Podnews Daily - podcast industry news

New partners announced for Apple Podcasts video

Mar 16, 2026
New podcast hosts are rolling out Apple HLS video support, expanding where video can be delivered. Several major platforms still lack HLS support, and video may carry extra hosting fees. Apple has reached 12 million episodes with chapters and is highlighting AI-generated chapters. Coverage from Podcast Movement Evolutions and a large charity-driven Podcasthon are also discussed.
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
INSIGHT

Major Hosts Joining Apple Podcasts HLS Video

  • Apple Podcasts is expanding HLS video support by adding Transistor, Audiomeans, Podbean, Captivate, RSS.com and Podigee to existing partners.
  • This brings nearly all hosts with >2% new-episode market share into Apple’s HLS video ecosystem alongside Acast, Omny Studio, ART19 and Simplecast.
INSIGHT

Notable Hosts Still Excluded From HLS Video

  • Significant hosting gaps remain: Spotify for Creators/Megaphone, Spreaker, Buzzsprout and Libsyn are not yet supporting HLS video.
  • The episode notes that video hosting will likely cost extra given bandwidth and storage demands.
INSIGHT

Apple Reaches 12 Million Episodes With Chapters

  • Apple Podcasts now has 12 million episodes with chapters and has rolled out AI-generated chapters since November.
  • Apple used its Podcast Movement Evolutions keynote — its first official North American podcast-conference talk — to highlight these advances.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app