{"id":2090967,"date":"2025-10-14T18:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2090967"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:47:23","slug":"netflix-teams-with-spotify-in-major-video-podcast-push-will-stream-bill-simmons-and-other-ringer-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-teams-with-spotify-in-major-video-podcast-push-will-stream-bill-simmons-and-other-ringer-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Teams With Spotify in Major Video Podcast Push, Will Stream Bill Simmons and Other Ringer Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netflix is bringing some of Spotify Studios and The Ringer\u2019s top video podcasts focused on sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime to its platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The partnership is designed to complement the streamer\u2019s existing programming and find new audiences and wider distribution for the shows, which include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Ringer Fantasy Football Show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The initial curated selection of video podcasts will be available in the U.S. in early 2026, with other markets to follow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/powerwomensummit2025.splashthat.com\/Announcement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The push to add video podcasts to its platform comes as the streamer has been looking to diversity itself and better compete with YouTube for viewers and creator talent. In addition to podcasts, Netflix has been scaling its mobile gaming offering and is planning to open physical retail locations, dubbed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/netflix-house-dallas-philadelphia-las-vegas-opening-tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix House;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix House<\/a>, starting next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt Netflix, we\u2019re always looking for new ways to entertain our members, wherever and however they want to watch,\u201d Netflix\u2019s vice president of content licensing and programming strategy Lauren Smith said in a statement. \u201cAs video podcasts continue to grow in popularity, our partnership with Spotify allows us to bring full video versions of these top shows to both Netflix and Spotify audiences. From pop culture and lifestyle to true crime and sports, this curated selection of video podcasts adds fresh voices and new perspectives to Netflix, making our entertainment lineup more exciting than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a study by Cumulus Media, 72% of podcast listeners said they prefer shows with video. During its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/spotify-earnings-second-quarter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:second quarter earnings call in July;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">second quarter earnings call in July<\/a>, Spotify executives revealed that over 350 million of its nearly 700 million users have streamed a video podcast on its platform, a 65% increase year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis partnership marks a new chapter for podcasting,\u201d Spotify vice president and head of podcasts Roman Wasenm\u00fcller said. \u201cTogether with Netflix, we\u2019re expanding discovery, helping creators reach new audiences and giving fans around the world the chance to experience the stories they love and uncover favorites they never expected. This offers more choice to creators and unlocks a completely new distribution opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/netflix-spotify-video-podcasts-partnership\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix Teams With Spotify in Major Video Podcast Push, Will Stream Bill Simmons and Other Ringer Shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix Teams With Spotify in Major Video Podcast Push, Will Stream Bill Simmons and Other Ringer Shows<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheWrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix is bringing some of Spotify Studios and The Ringer\u2019s top video podcasts focused on sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime to its platform. The partnership is designed to complement the streamer\u2019s existing programming and find new audiences and wider distribution for the shows, which include: The Ringer Fantasy Football Show The initial curated selection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2077297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[23191,22821,345486,394317,390727],"class_list":["post-2090967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-netflix","tag-spotify","tag-the-bill-simmons-podcast","tag-the-ringer","tag-video-podcasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jimmy-Fallon-Hopes-Audience-Will-Come-to-Taping-for-Him.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2090968,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090967\/revisions\/2090968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2090967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2090967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}