Captivate
Address: 
30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7JZ, UK
Easy, professional podcast hosting to create, grow and make money from your podcasts
Website: www.captivate.fm
Owned by: Global Media & Entertainment Limited
About Captivate
Captivate is owned by Global, the Media & Entertainment Group. It is the world’s leading podcast host for serious, growth-focused creators. Known for its user-friendly interface and robust analytics, Captivate provides podcasters with the tools they need to grow and monetize their shows effectively.
Captivate is IAB Certified
It was certified for v2.2 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines on Jul 19, 2024.
It is certified for Download and Listener. Learn more
Latest news
- May 19: Podcast hosting company Captivate has enabled HLS support in the alternate enclosure. This will allow video to be visible in podcast apps that support it, like Podcast Addict, Fountain, Truefans, and others. There's a little tag to turn on under your video podcast settings.
- May 14: Exclusive: DAX US and Captivate have announced a new unified monetisation suite for US creators. Captivate creators will gain streamlined access to integrated monetization tools through Captivate’s Ad Marketplace, powered by DAX’s programmatic advertising capabilities. Rob Walch, VP of Podcast Relations, said it was "a meaningful step forward in simplifying podcast monetization for creators".
- May 6: Podcast hosting company Captivate has unveiled its Apple Podcasts video support. Their pricing model is a flat $12/month add-on for up to 1,000 video plays. Additional bandwidth costs are charged over that number. Captivate isn't yet supporting the alternate enclosure.
- Apr 30: An email to Captivate customers suggests that the podcast hosting company will launch Apple Podcasts video "from next week".
- Mar 16:
More video is coming. At Podcast Movement Evolutions at SXSW, Stacey Goers and Jake Shapiro from Apple Podcasts announced a number of new podcast hosting partners for the upcoming Apple Podcasts HLS video feature. Transistor, Audiomeans, PodBean, Captivate, RSS
.com and Podigee are all soon to support HLS video on Apple Podcasts. The companies join Acast, Omny Studio, ART19 and Simplecast.
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