Streaming services are increasingly adding video podcasts to boost user engagement, reduce churn, and acquire low-cost ...

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 ...

Spotify announced on Thursday that it plans to embrace Apple’s HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) video technology, which Apple recently introduced on Apple Podcasts to enhance the video experience. The ...

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 ...

It’s not often that media releases impact two industries so significantly, but that’s exactly what happened earlier this week. In this case, it’s streaming and podcasting. iHeartMedia and Netflix ...

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 ...

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, ...

A new report from the Reuters Institute shows the rapidly changing nature of news podcasts, with publishers pivoting to video as a response to audience demand and new platform features. The report, ...