Netflix is attempting to make more big moves into the podcasting space.

The streamer has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA and CAA in an attempt to sign on more video podcasters, sources familiar with the matter tell The Hollywood Reporter .

“Sounds like they’re making a big push for Q1,” says an agency source. Netflix wants to have a library of known shows when they launch video podcasts on the platform in early 2026, sources add.

This comes as iHeartMedia is in talks to license some or all of its video podcasts to Netflix, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Any deal with iHeart would involve talent management like the agencies.

All of this follows Netflix’s first major podcasting deal with Spotify last month, as it seeks to rival its main competitor YouTube in the v

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