Apple Tries To Pod-Watch You: Now With Buffering In HD

KEY POINTS

•Apple announced it will roll out a revamped video podcast experience this spring across several devices including the Apple Vision Pro.
•The update allows users to switch seamlessly between audio and video and download episodes for offline viewing.
•Apple partnered with hosting and ad platforms like Acast, Amazon’s ART19, Triton’s Omny Studio, and SiriusXM to support video ads and monetization.

Apple, the grandpodfather of podcasting, is finally admitting that no one enjoys staring at an audio waveform anymore. This spring, the fruit-flavored overlord plans an 'innovative' video podcast update on iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, and the web — because yes, apparently even your fancy goggles get lonely without hosts’ mugs. Users can now switch between audio and video, presumably to watch awkward silences in hi-def or just to pretend to work. Partnering with hosting giants like Acast, Amazon-owned ART19, and SiriusXM, Apple promises 'host-read video ads,' because nothing says authenticity like commercial breaks staring right back at you. Eddy Cue assures us creators remain 'in full control,' as if buffering and subscriber drop-offs were optional.

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Apple moving video podcasts into the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro because apparently just listening wasn’t enough punishment for your two-hour commute.

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