Video podcasts blew up in 2024, making up a bigger share of Spotify’s top podcasts this year compared with 2023, according to data provided to Forbes by Spotify, while YouTube has also grown to become ...

Spotify is testing a "Skip Ahead" feature for Premium subscribers, allowing one-tap skipping of podcast ads except those sold directly by Spotify.

If you’re lucky enough to be in the South of France this week for Cannes Lions (basically the less cool, advertiser and brands-focused counterpart to the film festival), you may be tempted to spend ...

Spotify on Wednesday announced a handful of new features designed to give podcasts a more prominent position in its app as it battles with Apple and YouTube to become users’ preferred podcast ...

It’s been a decade since Spotify introduced podcasts to its app. Now, Spotify hosts millions of podcasts and, according to Edison Research, 26% of US podcast listeners use Spotify as their preferred ...

Spotify has been making a bit bet on podcasts over the past several years, and it just upped the ante. Unlike its biggest competitors, such as Apple Music, the Swedish music streaming giant has ...

The three co-hosts are ceasing production of the show. They say their growing businesses make their twice-weekly recording schedule impossible to maintain.

The barriers of Spotify’s walled garden, it seems, have finally begun to crack under pressure. The audio-streaming giant is set to begin distributing some podcasts from its Gimlet Media studio on ...

Spotify is partnering with Instagram and creator Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network on a new podcast called “Close Friends Only.” (L) Spotify’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, Dustee Jenkins and (R) Alex ...

Spotify, the popular music streaming platform, experienced widespread issues Tuesday morning, leaving many users frustrated as podcasts repeatedly crashed on both Android and iOS devices. Reports of ...

Welcome to a truly head-spinning time for the podcast business, one far removed from its so-called boom period. Ostroff’s departure has sparked a wave of public rethinking about the state of the ...