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Podcast app Breaker to be acquired by Twitter

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Reuters
10 January, 2021, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 10 January, 2021, 12:16 pm

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Podcast app Breaker to be acquired by Twitter

Breaker said on its blog that people can now transfer their subscriptions to other podcast listening apps like those offered by Apple Inc and Spotify

Reuters
10 January, 2021, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 10 January, 2021, 12:16 pm
The company said fleets would be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android in the coming days. Photo: Reuters
The company said fleets would be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android in the coming days. Photo: Reuters

Breaker, a popular podcast app, said on Monday it would be acquired by social media company Twitter Inc and shut down its app and website next week.

Breaker said on its blog that people can now transfer their subscriptions to other podcast listening apps like those offered by Apple Inc and Spotify.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Here at Breaker, we're truly passionate about audio communication and we're inspired by the ways Twitter is facilitating public conversations for people around the world," said CEO Erik Berlin, adding that the Breaker team is joining Twitter.

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