Thread by @mijustin

Wow. Ok. Some pretty big @ApplePodcasts announcements for podcasters at today's #AppleEvent.

I'm still digging through it, but here's a thread with some quick thoughts.

First, in true Apple fashion, they didn't let me (or @TransistorFM) know any of this was coming.

There was speculation, but no official word from anyone at Apple.

The only thing we knew was yesterday, as reported by @Podnews, submissions went offline.

There's a total refresh of Apple's Podcast Connect.

Lots of new features: "ability to edit metadata, organize shows into channels, manage multiple users and roles." Looks like new analytics too.

I haven't been able to access it yet. Anyone else have luck?

From Apple's screenshots, it looks like "normal" podcasters will finally be able to edit "hosts and guests," and may be able to view ratings and reviews globally?

It seems you can also identify your show's publishing frequency (weekly, monthly, etc)

Ok. This is weird.

The original press release linked to a website called Apple Podcasts for Creators: podcaster.apple.com

It was up for awhile, but now appears to be offline?

Weird. podcasters.apple.com is apparently the new URL and site for podcast creators.

Does anyone know why @hearluminary is being featured under "Paid podcasts" on the new @ApplePodcasts site?

Did Apple acquire them, or are they just a paid podcast partner?

Are they abandoning their app and just doing a rev-share with Apple now? (30% first year, 15% after that?)

Does anyone here have access to the new @ApplePodcasts app?

I’m curious: can you still manually add an RSS feed to it?

transistor.fm/add-podcast/

Here's the answer about Luminary (h/t @ashleyrcarman)

One question: how will Apple treat existing paid private podcasts, where subscribers manually add RSS feeds to the player?

@benthompson, @gruber, @SamHarrisOrg, and others use this strategy currently.

Will that go away? (Will they be forced to shared 30% of revenue with Apple?)

Ok. After a long wait, I'm now able to access Apple's new Podcast Connect.

Looks good! Definitely cleaner. A few new options.

The most helpful improvement is being able to see all your podcast reviews in one place.

Getting multiple reports that people’s podcasts have disappeared from @ApplePodcasts.

(I’m assuming this is a temporary glitch)