Flightcast Launches Support for Video on Apple Podcasts and HLS Video for All Customers at No Additional Cost
Flightcast, the video-first podcast hosting, distribution and analytics platform, today announced full support for video on Apple Podcasts and HLS video publishing. The feature is available immediately to all existing customers at no additional hosting or bandwidth cost.
Podcasters using Flightcast can now publish video directly to Apple Podcasts without changing their upload workflow, with the ability to switch seamlessly between audio and video formats. Flightcast has also pre-processed all existing episodes, meaning shows can activate video on Apple Podcasts with a single click.
“Flightcast has always been the video-first hosting platform. We’re already running hundreds of video shows, and now every one of those shows can go live with video on Apple Podcasts for all of their episodes with a single click, no re-uploads, no re-encoding,” said Rox Codes, CEO and Co-Founder of Flightcast. “Video podcasting is becoming essential, but most creators don’t realize there’s much more to it than just publishing. Delivering seamless video experiences to Apple Podcasts and across platforms requires advanced technology like HLS streaming, which ensures smooth playback no matter the connection. As the landscape grows more complex, Flightcast holds itself to the highest standards, simplifying not just publishing, but analytics, experimentation, and analysis so creators can focus on growth.”
Unlike competing platforms that have introduced video tiers with resolution caps of 720p and length restrictions of 30 minutes or less, Flightcast supports 4K video, a 60GB file size limit per episode, and no length restrictions. These capabilities make Flightcast the only major hosting platform designed from the ground up for large-scale, professional video podcast production.
Flightcast’s storage infrastructure further sets it apart: plans begin at 3 terabytes, scale to 6TB on the mid-tier, and reach 15TB at the top tier. These storage allowances far exceed what many competitors offer at equivalent price points.
Beyond publishing video to Apple Podcasts, Flightcast is also supporting dynamic video ads. Podcasters can create their own dynamic video campaigns, or continue using dynamic programmatic audio to continue monetizing their content. Audio ads will be shown with a still image in the video, so there’s no disruption to existing monetization streams by switching to video.
“A lot of platforms are pushing video, but with asterisks. 720p only, 30-minute caps, extra charges. The list goes on,” said Seth Silves, CEO at Story On Media. “We need to publish video at the quality our audience expects, the way we want to, without it costing us more or slowing us down. Flightcast is the only platform that continues to enable that.”
Video on Apple Podcasts and HLS support is live and available to all Flightcast customers today. Podcasters interested in activating video can do so directly from their Flightcast dashboard.
To learn more about hosting your podcast on Flightcast, please visit flightcast.com.
About Flightcast
Flightcast is a video-first podcast hosting and analytics platform built for the modern creator economy. Designed for a landscape where podcasting extends beyond audio, Flightcast enables creators and media companies to publish once and distribute seamlessly across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RSS. The platform unifies cross-platform analytics into a single dashboard, offering insight into audience behavior, retention, and performance across formats. With AI-powered tools for clip generation, metadata optimization, and data analysis, Flightcast helps creators streamline production, maximize reach, and make smarter, data-driven decisions. Founded by entrepreneur and host of The Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett and developer and creator-tech entrepreneur Rox Codes, Flightcast provides the infrastructure behind some of the world’s most successful video podcasts and is built to scale with the next generation of creator-led media businesses.
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