Apple, the Company That Basically Invented Podcasts, Has Reportedly Decided to Give This Whole Podcast Thing a - Gizmodo

Apple is reportedly coming around to a podcast subscription service, but it might also create more antitrust headaches for a company already plagued by them.

Citing sources familiar with the topic, the Information reported Friday that Apple is in talks to launch a paid subscription service for podcasts.

Alternatively, if Apple charged for a premium version of its podcasts app—let’s call it Podcasts+ for now—it could potentially group it in with its Apple One bundles and use it to help secure subscribers for other premium apps in its portfolio, like Arcade or Apple Music.

A podcast subscription would be a huge reversal from Apple’s historically hands-off approach to podcasts, which podcast creators were concerned about just a few years ago.