About this episode

The episode discusses Apple’s video podcast rollout and features an interview with Supercast’s CEO about subscription scaling.

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We break down Apple’s video podcast rollout, why HLS matters for reliability, and what ad skipping really looks like. Then Supercast’s CEO shares how subscriptions scale, followed by a compelling case for narrative audio over flat studio video. • HLS architecture with separate audio rendition and why the mix must be broadcast‑ready • What Apple will and won’t enforce on ad skipping and why shorter breaks retain better • Frame rates, resolutions, and ...

People in this episode

Hosts: James Cridland, Sam Sethi

Guest: Supercast’s CEO

Topics covered

• Apple Podcasts
• video podcasting
• ad skipping
• Supercast acquisition
• narrative audio
• HLS architecture

Keywords

• video podcast
• HLS
• ad skipping
• Supercast
• narrative audio
• subscriptions
• Apple Podcasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supercast

Products: Apple Podcasts

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