The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ requires platforms (such as Google’s Assistant) to meet certain conditions for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ content to be available on their services. We seek to make our content as accessible to audiences as possible, but until it can be made available in a way that meets our Terms of Use and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Distribution Policy, certain ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ content will be unavailable through specific Google products.Ìý
What is affected?
Listeners will have difficulty accessing ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts via the Google Podcast app and they will not be able to directly access ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts via the Google Assistant (Google ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½).ÌýÂ
Where can listeners go instead?
In the UK, listeners will still be able to access our podcasts on the free ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app and website. UK listeners using Google ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ can continue to access ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts by casting from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app or, if using a laptop, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds website on the Chrome browser. Outside the UK, listeners can access our podcasts on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds website (where casting is supported) and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds app (where available).
Are any other podcast services affected by this change?
No. This only affects Google.