Pocket Casts is up for sale nearly three years after acquisition by public radio consortium - 9to5Google

In May 2018, Pocket Casts was acquired by NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life.

First reported by Current last week, NPR’s latest financial statement reveals how the owners “met and agreed to sell Pocket Casts, the sole asset of Podcast Media” last month.

Meanwhile, the original Pocket Casts developers agreed to the deal, which they considered a partnership, given the shared vision between them and the new owners:.

Since then, Pocket Casts has undergone two big changes.

Six months later, the app went free after previously costing $3.99, while a $9.99/year Pocket Casts Plus tier was introduced for access to the desktop (Mac, Windows, and web) apps, Apple Watch support, more themes/icons, and cloud storage to upload your own content

This sale of Pocket Casts comes as Google, Apple, Spotify, and Amazon are all making big investments in the podcasting space

We’ve reached out to Pocket Casts on what this sale will mean for end users