Earlier this year, Apple unveiled a major upgrade to the video experience for Apple Podcasts. The company deployed its HTTP Live Streaming technology to enhance how video shows in Apple Podcasts are ...

Apple Podcasts is launching “advanced video podcast capabilities” as it looks to compete with YouTube and Spotify. “Twenty years ago, Apple helped take podcasting mainstream by adding podcasts to ...

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Netflix is reportedly in talks to license video podcasts distributed by iHeartMedia, according to Bloomberg. iHeartMedia’s podcast portfolio includes shows like “The Breakfast Club,” “Las Culturistas, ...

As part of iOS 26.4, Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to “bring advanced video podcast capabilities” to creators and listeners, Apple says. The new “enhanced video podcast experience” will allow ...

Streaming services are increasingly adding video podcasts to boost user engagement, reduce churn, and acquire low-cost content to compete with YouTube. Their strategies are all different, based on ...

Starting in early 2026, Netflix subscribers in the US will be able to watch select Spotify Studios and Ringer podcasts directly on the streaming platform. Netflix and Spotify are teaming up to blur ...

Spotify has announced that its podcasting platforms — Spotify for Creators and Megaphone — are adopting Apple's technology for video streaming, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). Apple shared in February that ...

When you tune in to a podcast, you’re probably not opening the Netflix app — at least for now. Podcasters see this as an offensive move with YouTube as the primary target. And the data provides a ...