# Springcast internal podcasts: private audio and video for employees

Language: en
Source: https://www.springcast.io/en/platform/internal-podcast/
English version: https://www.springcast.io/en/platform/internal-podcast/agent-context.txt

## In plain language

An internal podcast is a podcast that only employees can hear. Springcast delivers it through Springcast Mobile, a private app for iOS and Android. Employees open the app, see the shows their organization has made available to them, and listen, watch or read. Communication teams publish and manage the shows in the Springcast platform on the web. It suits organizations that want to reach people who rarely sit at a desk, such as drivers, store staff or field teams.

## Why organizations choose Springcast

- **All data hosted in the EU.** Our applications run in the Netherlands, Germany and Finland. Video hosting: EU infrastructure.
- **2,000+ organizations** use Springcast for their communication.
- **Certified security:** ISO/IEC 27001:2022, independently certified by Brand Compliance under RvA accreditation (C 548). Details: https://www.springcast.io/en/legal/security-iso/

Organizations that use Springcast include European Parliament, Europol, ENISA, Netherlands Ministry of Defence, EUAA, UWV, VZVZ, Province of Noord-Holland, GGNet, Achmea, AXA, Allianz, DAF Trucks, Vodafone, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Eindhoven University of Technology, Delft University of Technology, Hersenstichting, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences and Summa College.

## When this fits

- You want leadership updates, colleague stories or practical knowledge to reach every employee, including those without a company mailbox.
- Your intranet holds documents and news, but you want a listening space on the phone next to it.
- IT wants to control access through single sign-on (SSO) or user provisioning.

If employees already listen comfortably in a public podcast app and the content may be public, a regular public show is simpler.

## How it works in practice

1. **Choose the story and an owner.** Decide who the show is for and who records and edits it.
2. **Set up access with IT.** Employees join through an email invitation, which may go to a personal address, or sign in with their company account through SSO. Downloading the app alone gives no access.
3. **Publish.** Set the show to private and link it to the right groups. Each show is linked to groups individually, for example one show for all locations and another for one site.
4. **Invite people.** Announce the show on the intranet and explain how to get access and follow shows.
5. **Listen back.** Read comments, review the figures and improve the next episode.

Already recorded a video? Upload it to an episode without audio and Springcast uses the sound from the video.

## Capabilities with practical value

- **Listening, watching and reading in one app**: chapters, a transcript and video can be added to each episode.
- **Follow and notifications**: employees who follow a show and have notifications on get a push notification for new episodes.
- **Feedback**: likes, comments and emoji reactions, with comment moderation included.
- **Interface in ten languages**, including English, Dutch, German and Danish. Episodes play in the language you publish them in; nothing is translated automatically.
- **SCIM** (System for Cross-domain Identity Management): IT can add users, change group memberships and revoke access through the identity provider. Linking groups to shows stays a separate task in Springcast.
- **Insight**: Springcast Mobile measures listening completion and interactions. Platform analytics adds downloads per episode, plus average portion played and completions in the Springcast player.

## Conditions and limits

- Springcast Mobile is included in Company and Enterprise. Company Light does not include a mobile app.
- SSO for Mobile is a one-off paid option on Company and included in Enterprise. SCIM is included with Mobile and requires SSO.
- Procurement & Security onboarding is included with Company and Enterprise.
- Pricing is by quote. There is no fee per mobile listener; the quote covers your setup, shows, storage, data traffic and extra features. Company runs on a one-year contract billed yearly, and does not renew automatically.
- A white-label app with your own branding is possible but agreed and priced separately.
- Notifications only reach employees who follow the show and have enabled them. Listening completion measures playback; it does not measure attention or understanding.
- Data residency: "Our applications run in the Netherlands, Germany and Finland." Video hosting: EU infrastructure.
- Security: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, independently certified by Brand Compliance under RvA accreditation (C 548).
- Training with courses, tests and progress per learner is a separate add-on, Springcast LMS.

## Questions to prepare

- Which employees have no company email or account?
- Will access run through invitations, SSO or SCIM?
- Which groups should see which shows?

## Sources and next step

- Internal podcast page: https://www.springcast.io/en/platform/internal-podcast/
- Plans for organizations: https://www.springcast.io/en/pricing/company/
- Security and ISO documentation: https://www.springcast.io/en/legal/security-iso/
- EU hosting and data processing: https://www.springcast.io/en/platform/podcast-eu-compliance/
- Request a demo: https://www.springcast.io/en/contact/