{"id":943,"date":"2025-12-17T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/top-iheart-shows-sign-with-netflix\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:03:00","slug":"top-iheart-shows-sign-with-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/top-iheart-shows-sign-with-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Top iHeart shows sign with Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li id=\"story1\">&#13;\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/press-release\/netflix-iheartmedia\">Netflix and iHeartMedia have announced an exclusive video partnership for top iHeartPodcasts.<\/a> iHeart continues to retain audio-only rights and distribution; but the 14 announced shows will be removed from YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Some of the shows that are <em>not<\/em> part of the deal include <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/i750\"><cite>On Purpose with Jay Shetty<\/cite><\/a> with 16mn views over the past 30 days, but which isn\u2019t headed to Netflix. Nor is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/i4nnq\"><cite>Club Shay Shay<\/cite><\/a> (20mn), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/ibsm\"><cite>Drink Champs<\/cite><\/a> (2.2mn), or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/ip8s\"><cite>Las Culturistas<\/cite><\/a> (3mn). One of iHeart\u2019s biggest shows is also obviously missing: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/podcast\/i6hb\"><cite>Stuff You Should Know<\/cite><\/a> doesn\u2019t currently make video versions of its podcast. (There are more shows to be announced though.)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>How big is Netflix? In 2023, Podnews <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/article\/interactive-netflix\">built a tool using Netflix\u2019s own data<\/a> to help compare the size of Netflix shows to podcasts; our own Podnews Weekly Review is bigger than 1-in-5 of all the shows on Netflix, despite only getting 26,500 downloads a month.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li id=\"story2\">&#13;\n<p>Good news from the UK: after a lobbying campaign by AudioUK, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/press-release\/podcasting-industries-following-creative-campaign\">the UK Government has granted a seat on the Creative Industries Council to podcasting and audio<\/a>, representing a significant recognition of the creative, cultural and economic value of podcasting and audio. It will allow the industry to engage directly with policymakers. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li id=\"story3\">&#13;\n<p>The BBC\u2019s future funding model from 2028 is the subject of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/britains-story-the-next-chapter-the-bbc-royal-charter-review-green-paper-and-public-consultation\/britains-story-the-next-chapter-bbc-royal-charter-review-green-paper-and-public-consultation?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-17\">a green paper and public consultation from the UK government<\/a>. (In the UK, \u201cgreen papers\u201d propose policy ideas for discussion and consultation). Radiocentre, the UK commercial radio trade body, has suggested that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/press-release\/no-ads-on-bbc-radiocentre\">ad funding should be ruled-out<\/a>; earlier this year, after considerable industry pressure, the BBC <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/update\/bbc-uk-ads-podcasts\">abandoned<\/a> plans to place ads in its podcasts in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The BBC currently earns most of its funding from a $233 \u201clicence fee\u201d directly from UK households &#8211; which raises $5bn per year. This week, US President Donald Trump announced plans to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-a9fd196c4f242decd8f28e8d0ce74442?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-17\">sue the BBC for $10bn<\/a> for a misleading edit of a speech in a TV program which did not air in the US.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"classifieds\"><small><strong>Classifieds<\/strong> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/classifieds\/\">your job or ad here<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/class-click\/2736\/2025-12-17\" rel=\"sponsored\">Podcast Growth &amp; Monetization tips every Thursday!<\/a> \u2014 Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podnews.net\/class-click\/3180\/2025-12-17\" rel=\"sponsored\">Free Tap-to-Share Podcast Beacon for Podfest<\/a> \u2014 Headed to Podfest? Get a free event-use Podcast Beacon to instantly share your show with one tap. Try it at Podfest, then share feedback or a post to upgrade to a permanent Conntap device\u2014free!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<h2>Enter The Webbys. Join Three Decades of Winners.<\/p>\n<p><small>Paid content<\/small><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Webby Awards have been honoring the very best of the Internet for the past 30 years, celebrating everything from independent audio experiments to tentpole podcast sensations.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>By participating in The Webbys, you place your work on the same stage as boundary-pushing podcasters and companies, like past Webby Winners <strong>Audible, iHeart Podcasts, PRX, The New York Times, Paper Kite Podcasts, Crooked Media, The Washington Post, Lemonada Media, Dateline NBC,<\/strong> and <strong>Vox Media<\/strong> to name a few.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s categories spotlight the best in storytelling and innovation, spanning <strong>News &amp; Politics, Documentary, Business, Crime &amp; Justice, and Belonging &amp; Inclusion<\/strong>, with honors across <strong>Shows, Limited-Series &amp; Specials, and Individual Episodes<\/strong>. And for the first time, The Webby Awards will also honor <strong>Best New Podcast<\/strong> in <strong>Features<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Join Three Decades of Winners. 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