What’s your preferred podcast app for iPhone and iPad? Let us know down in the comments. Techcrunch: owner Automattic acquires journaling app Day One. Automattic, the parent company of Tumblr and will soon be acquiring the popular podcast app- Pocket Casts from a collective of public radio groups, including NPR and BBC Studios. The Pocket Casts application will remain available for download in the App Store despite the acquisition by Automattic. No terms were given co-founders Russell Ivanovic. It’s notable to see one of the largest third-party podcast apps join Automattic, but it doesn’t appear as if the company has any immediate plans for changes. Pocket Casts has grown to be one of the most popular third-party cross-platform podcast apps, available on both iOS and Android. We’re thrilled that we can continue to give our users a multitude of ways to tell and engage with stories that matter.Ĭofounders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic. We will explore building deep integrations with and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute and listen to podcasts. Automattic will integrate Pocket Casts into its blogging and microblogging appsutomattic also reveals their plans of implementing Pocket Casts with WordPress. The company shares few details about the acquisition, but it says it is exploring options for deep integrations between and Pocket Casts. We’re excited to announce that Pocket Casts will be joining Automattic, the parent company of Īs part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). Automattic, the parent company of and Tumblr, is acquiring podcast app Pocket Casts. Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns, which he co-founded, and Tumblr, the irrepressible social network it acquired. For those unfamiliar, Automattic is the company behind and Tumblr.Īutomattic made the announcement in a blog post today, saying that Pocket Casts will continue to be led by cofounders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson: Following its acquisition of the popular Day One journaling app last month, Automattic has announced that it is also acquiring the popular podcast application Pocket Casts.
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