Video and audio. One upload. Full transcript.
Built for video podcasters who are tired of paying two services and writing show notes by hand. Whisper transcripts paste straight into YouTube, AI chapters surface in Google Key Moments, and the audio fallback URL works in any RSS feed.
Direct answer
Q: What's the best video hosting for podcasters?
A: HostMyVideo lets video podcasters host the video and audio version of every episode together, auto-generates a Whisper transcript that pastes straight into your YouTube description and show notes, and exposes RSS-friendly MP3 + MP4 fallback URLs you can wire into Apple Podcasts or Spotify. $19/mo Starter for solo shows, $49/mo Pro adds chapters, custom domain, and 1 TB bandwidth — enough headroom for a weekly show with several thousand listeners.
Upload once, ship to YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
Most podcasters end up with two services for the same episode. We turn one upload into both — the video master for YouTube and your site, and an audio fallback URL that drops straight into any podcast RSS feed.
Three things every video podcaster tells us.
You're paying two services to host the same episode.
Most podcasters end up with one host for audio (Buzzsprout, Transistor, Captivate) and another for the video version (YouTube or Vimeo). HostMyVideo handles both: upload the video master once, we generate the audio MP4 fallback, the WebVTT subtitles, and a clean transcript — all on a single bill.
Writing YouTube descriptions and show notes by hand is brutal.
A 60-minute episode produces 9,000+ words. Our auto-pipeline runs Whisper on every upload, generates a GPT summary, and outputs chapters with timestamps — paste them into the YouTube description, your podcast app's show notes, and your blog post in under a minute.
Your video version doesn't show up in Google podcast results.
Iframe-only video embeds keep the episode out of the index. Our public /v/[id] watch page exposes VideoObject + Clip schema and the full transcript — exactly what Google reads to rank video podcast episodes for the topics you actually discuss.
The podcaster-shaped feature stack.
Audio + video in one upload
Upload the video master, we transcode to MP4 and generate the MP3-equivalent audio fallback. One asset, one bill.
Whisper transcript on every episode
Speaker-aware Whisper transcription, ready to paste into YouTube descriptions, Apple Podcasts show notes, or your blog.
AI chapters with timestamps
GPT generates chapter markers from the transcript. They surface as Google Key Moments and double as deep links in show notes.
RSS-friendly fallback URLs
Stable MP3 and MP4 fallback URLs you can drop into Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any RSS-based podcast directory.
Auto-translate to 50 languages
WebVTT subtitle tracks for 50 languages, generated automatically. International listeners watch in their language.
YouTube-ready descriptions
Copy a one-click summary + chapter list to paste into YouTube. The video stays on your domain too — for ad-free mirrors.
Solo shows: Starter. Weekly shows: Pro.
Starter ($19/mo) covers a fortnightly podcast with audio + video, transcripts, and 250 GB bandwidth. Pro ($49/mo) adds chapters, custom domain, A/B-testable thumbnails, and 1 TB bandwidth — enough for a weekly show with thousands of listeners.
Compare all plansStarter
Solo / fortnightly
$19/mo
Pro
Weekly + custom domain
$49/mo
Business
Network / multi-show
$149/mo
Common reasons we hear from podcast hosts.
Hypothetical personas based on customer conversations — not real attributable quotes.
I used to spend a full afternoon every week writing show notes and YouTube descriptions. The auto-summary and chapter export from HostMyVideo cut that down to about ten minutes — and the chapters actually show up in Google when people search the topics I covered.
James
Solo video podcaster, business niche
Hypothetical persona
We host both versions of our show on HostMyVideo now. The MP3 fallback URL went straight into our Buzzsprout-style RSS feed, and the video version lives on a custom subdomain we control. One service replaced two.
Aisha
Co-host, weekly tech podcast
Hypothetical persona
The transcript quality is the part that surprised me. Speaker labels are right most of the time, the timestamps are accurate, and I can pull a 30-second clip with the right text by skimming the chapters. Editing show notes is finally not painful.
Diego
Producer, interview show
Hypothetical persona
Podcasters ask us this.
Can I host the audio-only version of my podcast on HostMyVideo?
Yes. When you upload the video master we automatically generate an audio-only MP4 fallback at the same URL pattern — and that file works as the enclosure for any podcast RSS feed (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast). For pure audio-first shows, just upload an MP3/WAV and skip the video step.
Will my transcripts work for YouTube descriptions and show notes?
That's the most common workflow our podcasters run. Every upload produces a Whisper transcript and a GPT summary. From the dashboard you can copy a YouTube-ready description with the timestamped chapter list, or copy the full transcript for your blog and Apple Podcasts show notes.
Do videos hosted on HostMyVideo show up in Google for podcast topics?
Yes — that's the differentiator. Each public episode gets a /v/[id] watch page with VideoObject + Clip JSON-LD plus the full transcript text in the HTML. When someone searches a topic you discussed in episode 47, your watch page is in the index alongside the YouTube version.
What plan should a weekly video podcast start on?
Most weekly shows start on Starter ($19/mo) for the first few months, then upgrade to Pro ($49/mo) once they cross 100 episodes or want a custom domain. Pro includes 1 TB of bandwidth — enough for a weekly show with several thousand listeners.
Can I embed the player on my podcast website?
Yes. The same 2KB lite embed works on any podcast website (WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace, custom). On Pro+ you also get a custom domain so the embed loads from podcast.yourshow.com instead of hostmyvideo.io.
Does HostMyVideo replace my podcast host or my YouTube channel?
It can replace either, both, or neither — depending on your stack. Many podcasters keep YouTube for discovery and use HostMyVideo for the ad-free, brand-controlled video version on their own site, plus the transcript pipeline. Some replace YouTube entirely once they're not relying on platform discovery.
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