The Bill Simmons The podcast debuts on Netflix on January 11 with a live episode.
The sports podcast will stream live on Netflix every Sunday, starting with the January 11 episode, which airs at 11:30 p.m. ET. Following the episode, the video podcast will be available on Netflix and Spotify, with the audio version available on all other audio platforms.
During the NFL season, Simmons will be joined by “Cousin” Sal Iacono for their long-term Guess the lines weekly series. And starting this spring, Simmons will be joined by Zach Lowe in covering the NBA.
The podcast is coming to Netflix as part of Spotify Studios’ previously announced partnership with The Ringer and Netflix. In addition to The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Zach Lowe Show, The McShay Show, Rewatchables, Conspiracy Theories and others are also coming to the platform. Additional details on other titles will be announced at a later date. The January 11 announcement is the first time a date has been given for the transfer of podcasts to the streaming platform.
Netflix also recently struck a deal with iHeartMedia to stream video episodes of more than 15 iHeartPodcasts, including Charlamagne tha God’s. The Breakfast Club, my favorite murder, Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea,, Bobby Bones Presents: The Bobbycast and more. A few days later, it announced a similar deal with Barstool to offer three of Barstool’s most popular podcasts, Forgive my opinion, The Ryen Russillo Show And Spitting Chiclets to the platform.
The streaming platform is shifting its focus to video podcasting as the medium grows in popularity and seeks to compete with YouTube, the dominant video podcasting platform. Video podcasts from iHeartMedia and Barstool are exclusive to Netflix.
