Question 1

How to use the AI Data Analyst in Flightcast

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Using the AI Data Analyst in Flightcast

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Step By Step

1. Accessing the AI Data Analyst 0:01

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Navigate to the AI Data Analyst tool in Flightcast.
Understand that this tool is designed to help you analyze data and answer analytics questions.

2. Understanding the Tool's Purpose 0:24

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Use the AI Data Analyst to:
Find patterns in your data.
Analyze performance month-over-month.
Explore correlations, such as view duration and engagement.

3. Navigating the Interface 0:44

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Familiarize yourself with the interface:
The left panel shows your old chats.
Use the '+' button to start a new chat.

4. Selecting Settings 0:57

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Question 2

Where Audio Ads Play in Flightcast

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Where Audio Ads Appear in Flightcast Campaigns

1. Understand the default behavior of audio ads 0:00

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When you add an audio ad to a Flightcast campaign, it can appear differently depending on the listening platform.
The main question is which platforms show the ad and what the listener sees while it plays.

2. Spotify Video: free users see the ad, premium users do not 0:11

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On Spotify Video, only free users will receive the ad.
Premium users will not see or hear the ad because of Spotify’s Premium Program requirements.
While the audio ad plays, free users see a sticky video image of the podcast cover art.

3. Apple Podcasts Video: show an advertisement overlay 0:28

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On Apple Podcasts Video, listeners see an overlay that says:
“Advertisement”
“Your episode will continue shortly”
The audio ad plays underneath this message.
For audio-only listeners, the ad is simply heard normally.

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Question 3

Publishing an Episode with Flightcast

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How to Publish an Episode in Flightcast

1. Start a new blank episode 0:00

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In Flightcast, click Create a New Episode in the top-left corner.
Select Blank Episode to begin from scratch.
This opens the episode editor where you’ll add all content and publishing details.

2. Understand the editor layout 0:08

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The middle of the screen is where you upload and edit episode content.
Add your:
Video or audio file
Thumbnail
Cover art
Title
Description
Chapters
Other episode metadata
The right side is the publishing panel, where you choose where the episode will go live.
If the publishing panel is hidden, use the drawer icon in the top-right to show or hide it.

3. Upload your media and artwork 0:29

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Upload your episode file first.
Add a 16:9 thumbnail if you’re publishing video.
This will be used for platforms like YouTube and Spotify video.
Add cover art for audio platforms.
This

Question 4

How to use the FlightCast Inventory Planner, Forecasting, and check VAST Fill Rates

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How to Read and Use the Inventory Planner in FlightCast

1. Open the Inventory Planner to forecast available ad inventory 0:00

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The Inventory Planner shows:
How many ad impressions you’re likely to get
How many impressions are already booked or sold
How your programmatic fill rate is performing
Use it to understand how much inventory you still have available to sell.

2. Review the overall forecast for the next 7 days 0:18

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The example view is set to the next seven days.
In the sample forecast:
About 2.5 million total ad impressions are projected
About 200,000 are already committed to current sponsors/campaigns
About 2.3 million impressions remain available to sell
This works out to roughly a 7.6% sell-through.

3. Drill into inventory by country 0:42

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Scroll down to see the forecast broken out by country.
For example, in the United States:
About 2.48 million impressions are projected

Question 5

How To Upload A Video Episode With Flightcast

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How to Create an Episode on Flightcast

Step 1: Start a New Episode

Click Create a new episode in the top left corner, then select Blank Episode.

Step 2: Add Your Title and Description

Enter your episode title and description in the corresponding fields. If you want clickable links in your description, just type out the full URL (e.g., google.com) and hit space — it will turn purple and automatically become a hyperlink.

Step 3: Add Chapters

Add chapters individually by specifying a timestamp and label. For example:

0:00 — Intro
1:23 — Something Cool If you want these chapters to appear inside your description, click the small book icon labeled Insert Chapter Placeholders. This inserts a marker you can drag to any position in the description, and when published, it will be replaced with your formatted chapter list.

Step 4: Upload Your Episode Video

Drag or upload your video file into the Episode Video field. This is required — you must always provide a video here. By default, this video will be published to both YouTube and Spotify, and Flightcast will automatically extract the audio track from it. That extracted audio is what gets distributed to audio-only platforms like Apple Podcasts and other RSS-based apps.

Step 5: Add a Thumbnail

Drop a thumbnail image into the thumbnail area. This image will be used on both YouTube and Spotify. If you want to A/B test thumbnails, wait until the episode has been scheduled to YouTube, then add the A/B t

Question 6

Flightcast Pricing

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Flightcast has three main plans. Basic, Pro, and Legend. The main differences are the amount of clips and downloads. The Basic Plan has no clips, the Pro Plan has 1 episode worth of clips per month, and the Legend plan has 4 episodes worth of clips per month. The Basic Plan has 50k included Downloads. The Pro plan has 100k included Downloads. The Legend plan has 250k included Downloads. If you want to automatically copy your entire youtube channel to Spotify, and keep it synced, you need at least the Pro Plan. This feature is called "YouTube->Podcast", or "Auto-Sync YouTube to Spotify".

BASIC ($50/month, or $500/year)

1 Podcast Upload video to YouTube & Spotify Upload audio everywhere else Up to 50,000 Downloads/month Up to 3TB of file storage 4K uploads AI Titles, Descriptions, Chapters AI Chat with your data Unlimited Transcriptions Unlimited Team Members Advanced Analytics Dynamic Audio Ads (Pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll) Get Started with BASIC Perfect for individual creators

PRO ($100/month, or $1000/year)

1 Podcast Upload video to YouTube & Spotify Upload audio everywhere else Up to 100,000 Downloads/month Up to 6TB of file storage 4K uploads AI Titles, Descriptions, Chapters AI Chat with your data Unlimited Transcriptions Auto-Sync YouTube to Spotify Unlimited Team Members Advanced Analytics Dynamic Audio Ads (Pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll) Advanced AI 30x AI Clips (1 episode) Get Started with PRO Perfect for growing creators

LEGEND ($250/month, or $2500/

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