Apple wanted to make a quality leap to Apple Podcast. This was announced in the April keynote where they announced modifications in the concepts of the platform. The arrival of channels and podcasting service subscriptions. The objective? To further empower creators by providing them with more and more tools to satisfy the demands of listeners and their followers. However, the launch of these channels was delayed and although it was scheduled for early May, that did not happen. Is now when Apple is rolling out the entire news infrastructure around the Apple Podcast with what's new released in April.
Apple Podcast channels and subscriptions come to iOS and macOS
The news coming to the Apple Podcast has been known to the community for several months. However, the initial plans for the Big Apple could not be carried out and after a delay of a month, We are already seeing the news presented on our devices. However, it will take a few days to complete the entire rollout that includes all the announcements and news integrated into the application itself.
Let us remember that the two key novelties are the arrival of the subscriptions and channels to the platform. With this new nomenclature, the 'Follow' button will allow us to keep abreast of a podcast that we like, while the term 'Subscribe' implies pay a subscription to access that podcast and its secondary content.
For content creators there are also changes as Apple launches the Apple Podcasters Program to be able to upload content under subscription. The downside is that it has a value of $ 20 a year, as well as developers pay an annual fee for the Apple Developer Program. This subscription allows the creator to upload content under subscription that during the first year they will receive 70% since Apple pockets the remaining 30% in the form of commission. That commission drops by half in the second year of the program.