Google Podcasts wasn't enough: YouTube Podcasts sub-page is rolling out – Android Police

Google just can’t stop duplicating its services Google is finally cleaning up its product portfolio and merging services that just make sense to merge. Both of the company’s video calling platforms, Meet and Duo, are joining forces under the Meet brand, and Google has long been in the process of phasing out Hangouts in favor of Chat. The latest move then doesn’t make any sense, at least on the surface. Google has silently launched a dedicated YouTube Podcasts website, all while it offers a dedicated podcast service of its own under the Google Podcasts brand. As spotted by 9to5Google, a youtube.com/podcasts site has slowly started to roll out around the globe since July, with this website showing a 404 error for many but an overview of YouTube podcast content for others. Given that YouTube is a video platform, you don’t see anything resembling Google Podcasts here, though. Instead, YouTube Podcasts focuses on video formats, showcasing popular podcasts or podcast-adjacent content on the video platform. YouTube Podcasts isn’t an official branding, at least just yet. Instead, it is more of a simple sub-page for YouTube itself, without an explicit mention that it’s supposed to be something else. This could change as…
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