john spurlock 2020

“Spotify‘s intent [for podcasts] is to aggregate audiences and monetize them - having the tools to drive audience, automatically insert ads and send checks to creators of all sizes who put content on their platform.” – @sjgoldsteinWhat’s next on Spotify’s shopping list? — Amplifi Mediaamplifimedia.com

“To claim that we have an “open ecosystem” is nonsense; and to bemoan a player with less than 10% market share for somehow destroying it is ludicrous.” – @JamesCridlandWith Spotify and Joe Rogan, what now for podcasting’s open ecosystem?medium.com

The Joe Rogan-esque exclusive deals should of course be called SPODcasts