a preview, but it did tease potential future integrations. Automattic owns and Tumblr, among other properties, which it'll likely integrate into Pocket Casts in some capacity. Automattic, which runs and recently purchased Tumblr, announced today that it’s acquired Pocket Casts, the well-regarded podcast app. Automattic is buying Pocket Casts, the popular podcast listening app.
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