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  • James CridlandJ This user is from outside of this forum
    James CridlandJ This user is from outside of this forum
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    A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

    Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

    Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

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    • James CridlandJ James Cridland

      A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

      Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

      Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

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      Apple Podcasts HLS streams: how they work

      What are the tech details of how Apple Podcasts new HLS video works? Here's what we know so far.

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      LittleFrankL This user is from outside of this forum
      LittleFrankL This user is from outside of this forum
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      @james pah. What's wrong with an RSS pointing at an MP3 file?

      Oh yeah. Money

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      • James CridlandJ James Cridland

        A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

        Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

        Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

        Link Preview Image
        Apple Podcasts HLS streams: how they work

        What are the tech details of how Apple Podcasts new HLS video works? Here's what we know so far.

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        Oscar MerryM This user is from outside of this forum
        Oscar MerryM This user is from outside of this forum
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        @james

        "Theoretically, though, this does mean that the same HLS feed should work if you were to put it into an alternateEnclosure for other podcast apps, and should also work just fine on Android or other devices. There’s nothing proprietary here - just a carefully constructed HLS master playlist. And that’s good news for all of us."

        Great to hear!

        At Fountain we have many podcasters publishing HLS video with every episode. @james any thoughts on the best way to contact Apple?

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        • James CridlandJ James Cridland

          A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

          Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

          Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

          Link Preview Image
          Apple Podcasts HLS streams: how they work

          What are the tech details of how Apple Podcasts new HLS video works? Here's what we know so far.

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          Simon ElveryS This user is from outside of this forum
          Simon ElveryS This user is from outside of this forum
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          @james how many of the apparent 400k are watching 3D podcasts in a headset? This is not the future I want

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          • Oscar MerryM Oscar Merry

            @james

            "Theoretically, though, this does mean that the same HLS feed should work if you were to put it into an alternateEnclosure for other podcast apps, and should also work just fine on Android or other devices. There’s nothing proprietary here - just a carefully constructed HLS master playlist. And that’s good news for all of us."

            Great to hear!

            At Fountain we have many podcasters publishing HLS video with every episode. @james any thoughts on the best way to contact Apple?

            James CridlandJ This user is from outside of this forum
            James CridlandJ This user is from outside of this forum
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            @merryoscar You have mail!

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            • James CridlandJ James Cridland

              @merryoscar You have mail!

              Oscar MerryM This user is from outside of this forum
              Oscar MerryM This user is from outside of this forum
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              @james thank you! 🙏

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              • James CridlandJ James Cridland

                A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

                Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

                Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

                Link Preview Image
                Apple Podcasts HLS streams: how they work

                What are the tech details of how Apple Podcasts new HLS video works? Here's what we know so far.

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                Sam Sethi :pc2red: ⁂S This user is from outside of this forum
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                @james no shippable ads would be a app breaker for me if implemented and adhered to by Apple.

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                • James CridlandJ James Cridland

                  A sneak peek at a techy thing: how Apple Podcasts HLS streams work.

                  Some may/will have better information than I do here; but I’m publishing this later today, and would, of course, welcome any feedback of the things I’ve got wrong. Feel free to quietly do that via email if it helps - editor@podnews.net will find me.

                  Of note - advertisers *can* require their ads not to be skippable, according to the spec. But we don't know whether Apple Podcasts is going to honour that.

                  Link Preview Image
                  Apple Podcasts HLS streams: how they work

                  What are the tech details of how Apple Podcasts new HLS video works? Here's what we know so far.

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                  John SpurlockJ This user is from outside of this forum
                  John SpurlockJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @james looks pretty good - just missing a link to your source!

                  John Spurlock (@js@podcastindex.social)

                  Curious what resolutions/codecs are being used by the new HLS video podcasts in Apple Podcasts? So was I:

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