Like many of its contemporaries, YouTube Music will soon be adding podcasts to its audio and video content library. YouTube’s head of podcasting, Kai Chuk, confirmed to The Verge that the feature is coming “in the near future.”
The podcasts will be available to all users, free or premium, and the free tiers will have the usual ad-supported playback with background audio support. Audio-first shows will also receive a special podcast badge to highlight them.
“If someone wants to watch a podcast, we have a solution,” Chuk said. “If someone just wants to listen to a podcast, we should have a great experience for that as well.”
YouTube is not currently looking to add exclusive shows or licensed originals. Instead, it claims to focus on its creators and YouTubers.
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