Apple acquires Scout FM, radio-like podcasts platform
By MYBRANDBOOK
Apple acquired a startup Scout FM, which makes listening to podcasts more like tuning into radio stations, seeking to improve its service amid growing competition from Spotify Technology SA.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant earlier this year bought a popular podcast app on iPhones, Android devices and Amazon smart speakers, according to people with knowledge of the deal.
While podcast apps, including Apple’s, traditionally work by letting users pick an individual podcast to listen to, Scout FM created podcast stations on various topics.
The app would create a station as per the user’s interests that mixed together a curated selection of sports podcasts- from sports to entertainment to news, any and every station would be created.
The app determined a person’s interests based on listening history, inputs of their preferences and suggestions from artificial-intelligence based software.
Scout FM was popular among some users of Apple devices and could be integrated with CarPlay, the interface that appears on supported car screens when connected to an iPhone, and Apple’s Siri digital assistant. It was also optimized for devices based on Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa.
An Apple spokesman confirmed the acquisition.
Podcasts have been an increasingly key area of content for Apple. The iPhone maker was one of the first technology players to popularize podcasting 15 years ago. It has since slowly added new features to its Podcast app across nearly all of its devices.
Apple is developing original podcasts that tie into Apple TV , Bloomberg News reported earlier this year. That comes as Spotify has quickly acquired a stockpile of podcasts, including the exclusive rights to a show from Joe Rogan, a comedian and popular TV host.
The deal for Scout FM is one of several that Apple has made so far in 2020. It recently acquired payments company Mobeewave, weather app Dark Sky and virtual-reality content broadcasting company NextVR. Other purchases include Voysis, Xnor.ai and Inductiv to improve Siri and artificial intelligence, Fleetsmith for enterprise device management and VR software startup Spaces.
BREAKING NEWS
TECHNO TRENDS
TAC Security becomes Cyber Security Assessor for the App Defen
The cybersecurity company, TAC Security has been selected as a key Cyber ...
InterGlobe’s Rahul Bhatia and C.P. Gurnani together announce
In a move that is set to transform the AI landscape, Rahul Bhatia, Group M...
Download masked Aadhaar to improve privacy
Download a masked Aadhaar from UIDAI to improve privacy. Select masking w...
Sterlite Technologies' Rs 145 crore claim against BSNL rejecte
An arbitrator has rejected broadband technology company Sterlite Technolog...
E-Magazine
TECHNOTAINMENT
Salman Khan trolled for singing with B Praak at Anant Ambani's
To celebrate Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant Ambani’s 29th birthday
Disney+ Hotstar wins the Best OTT Platform of the year
Film Critics Guild and Group M Motion Entertainment, in collaboration with
MOVERS & SHAKERS
SISL elevates Ankita Wadhawan as CEO—End User Computing
The IT service provider, SISL in a LinkedIn post announced the elevation
InfoVision appoints Radhika Venkatraman to its Advisory Board
Global digital services company, InfoVision has announced the appointment
OPEN YOUR EYES
INTERVIEWS
Making security more accessible, CP PLUS stands unrivaled as a
The topmost priority of CP Plus is to establish a dedicated R&D Hub in Indi
HPE’s transformation into an edge-to-cloud company is its un
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is driving towards one customer experience
HOT PICK
Canon India Introduces 4K Remote PTZ Camera Controller & 4K In
Canon India, a leading company in digital imaging solutions, further solidi
Dell Technologies launches the new consumer and gaming portfol
Dell Technologies has unveiled its newest line of AI-enabled consumer PCs
MAKE IN INDIA BRANDS
BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD.
SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT. LTD.
RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM LTD.
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMATICS
EMINENT CIO'S OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw is an Indian politician and former IAS officer and is...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Roshni Nadar Malhotra is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and the c...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Som Satsangi
With more than three decades in the IT Sector, Som is responsible for ...
PARTNER SPEAKERS
PSU
C-DOT enabling India in indigenous design, development and production of telecom technologies
An autonomous telecom R&D centre of Government of India, Center of Dev...
DRDO is India's largest and most diverse research organisation
DRDO is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, with a vis...
RailTel connecting every corner of India
RailTel is an ICT provider and one of the largest neutral telecom infr...
VIDEOS
Top 25 Brands
Value-Added Distribution
IRIS GLOBAL SERVICES PVT. LTD.
Iris Global services is one of the leading distribution houses that d...
ACCERON INFOSOL PVT. LTD.
It is a leading value added distributor in the IT security space and h...
INFLOW TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
Inflow Technologies is a niche player in the IT Infrastructure Distrib...
ITFORUM 2024
WIITF 2024
CMO of the Year
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
EMINENT CIO's OF INDIA
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
MORE VIDEOS
ADVERTISEMENTS
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
UNICORNS REVOLUTIONISING
