With the pandemic process, the interest in podcasts has increased considerably. Wanting to increase the competition with Spotify’s podcast service, YouTube is preparing a design where users can access podcast content directly. According to the information leaked recently, the company will also include podcasts on the “Discover” page.
Google recently announced that a watermark will be added to YouTube Shorts content, just like TikTok. Wanting to appeal to more users, the company created a new page for podcast listeners.
YouTube aims to increase podcast listeners
Podcast content producers publish their content on many different platforms, especially Apple Music and Spotify. YouTube, which has recently become a favorite of podcasters, has accelerated its work to reach more people.
The company’s podcast plan was leaked from an in-house presentation in March. It is estimated that the new design published for US users will be active all over the world in a short time.
YouTube took the precaution! Shorts watermark is coming
Short video sharing service YouTube Shorts is copying the TikTok-like feature. So YouTube Shorts videos will have a watermark.
The “Podcast” tab on the Discover page will allow users to access the most listened content. Popular episodes, popular podcast playlists, recommended and popular podcast creators will be listed separately.
Some users stated that the YouTube podcast page design has not yet met expectations. Unfortunately, Android device owners cannot use the default Listening Controls feature when they want to listen to any podcast.
Many users still actively use the platform called Google Podcasts. It is estimated that the company will move the Google Podcasts platform to YouTube.
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