So Long, Stitcher: SiriusXM to Shut Down Podcast App, Website
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Later this summer, Stitcher — one of the biggest podcast-listening apps — will be going silent after about 15 years.
The Stitcher apps and web-streaming audio service will be shutting down on Aug. 29, 2023, according to a notice posted to its site Tuesday.
In the “Stitcher Farewell” notice, the service explains it this way: “SiriusXM, the owner of Stitcher, is focused on incorporating podcasts into its flagship SiriusXM subscription business.
Subscribers can listen to podcasts within the SiriusXM app and will see an all-new listening experience later this year.” The Stitcher name isn’t totally disappearing, though: The company said it “expect[s] to continue to operate our Stitcher Studios and Earwolf networks” that produce original podcast shows.
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