… Flightcast has added a new automated YouTube-to-Spotify distribution option that allows creators to publish their existing YouTube video catalogs to Spotify and automatically distribute new uploads across both platforms. “YouTube creators are sitting on years of video that could have a second life on Spotify,” CEO Rox Codes says. Creators can connect their YouTube account to Flightcast, then select either individual videos, playlists, or their entire catalog, and automatically publish that content to Spotify. Once connected, future YouTube uploads are automatically syndicated to Spotify.
…WNBA star Angel Reese is taking a six-month break from her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast. Part of Playmaker and Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Podcast Network, the two-year-old weekly show features Reese in conversations with her friends and other athletes. “I won’t be doing my podcast this off season, but you can expect some vlogs from time to time. So subscribe to my YouTube,” she writes in a social media post. Reese says she is “dedicating this offseason to myself” with training and spending time with her boyfriend, Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr.
… Versant Media Group reports its MS Now podcast portfolio has had more than 105 million podcast downloads year to date. “We’re building deeper consumer relationships, expanding our reach and creating new opportunities for growth and monetization,” CEO Mark Lazarus says in the quarterly update. Versant reported $1.6 billion in Q3 revenue, a decline of 4.2% from a year earlier as its cable TV business was softer during the quarter.
… PodcastOne and LiveOne board member Ramin Arani has resigned for what the company say are “personal reasons” and not a result of any disagreement with the company. The companies will conduct a search to fill the seat. The exit comes as LiveOne opens a strategic review to consider the potential sale of PodcastOne. LiveOne, which holds a controlling 68.8% stake in the podcast company, says it has received “inbound interest” from “multiple strategic parties.”
