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Google Play Music To Add Podcast Support on April 18, Says Report

Posted by msmash on from the affinity-for-podcasts dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google Play Music could add a hub for podcasts on Monday, April 18. The speculation comes as news outlets spotted a leaked NPR email member-only newsletter which claims that the company 'worked with Google to ensure that public radio is represented in the Google Play environment' and reveals the launch date. Google announced plans to add podcasts to Google Play Music app in October last year. It's a welcome move -- whenever it actually happens. Google, unlike Apple and Microsoft, as of today doesn't offer any built-in app in its mobile operating system which could allow users to subscribe and listen to their favorite podcasts. And podcasts are increasingly becoming popular.

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  1. Welcome move for google. by Altus · · Score: 2

    if it were Apple doing this, instead of a "Welcome move" it would be a blatant attempt to kill of existing podcast apps.

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    1. Re:Welcome move for google. by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 2

      I'm using PocketCasts which I like as well

      Second vote for PocketCasts. It's a pretty cool little app that works well.

  2. No one remebers Google Listen? by LWATCDR · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Google had a podcasting app for android called Listen years ago. That and MyTracks are two of Google apps I wish they had not killed.

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  3. Re:People still watch podcasts? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2

    I figured that by now podcasts would have gone the way of the dodo, same as powerpoint - 4x as long to express half the content, badly.

    There is nowhere else to get a lot of this content. Most of the insights I bring here from the automotive world come from one show (which is also podcast) which hosts big names from the industry. I skip their dailies but I watch (or just listen to) their weekly and monthly broadcasts.

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