Platform Growth: Apple Podcasts and the Podcast Marketplace (2005–2018)

1. iTunes 4.9 adds built-in podcast directory

   Jun 28, 2005Labels: iTunes, Apple

   • TechCrunch
   • Apple Newsroom

2. Apple reports 1 million iTunes podcast subscriptions

   Jun 30, 2005Labels: Apple

   • Apple Newsroom

3. App Store opens, accelerating mobile audio apps

   Jul 10, 2008Labels: App Store, iPhone

   • Apple Newsroom
   • Wikipedia

4. Apple highlights the growing third-party podcast app market

   Jan 1, 2014Labels: Overcast, third-party-apps

   • Wikipedia

5. Serial premieres, proving large-scale podcast demand

   Oct 3, 2014Labels: Serial, narrative-podcast

   • PRNewswire
   • HISTORY

6. Apple launches standalone Podcasts app in iOS

   Jun 30, 2015Labels: Podcasts app, iOS

   • IBTimes

7. Apple drops “iTunes” branding for Apple Podcasts

   Apr 13, 2017Labels: Apple Podcasts, Apple

   • TechCrunch

8. Apple previews iOS 11 Podcasts overhaul and analytics

   Jun 10, 2017Labels: iOS 11, Podcasts analytics

   • MacRumors

9. iTunes 12.7 refocuses desktop iTunes on media

   Sep 12, 2017Labels: iTunes 12, desktop iTunes

   • Macworld
   • Engadget

10. iOS 11 releases, bringing redesigned Podcasts app

    Sep 19, 2017Labels: iOS 11, Podcasts app

    • Time

11. Apple rolls out Podcasts Analytics beta for creators

    Dec 14, 2017Labels: Podcasts Analytics, iTunes Connect

    • MacRumors
    • Axios

12. By 2018, Apple’s platform era reshapes podcasts

    Dec 31, 2018Labels: Apple platform, podcast-marketplace

    • Apple Newsroom
    • Apple Newsroom
    • Axios