Spotify-owned podcasts to be on Netflix

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• 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.

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