Apple Podcasts Going Algorithmic

According to James Cridland of Podnews, humans used to curate what you see in the "Home" and "New" sections in Apple's Podcast app, based on the geographical region you are in. Canadian podcasts are highlighted to Canadians, Australian podcasts are highlighted to Australias. You get the point. However, that is no longer the case. Instead, it seems that algorithms had taken over the jobs of human, and "it's all global now." James Cridland, Podnews: Apple Podcasts has always had an impressive set of region-specific editorial content, ensuring that locally-made shows, among other relevant podcasts, have been promoted to audiences. Until now. Podnews has learnt from multiple sources - amid increasing industry frustration - that Apple Podcasts is no longer showing a country-based editorially-curated view to users in the “Home” and “New” sections in the Apple Podcasts app. Instead, Apple is showing an algorithmic view for each user, designed to follow what the company calls user types: and…