Apple Podcasts subscription service has been launched in some regions

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Apple recently officially opened a subscription service for Podcasts to users. For the Podcasts subscription service, taking Japan as an example, the subscription fee starts at 120 yen/month, and the subscription can be completed through registration on the official page. After that, you can listen to programs without ads and get bonus content in addition to free programs, enjoy early listening, and other benefits.

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“Listeners can’t get enough of their favorite podcasts and want a simple way to support the extraordinary creators who make them possible,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats. “Now, listeners can enjoy new content and additional benefits for thousands of new and popular podcasts, alongside millions of free shows, with more arriving every week. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will help creators grow their businesses and continue to make podcasting an important source of information, entertainment, connection, and inspiration for hundreds of millions of listeners around the world.”

For creators, although Apple has created a model like Podcast, Apple Podcasts is no longer a general-purpose podcast client. Programs that have not submitted RSS to Apple cannot be listened to by users. This is basically nothing to do with some third-party platforms. In contrast, some third-party clients have much better support for RSS feeds.

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