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Spotify Takes Aim at YouTube in Battle for Podcasts
Audio streaming giant plans to pay hosts to make podcast videos and allow premium subscribers to watch them without ads.
Spotify woos video and podcast creators with new tools to better compete with YouTube
Starting in January in the U.S. and other markets, Spotify Premium users will be able to see ad-free videos, and video creators can earn money off those videos.
Spotify’s New Pivot: We’re a Big Video Creator Platform Now, Too
The streaming giant hosted podcasters, creators and stars like Halsey on its Arts District campus for "Now Playing," a five-hour, invite-only event that featured top execs Daniel Ek and Gustav Söderström.
Spotify unveils a new payout model for creators with popular videos
Spotify is aiming to give YouTube some competition with its new partner program for video creators and content that goes viral. The music and podcast app announced a new “Partner Program” that monetizes audio and video beyond income from advertising starting on January 2,
Spotify takes aim at YouTube with a new revenue-sharing program for creators
Spotify goes after YouTube's video podcast dominance by removing ads for paid subscribers and introducing a new revenue program for creators.
Spotify gets its biggest upgrade in years – gunning for YouTube and TikTok
Spotify has doubled-down on video, encouraging creators to make video podcasts and clips for the platform. This should give free and Premium users a swathe of new content to watch, as well as listen to.
Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos on its streaming platform, as the company looks to take on YouTube’s dominance in the video podcast space.
Spotify will start paying creators for popular videos
The streamer is also removing ad breaks from video podcasts as it tries to compete more directly with YouTube.
Spotify makes it clear: it cares more about video podcasts than launching its long-awaited lossless HiFi tier
The latest official quarterly financials make Spotify's position clear. Monthly active users are up. Net subscribers are up.
When does Spotify Wrapped 2024 come out? When to expect your annual music recap
Spotify Wrapped, the music platform's annual listening campaign, can be expected in just a few short weeks. Here's everything ...
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Spotify Wrapped: is Wrapped just for Spotify Premium subscribers - do free users get one?
Uproxx reports that Spotify Wrapped is for all users - whether they are free or premium. So if you don’t pay for the monthly ...
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Spotify projects first full year of profitability ever
Spotify on Tuesday said it anticipates reaching profitability for the full year in 2024, which would mark the company's first ...
Spotify vs. Pandora: which streaming service should you choose?
Both Pandora and Spotify offer tiers with free music streaming with ads, but their approaches differ significantly. Pandora’s free tier focuses on personalized radio stations. You can refine ...
Spotify video podcasts to become free from dynamic ads
Digital music service Spotify is making video content free from dynamic ads to premium subscribers in the US, UK, Australia ...