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“#Spotify is thinking about launching a podcast subscript<\/a>ion service<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Spotify already has a music subscription service… so why wouldn\u2019t it start a podcast subscription service next?<\/p>\n

That may very well be what\u2019s in the works according to a recent survey being sent to Spotify\u2019s users.<\/p>\n

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Looks like the premium podcast plan would be ad-free and some mix of exclusive extra content at price points somewhere between $3-$8. pic.twitter.com\/ArK8xYg0CM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Wallenstein (@awallenstein) November 6, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Variety<\/em>\u2019s Andrew Wallenstein recently shared<\/a> screenshots of a Spotify survey he was presented with when opening the music app. The survey floats four different podcast subscription options ranging from $2.99 to $7.99 per month. Each plan would provide different levels of access to exclusive podcast content on Spotify \u2014 lower-priced plans would provide bonus interviews, higher-tier plans would give paying subscribers entire exclusive episodes without ads.<\/p>\n

Most notable, however, is that the survey was asking strictly about podcast subscriptions, completely unconnected to Spotify\u2019s music service. The streaming music plans would not be included in these podcast subscriptions.<\/p>\n

Of course, company routinely sends out these sorts of surveys to gauge interest in future products. Spotify even said as much to <\/a> when they reached out. The company told the outlet it had \u201cno further news<\/a> to share\u201d at this time regarding podcast subscriptions.<\/p>\n

With that said though, Spotify has been investing heavily in podcasting over the past few years. In 2019, the music streaming giant the popular podcast producer Gimlet Media<\/a> Inc. as well as Anchor, a growing platform that helps people easily set up, create, and distribute their podcasts.<\/p>\n

Spotify also announced and partnerships with arguably the biggest name in podcasting, .\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, it hasn\u2019t all been positive for Spotify. Since Rogan\u2019s extremely popular show has moved exclusively to Spotify, the company has had to <\/a> a number of PR nightmares regarding the content on his show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For example, Rogan <\/a> the controversial far right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in October. Even though Spotify Jones\u2019 own InfoWars show from its platform in 2018. Furthermore, the company has even faced blowback from its <\/a> over Rogan\u2019s transphobic content since the show became a Spotify exclusive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the idea for a podcast subscription service goes forward, Spotify will likely find many subscribers. It\u2019ll also likely face a boycott as it seems improbable that they\u2019d launch without its most popular yet most controversial show host as the face of the service.
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