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Acast and Kit partner on podcast and newsletter audience growth

Catch-up: the companies are offering a route for podcasters to explore newsletters and newsletter creators to expand into audio.

By Acast · Published September 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM UTC · Announcement date 2026-08-25

Catch-up — originally announced August 25, 2026. Acast and Kit have partnered to help creators develop audiences across podcasts and newsletters. The arrangement includes platform-access and hosting incentives for creators entering the other format.

Acast says sign-on offers vary with an applicant’s existing audience. The announcement does not establish one universal discount or imply that every creator qualifies on identical terms.

For podcasters, the practical relevance is the relationship between an episode audience and a permission-based newsletter audience. Creators should evaluate the current offer and the additional editorial workload before adding another channel. This is an earlier announcement included for context, not a breaking development from September 19.

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