Audible, Long Known Only for Audiobooks, Is Branching Out into Podcasts — and News
If you’ve been reading Hot Pod here on Nieman Lab or podcast news more generally, you’ll know that Audible has been staffing up with audio talent — notably from public radio — to build out original content. And you know that the podcast/audio world has been awaiting what Audible — part of giant Amazon — would bring to the industry beyond the audiobooks for which it’s been known for years.
That long-anticipated original content has finally arrived in the form of a new “Channels” section in the Audible mobile app. The section, currently in beta and rolling out on iOS and Android to some Audible members now, streams curated short-form audio — ranging from read-aloud versions of New York Times articles to complete shows from PRI’s The World to episodes of Charlie Rose.
- Companies:
- Amazon.com