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Users have recently noticed, upon opening the Apple Podcasts app, that the entire podcast categories menu has vanished. Apple had in fact sent out an email not long ago informing podcasters that they could start updating their shows using the new categories and subcategories.

Whenever you make a piece of content, the idea is the same: to get attention. So, what could possibly be more important than the content which attracts the “window shopper” listeners - the thumbnail. This post describes how to design an eye-catching and descriptive thumbnail so that you have the best chance of reaching your audience. Let’s start with the basics.

The term “podcasting” was coined in 2004 by journalist Ben Hammersly in a newspaper article for The Guardian. He was writing about the potential for a boom in amateur radio, arguing that the ingredients were all there. But what to call it?

BBC listeners and viewers are understandably starting to get fed up of the broadcasting house’s seemingly perpetual plugs for its Sounds app.

Luminary launched in April 2019 as a paid-subscription service for podcasts. The company has been developing this idea since its founding last summer.

During the 2019 annual developer’s conference, Apple announced the end of an era: the discontinuation of iTunes.  Instead, the tech giant confirmed, it will be separating the iTunes offering into three different apps: Apple TV, Apple Music, and Podcasts. 

During the 2019 annual developer’s conference, Apple announced the end of an era: the discontinuation of iTunes.  Instead, the tech giant confirmed, it will be separating the iTunes offering into three different apps: Apple TV, Apple Music, and Podcasts.