Spotify and Netflix have announced a partnership to deliver a selection of Spotify’s top video podcasts to Netflix. The deal starts in early 2026, in the US only.
- Full video of those shows will be removed from YouTube – and will be available only on Spotify and Netflix. YouTube still gets clips; while audio versions of the podcasts will remain available across platforms.
- The selected shows are all owned by Spotify; Joe Rogan isn’t among them.
- Writing in Vulture, Nick Quah suggests it’s “a kind of mutual defense pact” against YouTube. Writing in /r/billsimmons, fans call this “lame”, “stupid”, and “dumb”; however some point out that the low production values of these shows (many of which are simply recorded Zoom calls) will look negatively different to others on Netflix.
Curiously, these Spotify shows are the first video podcasts to make it to Netflix – beating Netflix’s own video podcasts. The Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast, which was launched in August and is made by Netflix, is available in video form on Spotify and Netflix’s competitor, YouTube. It isn’t, however, available on Netflix.
The Signal Awards announced the winners for its fourth annual awards. The podcast company of the year went to iHeartPodcasts.
The Anthem Awards announced its finalists. The awards “recognize individuals, companies and organizations whose mission-driven work is creating meaningful change around the world”. Spotify is a company finalist; there is a podcast category, with finalists including The Mel Robbins Podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Uncuffed, and Bad Watchdog.
On the US’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a new digital platform Indigenous House launched in New York, promising podcasts, movies, comedy and more. It’s an evolution of IllumiNative — a Native women-led organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of and changing the narrative about Native people.
In the UK, Global has partnered with AudioAlways to bring Help I Sexted My Boss 24 hours early to its own app, Global Player. One of the presenters of the show, Jordan North, is a presenter for Capital, one of Global’s radio stations.
