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Title: Instacast fans will have to find a new podcast app
Post by: HCK on June 16, 2015, 03:00:12 am
Instacast fans will have to find a new podcast app

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Bad news, Instacast fans: The well-reviewed podcast player (http://www.macworld.com/article/2043361/mac-gems-instacast-for-mac-makes-listening-to-podcasts-a-pleasure.html) for Mac and iOS has been discontinued.</p><p>
The app’s parent company, Vemedio, sent an email to subscribers indicating that the abrupt move was due to money issues. In the email, which was obtained by 9to5Mac (http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/14/instacast-shuts-down-vemedio-podcast-app/), Vemedio founder Martin Hering said he “ran out of funds to keep the project going.”</p><p>
The freemium app did make some money through subscriptions, with 6-month memberships going for $9.99 and yearly ones available for $14.99. With its brand new Apple Watch app, Instacast seemed to be innovating up until its sudden death.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2935827/instacast-fans-will-have-to-find-a-new-podcast-app.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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