Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the big platforms’ closed ecosystems, where ...

The Automattic-owned service framed the move as standing up for open podcasting that's freely accessible to anyone, everywhere. "By making our Web Player available to everyone, we're reinforcing our ...

TL;DR: Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, has made its podcast web player and desktop apps free in a campaign against Spotify and big tech, emphasizing an open, user-first approach ...

Over 90% of people listen to podcasts they do not have to pay for. There is a lot less motivation to pay for a podcast that a movie or TV series. More so if the economy is going worse, if you make ...

The best podcast client on mobile is now available in your browser. Shifty Jelly has today made its Pocket Casts web player available for limited beta testing, and it delivers all of the awesome ...

Pocket Casts, the paid app with more than half a million podcasts, is retooling its listening experience. An update to the popular app adds Siri Shortcuts support, improved search and discovery ...