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There are a ton of podcast platforms out there to listen to your favorite shows. As new ones pop up, others fade into the sunset. This is the story for the podcast platform Stitcher. According to Engadget, Stitcher is going to be shutting down pretty soon. This is the platform that’s owned by SiriusXM. Stitcher has been around for some time, and it provided a platform for a bunch of small-time creators to get their start. While it’s a great platform, we can’t deny that it has some serious competition.  Platforms like…

Stitcher is shutting down. The popular podcasting app and web service, which SiriusXM acquired in 2020 for $325 million, will close on August 29th, according to an FAQ on its website (via Variety). The move appears geared toward drawing its user base into the broader SiriusXM platform. “SiriusXM, the owner of Stitcher, is focused on incorporating podcasts into its flagship SiriusXM subscription business,” the closure note reads. “Subscribers can listen to podcasts within the SiriusXM app and will see an all-new listening…

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends Stitcher, once a popular podcast curation app that also dabbled with live radio stations, is shutting down. Owner SiriusXM has announced that it is focused on “incorporating podcasts into its flagship SiriusXM subscription business” and is looking forward to serving a revamped listening experience in the coming months. Stitcher was making waves until the pre-pandemic era when it had some popular titles like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, SuperSoul Conversations from the Oprah Winfrey…

As part of its interview series of young Nigerian entrepreneurs under 30, PREMIUM TIMES interviews Jennifer Anzaku, Founder and Creative Director of Stitcher House of Fashion and The Baker. The 26-year-old graduated from the University of Nasarawa, where she studied Philosophy and Religious Studies. She speaks about her businesses, motivation and other matters. Excerpts PT: Jennifer, at what point did you decide you would like to be an entrepreneur and what were your goals while choosing these businesses?…

is offering its Platinum plan members a little something extra. It's bundling Premium into the service. Subscribers to both the $23 per month Platinum plan (which includes in-car and app listening) and the $11 per month app-only Streaming Platinum plan now can now use Stitcher Premium at no extra cost. The two-car, $35 per month Platinum VIP plan includes access as well.  This is a decent perk for Platinum plan members, as Stitcher Premium costs $5 per month. It offers early access to certain podcasts as well as ad-free…

Four decades after famed film director Quentin Tarantino and his "Pulp Fiction" co-writer Roger Avary started their employment at Video Archives in 1983, the pair are reuniting once again to host a podcast exploring those seminal moments and the movies that influenced their later careers in The Video Archives Podcast, premiering on Sirius Stitcher later this summer.  “We never imagined that 30 years after we worked together behind the counter at Video Archives, we would be together again doing the exact same thing we did…