‘Apple today announced a transformative update coming to Apple Podcasts this spring that will bring advanced video podcast capabilities to the app.
-
‘Apple today announced a transformative update coming to Apple Podcasts this spring that will bring advanced video podcast capabilities to the app. This enhanced video podcast experience uses Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology’
they did it!
Apple introduces a new video podcast experience on Apple Podcasts
Apple today announced a transformative update coming to Apple Podcasts this spring that will bring advanced video podcast capabilities to the app.
Apple Newsroom (www.apple.com)
-
I podcastindex.social shared this topic
P Podcasting shared this topic
-
weak sauce - but it makes sense given that Apple is receiving a video from the hosting provider and HLSifying it and hosting it themselves, and they don't own the RSS feed
-
@js what a weird choice the API thing... why not just RSS?
-
@manton agreed
they are hosting and taking a cut of ad impressions
-
@js ohhhh, yeah. I can see that happening...
-
-
weak sauce - but it makes sense given that Apple is receiving a video from the hosting provider and HLSifying it and hosting it themselves, and they don't own the RSS feed
easiest way to think about Apple's HLS video at the moment is like Apple premium content
host uploads to them, they host it, not available at all to third party players or represented in the RSS feed at all
-
easiest way to think about Apple's HLS video at the moment is like Apple premium content
host uploads to them, they host it, not available at all to third party players or represented in the RSS feed at all
@js That was my thought as well. I was really hoping for alt enclosure.
-
easiest way to think about Apple's HLS video at the moment is like Apple premium content
host uploads to them, they host it, not available at all to third party players or represented in the RSS feed at all
even better, it's kind of like a "private alternate enclosure"
-
@js Yes. They've been very consistent lately with their support of the open way of doing things. Even when it was a totally thrown in cherry on top. It'll happen.
-
@js maybe I'm just turning cynical, but I have zero hope that Apple will adopt an open alternative here. It would be so easy to offer an alternative enclosure tag with an HLS link, but that's not the direction they went.
Spotify and YouTube are doing the same thing.
-
@js @dave I’m inclined to believe Apple will never open up anything to anyone anymore. On the one hand, they’re hosting the videos so they can argue that’s to make the experience better.
On the other hand for each ad spot served they get services revenue which is their only growth. Don’t expect openness when it would reduce revenue.
-
@lutindiscret @js @dave HLS can be set to download/offline
-
@js @dave I’m inclined to believe Apple will never open up anything to anyone anymore. On the one hand, they’re hosting the videos so they can argue that’s to make the experience better.
On the other hand for each ad spot served they get services revenue which is their only growth. Don’t expect openness when it would reduce revenue.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register LoginWelcome To Podcasting.Chat!
This forum is for podcasters, podcast guests, and podcast enthusiasts alike to share tips, tricks, and their love of the medium.
This forum is fully federated, so you are able to contribute to any discussion here through your own software of choice (e.g. Mastodon, Misskey, Lemmy, Piefed, etc.). So you can sign up for an account here and it federates around the Fediverse. You can also follow feeds and topics from your other Fedi-enabled accounts.
Recent Posts
-
How much do you really need to retire early?
One expert says there’s a meaningful gap between a basic and a more comfortable retirement. Photo: 123.rf You’ve…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Audio #Business #CurrentAffairs #Finance #PersonalFinance #Podcasts #PublicRadio #RadioNewZealand #RNZ #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/429227/
-
@pl @js I don’t think it’s that simple. If the only thing that mattered to Apple was revenue, they would’ve never supported podcasting in the first place, since for most of its existence, Apple never made a dime off podcasting.
-
@lutindiscret @js @dave HLS can be set to download/offline
-
@js @dave I’m inclined to believe Apple will never open up anything to anyone anymore. On the one hand, they’re hosting the videos so they can argue that’s to make the experience better.
On the other hand for each ad spot served they get services revenue which is their only growth. Don’t expect openness when it would reduce revenue.
