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Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

YouTube is too big and dominates too much of certain spaces for streaming. Shutting it down would be stupid. If Google no longer wanted it, it would make WAY more sense to sell. Someone would pay billions for that.

Edit: also, YouTube made $8billion in ad sales last quarter. YouTube ain’t going anywhere right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Well, to be more clear, I was trying to say that YouTube could end as a business for Google. I'm not sure if YouTube is doing well right now, financially, and these whole ad management looks like a desperate move.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

YouTube has recently been exceeding street expectations and made $8billion in ad sales last quarter alone. Even when revenue took a 2% dip a while back, that business is still a damn cash cow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, I still doubt it long-term. It's become truly annoying to watch YouTube videos without workarounds/Premium these days. Their membership is also more expensive as time goes by. I guess, as long as it is a monopoly, they may keep pushing this. Maybe it's just me, but feels tired.