What to Watch: Voice Devices Bringing the NewsMajor news organizations and tech purveyors like Google are working to roll out a lot more content through the growing voice-device market.

[Collection]The news media’s next evolution looks to be within the realm of voice-activated devices and speakers. With so many success stories in podcasts, news — and content media more broadly — see the next wave of bringing stories to readers within devices like the Google Assistant, Apple HomePod and Amazon Alexa. Now used mainly for shopping, music and more basic automated information like the weather, 2019 could well be the year when briefings and networks become part of a burgeoning click-free lifestyle. Even though the devices aren’t perfect (there are complaints of Alexa responding to voices from the TV), an estimated 50 million U.S. adults now have access to a voice device, and the sector is projected to grow exponentially over the next few years, leaving plenty of room for news to join commerce in the rush toward convenience. “When it comes to voice, we are farther along than many think,” Colin Morris, a director at Adobe Analytics, told WWD in November. “In many ways, it feels like we are nearing the point in the mobile boom right before the levees burst, and we witnessed the flooding of apps into the market.” There are already ways to access the news on voice devices, but

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Read More...https://wwd.com/business-news/media/media-trends-2019-voice-devices-news-1202942252/