Video Podcast Hosting — Platform Support Reference¶
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Next review due: 2026-09-20 (monthly — Sentinel maintains this)
Note: This field moves fast. Verify platform docs directly before committing to a hosting decision.
A platform is listed as Confirmed Support when it can: (1) host/serve video files, (2) output RSS with video <enclosure> tags or podcast:alternateEnclosure, and (3) that feed is accepted by major apps (Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify open RSS).
Expanded video distribution with RSS support, 2026. Weekly-session uplift claim is vendor self-report — no third-party benchmark
CoHost
Added full video support, 2026
iHeart
Added RSS/HLS video support, 2026
Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor)
Native video in Spotify app since ~2024–25; RSS video enclosure for third-party apps is partial/limited — feeds Spotify-side playback better than open ecosystem
Podbean
Long-standing video hosting; one of the earlier adopters pre-2024
📱 Players / Apps (not hosting platforms — relevant for RSS video compatibility)¶
App
Notes
Apple Podcasts
Supports video podcast spec; expanded 2024
Pocket Casts
Expanded RSS/HLS video playback, 2026
Spotify
Video playback for Spotify-hosted shows (not open RSS)