News about Google, which has decided to close the podcast service. For English language learners at B1-B2 level. Новость для изучающих английский язык уровня B1-B2. Новость о Google, которая приняла решение закрыть сервис подкастов. Поддержите меня, если вам нравится то, что я делаю: https://boosty.to/english117/donate Интересные слова для запоминания / Interesting words to memorize: graveyard - кладбище scrapped projects - отмененные проекты maintaining the service - поддержание сервиса profitable - прибыльный inconvenient - неудобный subscription - подписка carried out - выполненный intend - намереваться migration tool - инструмент миграции ongoing trend - продолжающаяся тенденция NEWS: New additions to Google's digital graveyard! There are currently more than 240 scrapped projects. The company has decided to close the podcast service. Google Podcasts launched in the summer of 2018 and is now in its final months. There is no longer any point in maintaining the service, because Google has a potentially more profitable product - YouTube Music. The one that is inconvenient to listen to without a subscription, so optimization of audio services will be carried out to the benefit of business. But it's not just about the money: Google is also very excited about the popularity of Spotify's podcast business and intends to join the fight so as not to end up broke in the future. To help users transition to YouTube Music, the company will offer an RSS feed migration and migration tool. In fact, there will only be one major market player left that still separates podcasts and music into different apps. Judging by the ongoing trend, Apple Podcasts won't be around for long either.