Podcast Type

News Podcast

Managing and growing your News Podcast is easy with Captivate's all-inclusive range of tools and features.

Use our Episode Ideas and Research Links tools to plan and manage your episodes, use our Dynamic Show Notes Builder to get the episode live quickly and keep your audience updated with the latest news. Monetize your podcast with Memberships, Exclusive Content and Early Access Content, and track the success of your News Podcast with accurate, industry-recognised IAB Certified analytics.

Promote your podcast with our Single Promo Link and Marketing Links, plus get Unlimited Storage with no restrictions on how many podcasts you host or the number of episodes you publish. Start easily managing and growing your New Podcast today with Captivate!

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Create, grow and monetize a regular, high-quality news podcast with Captivate's all-inclusive toolkit that saves you time & money.

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Episode Planning

Plan your episodes, connect research links from across the web, add private production notes, link guests to episodes and print or email your episode plans to your team, guests, and more.

Then, convert your planned episodes to live episodes with one click - goodbye copy and paste!

Plus... Captivate will build your show notes for you automatically from your plan!

Membership Subscriptions

Sell fully customizable podcast subscription memberships directly to your fans with Captivate's simple, scalable memberships toolkit.

Set up and start earning real revenue within minutes!

UNLIMITED
Members

EXCLUSIVE
Content

EARLY
Access

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Early Access Content

Emulate the biggest shows on the planet and give your loyal members subscription-only access to content before anyone else with just two clicks.

TIMED
Content

DELIGHT
Members

BUILD A
Content Strategy

Exclusive & Bonus Content

Give members subscription-only access to exclusive episodes, ad-free versions of your episodes, and more for them to listen to within Apple Podcasts or their podcast app of choice.

Easy to manage, quick to publish and powerful for listener loyalty!

BUILD
Anticipation

GROW
Your Community

PREMIUM
Content

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No Time or File Size Limits

Say goodbye to worrying about time limits or having to split your content into multiple parts. Whether you want to dive deep into engaging conversations, explore in-depth topics, or create epic storytelling experiences, our unlimited podcasting time empowers you to express yourself fully.

Measurable Marketing Links

Your Marketing Links library is a convenient place to store all of your podcast-related marketing links, such as social media, monetization or podcast directory links, for easy access and also to help "feed" other parts of Captivate such as your podcast player, free Captivate Site, and Single Promotional Link.

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Single Promo Link

A memorable link that you can direct people to so that they can subscribe to your podcast in their podcast app of choice, on any device. All visits to this link are tracked and you can even see which apps people choose to listen in!

IAB-Certified Podcast Analytics

As the podcast industry continues to develop and evolve, the one thing that we are dedicated to as a podcast hosting platform is of course, the accuracy of your podcast analytics.

We are passionate about getting closer to the people listening, not just the number of file downloads that your podcast receives and that's why, Captivate, is proud to say that we are IAB-certified as a podcast analytics provider.

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Hassle-Free RSS Feeds

The unique URL for your podcast RSS feed is the feed that you will submit to Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc within the Distribute section of your Captivate dashboard. You can copy this to your clipboard by clicking Copy or clicking Copy Feed URL in the blue show header of your Captivate dashboard.

Unlock extra functionality with Podcast 2.0's RSS Enhancements and don't worry about the technicalities of "creating an RSS feed" - we do all of this for you, automatically.

Unlimited Episodes

With unlimited podcast episodes, you have the flexibility to experiment with different formats, explore new ideas, and evolve your show over time. Expand your podcast library, build a comprehensive archive, and keep your listeners engaged with fresh and exciting episodes.

Never worry about your "plan" not being big enough or needing to upgrade to publish something new!

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Unlimited Podcast Uploads

Never worry about running out of storage space, having to delete older episodes, or being charged for your file uploads.

Whether you're a seasoned podcaster with a vast catalog or just starting out focus on producing high-quality episodes and building a loyal audience, while we handle the storage logistics.

Dynamic Show Notes Builder

Save hours per week with Captivate's Dynamic Show Notes Builder, making creating discoverable and useful show notes so much more efficient.

By pulling in data from across your podcast dashboard (such as episode plans, guest details, research links, marketing, and sponsor links), Captivate will automatically construct useful show notes and publish them to your podcast episodes.

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Ad Painter

Replace old baked-in content with new, dynamic content using Captivate's bulk ad painter technology.

Simply paint over your old audio and either upload replacement snippets or ask Captivate to dynamically insert something - perfect for getting rid of old adverts or out-of-date content without re-editing your episode!

Official WordPress Plugin

A free WordPress plugin offering complete integration between your Captivate podcast hosting and your custom WordPress website.

Captivate Sync™ is Captivate's free WordPress podcasting plugin that allows you to easily link your WordPress website to your Captivate podcast hosting account, and seamlessly publish from one platform to the other whilst keeping everything synchronised.

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Bulk Ad Editor

For the busy, serious podcaster and producer, Captivate has four innovative bulk editing tools making it super easy to manage pre, post and mid-roll content across your entire podcast library!

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Dynamic Ad Marketplace Powered by DAX

DAX is a powerful ad platform from Global that can help you monetize your podcast by connecting you with top advertisers and sponsors. With access to a global network of brands, DAX can help you maximize your revenue potential while maintaining control over the ads that appear on your show. Plus, DAX's advanced targeting and measurement capabilities can help you deliver more effective ad campaigns and provide valuable insights into your audience.

TARGETED
Ads

BIG GROWTH
Opportunities

REVENUE FROM
Day One

Choose Your Plan

All plans include a free no-obligation 7-day trial.
You'll get unlimited access to all features from day one, with no need to upgrade (ever!)

For Custom Plans or need over 150,000 downloads per month, please email [email protected] who can help.

For Custom Plans or need over 150,000 downloads per month, please email [email protected] who can help.

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22 November 2022

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12 October 2022

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Sarah M

14 September 2022

Really great service with easy learning curve for use. Helpful knowledge base.

Andrew Ware

18 August 2022

These guys make my life so much easier. I love that they handle all things podcast for me, guest scheduling, episode uploading, distribu...

Bree Carlile

4 April 2022

I hesitated to move my podcast to Captivate.fm but I wish I hadn't waited for a second. Captivate makes your life as a podca...

Victoria Bennion

14 February 2022

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3 February 2022

Verbal Diorama
with Em

The long-running movie podcast by Em has been successfully publishing for 230+ episodes and has grown a cult following of loyal fans. Here's how Captivate helps!

Verbal Diorama Podcast - hosted on Captivate podcast hosting

The News Agents,
by Global

Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall - three of the UK's top, most revered journalists - host one of the world's biggest news podcasts: The News Agents, produced by Global.

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Bring Your Product Idea to Life

Vicki Weinberg started, grew, and became an award-winning podcaster in just two years - here's how Captivate helped & continues to help with Vicki's journey to success!

Bring Your Idea to Life Podcast - hosted on Captivate podcast hosting
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Unique, exclusive podcast growth & monetization tools at no extra cost.
Only available with Captivate!

Integrated Guest Booking • Interview Management • Episode Planning • Research Tools • Dynamic Show Notes and more!

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