Apple Podcasts now supports video. Upload once and Firstory delivers your video episodes to Apple Podcasts — free. Same recording, a whole new audience that only watches.
Viewers on YouTube, TikTok and IG barely overlap with your audio listeners. Video pulls in new people — pure addition, not your old listeners playing again.
The effort behind the recording stays the same — you just get one more growth curve running underneath it.
They open the app looking for you, not because an algorithm served you. Completion rates run higher and trust compounds fast.
Most hosts charge by storage or duration for video. Firstory doesn't — uploads are completely free.
60 days after adding Apple Podcasts video, plays per episode went from 8,392 to 20,157 — a 2.4x jump — while YouTube views held flat. Every new play came from a completely new audience.
You can't upload video from Apple's dashboard yet — Firstory handles it for you.
Firstory converts your file to the HLS format Apple Podcasts requires — no re-editing needed.
Your video episode is published to Apple Podcasts, ready for subscribers to watch.
The only Apple Video host with fully free uploads. Other hosts charge by storage or duration.
Your dashboard splits listeners from viewers — the exact cut advertisers want to see. Most hosts won't break it out.
Upload your existing file and we convert it to Apple's required HLS format — no re-editing, no extra tools.
Customer support in the APAC time zone — no waiting through US business hours for a reply.