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
- Sep 15: First look: Supercast has launched live streaming, expanding the premium subscription platform with a new way for creators to reach communities. The company, which is part of Red Seat Ventures, launches live streaming to all Supercast creators today.
- Aug 26: Simple English News Daily has switched to Supercast for its subscription service, rather than running its own membership. That now allows ad-free and bonus episodes. The show did more than 630,000 downloads last month.
- 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.
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