Red Seat Ventures’ Speakeasy Brings Video to Apple Podcasts, Beginning with “Surrounded”
Red Seat Ventures has integrated HLS video support for Apple Podcasts through its Speakeasy platform. The show 'Surrounded' is the first to utilize this feature, allowing for adaptive streaming and dynamic ad insertion.
Why it matters
The integration of video into podcasting platforms represents a shift in the creator economy toward multi-modal content consumption.
Red Seat Ventures (RSV), a Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) creator-led media company, today announced that Speakeasy, its hosting, distribution and monetization platform, now supports HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video on Apple Podcasts. Jubilee Media's Surrounded, the weekly debate series hosted by John Regalado, is the first of several creator-led shows expected to launch HLS video through Speakeasy in the coming months.
HLS enables adaptive streaming for smooth playback, offline downloads and dynamic monetization on Apple Podcasts, including the ability to insert video ads, such as host-read spots, in real time. The capability is delivered through Speakeasy without requiring creators to change the workflow they already use to publish and manage their shows, and adds RSV to a growing group of hosting providers supporting HLS video on Apple Podcasts.
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