Podcasting services that use the Apple Podcasts catalog If you choose to opt out of distribution through the Apple Podcasts catalog, your show will only be available on the Apple Podcasts app, not third-party podcasting services, unless you’ve submitted your show directly to their catalogs. New shows are made available in the Apple Podcasts app in all countries and regions, and to third-party podcasting services that reference the Apple Podcasts catalog, by default. In Apple Podcasts Connect, navigate to Podcasts > Show > Availability to choose where you want your show to be available. Many hosting providers that do not yet support subscriptions will provide instructions for how to add your free show using Apple Podcasts Connect.Ĭonfigure Availability in Apple Podcasts Connect Subscriber episodes distributed using Apple Podcasts Subscriptions are DRM-protected and only available on Apple Podcasts.

Free episodes distributed using an RSS feed URL remain free and available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts. If your hosting provider supports subscriptions, you can also submit your free or subscriber show to Apple Podcasts from your hosting provider dashboard. Submit to the catalog through your hosting provider You can submit your free or subscriber show to Apple Podcasts using Apple Podcasts Connect. Submit to the catalog through Apple Podcasts Connect Podcasts available in the Apple Podcasts catalog are public, searchable, and shareable. From here, they can follow shows to automatically download and be notified of new episodes, play and save episodes to Library, and more. Listeners can browse the Apple Podcasts catalog from the Search, Browse, Top Charts, and Listen Now on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, CarPlay, iTunes on Windows, Amazon Alexa devices, and other smart speakers and car systems, or by asking Siri.

This makes the show available to users of the Apple Podcasts app in over 170 countries and regions as well as third-party podcasting services that reference the Apple Podcasts catalog. Publish your show to the Apple Podcasts catalogĪfter you’ve set up your show, you can submit it to Apple Podcasts to be included in the Apple Podcasts catalog. There are two ways to distribute your shows to listeners through Apple Podcasts.

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