Indeed, a couple years ago, Apple was the No. 1 method by which podcasts were consumed, followed by Spotify. But a recent study by Coleman Insights and Amplifi showed that YouTube is now No. 1, Spotify is second and Apple is third. “There is an expectation that all content lives on YouTube,” Goldstein says. “And I was shocked how much of podcasting is now consumed on big-screen TVs at home.”
Yet the rise of YouTube has some in the industry concerned that podcasts — along with their independent advertising streams — could effectively become yet another Google subsidiary. “What worries me is if the ‘podcast industry’ becomes just an unclear subset of YouTube video-makers, then we don’t have a podcast industry anymore,” says Podnews editor James Cridland. “We’re literally just a bunch of YouTubers.”
As part of its exclusive deal with Peanuts, Apple TV+ today premieres Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. This is the latest original Snoopy special to air on the platform, and this one stands out as it is a song-filled musical. The last time Peanuts premiered a new musical episode was more than 37 years ago.
Instead of scrolling until you nod off — and inevitably drop your phone on your face — Loóna encourages you to disconnect from the stresses of the day another way. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean putting your phone away or trying to fall asleep in the dark. With this app, you can still stare at a screen as you settle in for the night.
So, if you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed in a sea of content, knowing there’s stuff you’d love but with no idea how or where to find it, read on, as we outline our five favorite apps designed to help you navigate the streaming landscape.
So here’s the tricky part: to square the circle between the Official Secrets Act and NCND ("Neither confirm nor deny policy") while still allowing the court to be open, Apple’s case will be heard based on what the IPT (Investigatory Powers Tribunal) calls “assumed facts”.
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There also seems to be a “back door” in the whole “assumed facts” construct: the lack of transparency into how they are agreed. The actual facts will only emerge if the tribunal finds in Apple’s favour. But if the court sides with the government, the rest of us will be left with questions over exactly what the Home Office asked of Apple, why it did so and whether it is making the same demands of other tech companies.
Yes, most of the podcasts that I follow are essentially a bunch of people talking to each other on microphones in a Zoom meeting.
But I hope that so long as RSS feeds still exist, so long as podcast listening apps still exist, there will always be podcasts outside of YouTube?
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