Supercast
How the world's highest-earning podcasts offer subscriptions
Website: www.supercast.com
Owned by: Red Seat Ventures
About Supercast
Supercast is the preferred podcast subscription platform for the most well-monetized podcasts in the world, powering millions in revenue for independent podcasters and content networks. The platform works seamlessly with any podcast player, delivering exclusive audio and video content to paid subscribers wherever they want it with a simple two-tap subscription process. Supercast’s top 10 podcasters gross more than $26 million per year from podcast subscriptions alone. For more information, visit https://www.supercast.com.
Latest news
- Aug 5: Kill Tony Launches on Supercast, Giving Fans Premium & Ad-Free Access to Comedy’s Biggest Live Podcast - Launch Marks the Next Step in Red Seat Ventures’ Partnership with Kill Tony, as Top Creators Increasingly Diversify Monetization Beyond Advertising PRESS RELEASE
- Jun 17: Lachlan Murdoch's FOX has bought Roku for $22bn. FOX owns Tubi, which has done a number of deals for video podcasts recently; and Red Set Ventures, which owns a number of podcasts as well as podcast membership company Supercast.
- Jun 2: The news and politics show Breaking Points has returned to Supercast. The show had originally joined Supercast in September 2021, when we reported it added 10,000 subscribers in just two days. There's no indication of why they left the platform. Supercast is now part of Red Seat Ventures.
- Jun 1: Breaking Points Returns to Supercast to Power Premium Membership Experience - Independent News Show Originally Launched One of Supercast’s Fastest-Growing Membership Programs, Adding 10,000+ Members in Five Days PRESS RELEASE
- May 28: Supporting Cast claimed yesterday that it was the first podcast subscription platform to deliver gated, subscriber-only podcast video on Spotify. Competitors Supercast beg to differ: they claim Supercast has had creators publishing gated video on Spotify since April 27th. The upshot of all of this is that we now have twice the opportunity to offer video as a paid-for upsell (on Spotify).
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