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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Apple has announced what it describes as “a transformative update” coming to Apple Podcasts this spring that will bring advanced video podcast capabilities to the app. This enhanced video podcast ...