Automattic, the parent company of Wordpress, has acquired podcast company Pocket Casts.

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke tells Seven News presenter Katrina Blowers his biggest challenge is “getting out of bed every day” in a revealing podcast interview on Season Three of Claiming Your Confidence. 
 

A number of new entities appear in Triton Digital’s Top 100 Podcast Ranker this reporting period including 99% Invisible (Stitcher Media), Breakfast with Vossy (SEN), and The New South Wales Briefing as well as Roo and Ditts for Breakfast (SCA).  
 

Nova Entertainment has updated its apps to enable features such as podcasts and news on demand.

Version 8.1.1 was launched on 21st June.

Facebook has rolled out Live Audio Rooms and podcasts in America as part of its plans to bring social audio experiences to its social media platform.

Public figures and some Facebook Groups can create social audio content via Live Audio Rooms on iOS.

The features are eventually expected to be rolled out in Australia.

Podcasts will also soon be available.

Apple has unveiled Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, a global marketplace for listeners to discover premium subscriptions offered by their favourite creators alongside millions of free shows on Apple Podcasts.

Listeners in more than 170 countries and regions can sign up for premium subscriptions that include a variety of benefits curated by creators, such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or exclusive access to new series.

Comedian, performer and ABC Melbourne Breakfast presenter Sammy J presents a new weekly catch-up podcast The Sammy J Snack Pack, featuring a tasting plate of show highlights for anytime of the day.

Some new entities appear in the Top 100 Podcast Ranker for May, including Equity Mates (Equity Mates) and Confronting: O.J. Simpson with Kim Goldman (Wondery).  

 
Casefile True Crime (Audioboom) remained in the #1 spot as the most downloaded podcast in the country this reporting period.