Supercast

Supercast was the podcast-specific subscription platform that proved a flat per-transaction fee could compete with the percentage-cut model. Instead of taking 5-12% of every payment like Patreon or Memberful, Supercast charges $0.59 per transaction, which at a $5/month subscription is roughly 12% but at $50/month is closer to 1%.

That structure has made Supercast the obvious choice for shows running higher-priced premium tiers. Opening an account is free; you pay nothing until subscribers are paying you. Creators can stack multiple tiers, from $2.99/month entry tiers up through $500-$1,000/month premium options for high-value shows, with most price points landing $3-$15/month where most listeners aren't particularly price-sensitive.

The mechanic is a private RSS feed: subscribers get a unique URL to drop into Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or any standard podcast app, and they listen normally with premium episodes appearing in the same feed. The big February 2026 news: Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corporation's Tubi Media Group, acquired Supercast.

The official line is that the platform continues to operate normally with deeper future integration into Fox's video and advertising networks. For independent creators, that's mostly fine, possibly even helpful if it brings better tooling. But any acquisition introduces churn risk, so if you're committing to Supercast for a critical revenue stream, build a migration plan for the unlikely scenario that the post-acquisition product changes shape.