Alex Cooper’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Video Episodes Move to YouTube From Spotify – Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe move comes after SiriusXM acquired the podcast from Spotify in a deal estimated at up to $125 million.
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Caitlin Huston
Business Writer
The video episodes of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy are moving off of Spotify and will only be available on YouTube.
Video episodes of the podcasts from Cooper’s Unwell Network, which includes Hot Mess with Alix Earle and Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy, will also be moving to YouTube. Audio versions of the podcasts are still available widely.
Cooper posted about the change Monday, positioning it as a way to watch “all new episodes of ‘Call Her Daddy’ on YouTube for free.”
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“I am very excited for you to see what’s coming. New content…new shows…new faces…” Cooper wrote on her Instagram story.
The change comes after SiriusXM made a deal to acquire Cooper’s podcast and her podcast collective for up to $125 million starting in 2025. Cooper, who is the most popular female podcaster in the world, had previously been part of Spotify’s slate.
Before the deal with SiriusXM, Spotify had already ceded exclusivity of Cooper’s podcast in January 2024, making the audio version available on all platforms. But at that time, Spotify still had exclusivity over the video version of her podcast, which is popular among fans of her show.
The move to YouTube is meant to give Cooper’s shows a potentially wider audience, given the popularity of the platform, but also comes as SiriusXM looks to capitalize on Cooper’s podcast to bring in more ad dollars for the company. Spotify has been prioritizing video with fewer ads on its platform, whereas YouTube can carry a higher ad load.
This was one of many factors the company said it looks to when deciding what big podcast names to go after. SiriusXM also acquired the popular podcast SmartLess in 2024. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
