radiko has started distributing podcasts! Aims to improve service experience via UX to switch between radio and podcasts

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Radiko Co., Ltd. (location: Minato-ku, Tokyo) has started distributing podcasts on “radiko”, one of the largest radio distribution platforms in Japan.

*”Podcast” is a recorded program with no listening limit, and is a service that allows you to enjoy a variety of audio content at any time, such as re-edited versions of on-air programs, spin-offs, and original programs.

■Start of distribution of Radico Podcast

Radiko is a distribution service that allows you to enjoy the radio broadcast content of all 99 commercial radio stations on the Internet. Radiko have been using the “Area Free” feature (385 yen per month / tax included*), which allows you to enjoy radio programs from all over the country, but now we have added listening restrictions and area restrictions so that you can enjoy not only radio but also a variety of audio content. We are now distributing “podcasts” (free of charge) that can be played anytime and anywhere without any restrictions. Radiko will expand the scope of Radiko from the radio field to the radio + podcast field, allowing users to enjoy more audio content by freely switching between radio and podcasts.

■Characteristics of the Radio Podcast feature
– There is no listening deadline (you can listen for a total of 3 hours within 24 hours after you start playing)
– There is no distribution deadline (one week from distribution for time-free programs), and you can also listen to past archives Possible
– All podcasts can be listened to for free from anywhere in the country
– Can be played at double speed
– Equipped with a function that allows you to freely switch between radio and podcasts and enjoy related programs

To listen to podcasts with the radiko app [radiko usage guide] Also released!
https://news.radiko.jp/article/edit/102788/Please

enjoy the Radiko Podcast on the Radiko app.

radiko Co., Ltd. aims to expand the opportunities for audio content such as radio programs and podcasts to meet users, create new fans of audio content, and develop the radio industry. We will continue to develop and propose services with the aim of creating an audio platform that connects all the relationships surrounding Radiko, such as advertisements and people, local communities and people, and the future vision of Radiko.

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