Apple Plans to Add Audio Versions of Publisher Articles to Apple News+
https://www.theverge.comApple News+ is pivoting to audio. Apparently, Apple is asking publishers for permission to record audio of their stories to include in its News Plus app.
Apple would cover the costs of production and compensate publishers similarly to how it does for written articles: 50% of subscriber revenue goes to publishers based on how much time subscribers spent with publishers’ content in a 30-day period. There is no official confirmation from Apple yet.