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Netflix is plowing ahead with plans to build out a library of video podcasts as it aims to keep viewers locked into the service even when they may not be watching what’s on their screens. On Tuesday, Netflix announced that it’s teaming up with radio giant iHeartMedia to add more than 15 video podcasts to its platform in the US next year, including My Favorite Murder, The Breakfast Club, Bobby Bones Presents: The Bobbycast, and more.
The agreement comes as Netflix’s rivalry with YouTube — its biggest competitor and the most popular podcast platform — continues heating up. Under the deal, iHeartMedia video podcasts will no longer appear in their entirety on YouTube, company spokesperson Jenn Powers confirmed to The Verge. Netflix will also get access to new podcast episodes, along with “select” episodes from each show’s library.
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Netflix already struck a deal with Spotify in October, which will bring 16 shows like The Bill Simmons Podcast and Conspiracy Theories to the streaming service in 2026. Other titles that are part of Netflix’s deal with iHeartMedia include the Chelsea Handler-hosted Dear Chelsea; This Is Important with Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson; Joe and Jada, featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss; and The Psychology of Your 20s. The shows will also be available in the US starting in early 2026, before rolling out to other countries.
iHeartMedia still holds audio-only rights and distribution for these podcasts and says they will “continue to be available on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are heard.”