Spotify, Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI
"The future of podcasting shouldn't be locked behind walled gardens," writes the team at Pocket Casts. To push that point forward, Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc.,
‘Podcasting shouldn’t be locked behind walled gardens’: Pocket Casts slams Spotify and makes its web player free to all
“The future of podcasting shouldn’t be locked behind walled gardens. It should be free, open, and available to everyone - on any device, without restrictions”. Pocket Casts shared this statement in their announcement, and I can smell the resentment for Spotify from a mile away.
Pocket Casts claps back against Spotify with its free web player: 'we're making a statement'
Pocket Casts, a podcast steaming platform, has made its web apps available free of charge - with users no longer required to pay or make an account.
Pocket Casts makes its web player and desktop apps usable without a subscription
In a rare recent example of a product becoming more affordable (rather than moving full-speed in the opposite direction), the popular podcast service Pocket Casts no longer requires a subscription to access its web player and desktop apps.
Podcast app Pocket Casts makes its web player free
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 algorithmic-driven content is prioritized and podcasts are kept behind paywalls.
Pocket Casts Makes Its Web Player Free and Criticizes Corporate-Owned Rivals
As Spotify, Apple, and YouTube reshape the podcasting landscape, Pocket Casts is embracing the old tenants of freedom and decentralization.
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Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total to nearly $60 billion since its inception in 2006. The company ...
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Spotify on Wear OS: How to download offline playlists and more
To do so, just hit the icon in the bottom right when a track is playing and select your preferred player. You can add music to your library directly from the Wear OS Spotify app. Tap the checkmark ...
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Spotify’s HiFi Streaming May Finally Come Out This Year
Spotify’s tiered structure will become more complicated this year. The music streaming app reportedly plans to ask customers to cough up another $6 a month for HiFi streaming. It’s a feature ...
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Spotify Private Session: What is it and How to Use it
Spotify doesn’t offer the Private Session feature in its web player. Start a Private Session on a Desktop: Launch the Spotify app on your Mac or Windows PC. Click your profile icon in the top ...
Android Authority29d
How to upload music to Spotify
The ability to show local files is currently unavailable on the Spotify web player. It is, however, possible on the desktop application. Finally, if your music isn’t showing up in a Local Files ...
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3 Reasons To Invest in Spotify, According to Experts
Here are some details on Spotify’s business and whether it’s a good idea to put your money where your music is. Quick Take: Is Spotify a Good Investment? Guggenheim Securities analyst Michael ...
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Spotify says it fixed weird bug that is pushing ads to Premium users
Multiple reports also mention a similar bug in the web player, or streaming via smart home devices. A few social posts also highlight broken song skip and shuffle features. Spotify is yet to ...