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Spotify adds yet another content option to its audio library, but its only available in the US for now..

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The audio streaming service is partnering with Storytel. Here's what shareholders need to know.

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Photo: Martin Bureau, Getty Images Spotify is partnering with Storytel, a Sweden-based audiobook streaming service, to integrate its library with Spotify’s platform later this year, the companies announced Thursday. Storytel is one of the first major publishers to take advantage of Spotify’s Open Access Platform, an initiative announced last month that aims to give creators new ways to monetise their content and grow their audiences. Storytel offers more than 500,000 audiobooks in 25 countr...

Spotify is further expanding into audiobooks — but not in the way you may think. The company today announced a new partnership with audiobooks platform Storytel, which will allow existing Storytel subscribers to connect their account through Spotify to access their audiobooks within Spotify’s app. The partnership is the first notable example of what’s possible […]

Spotify, once a platform where you could only stream music, has made a big push into the podcast market, including the relatively recent launch of its own

So you can make money on Spotify with your podcasts, see how paid subscriptions that compete with Apple work After Apple announced a podcast monetization scheme, Spotify followed suit and creators will now be able to charge for exclusive content for subscribers. Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Email April 29, 2021 4 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. A...

Spotify Launches Podcast Subscriptions, Will Give Creators 100% Of Revenue Through 2023 As reports last week predicted, Spotify today launched podcast subscriptions, plus unveiled new distribution and advertising tools for creators and marketers. Spotify’s subscription feature will be available through Anchor, the podcast distribution platform it acquired for a reported $150 million in 2019. Creators can use Anchor to mark specific episodes or entire series as subscriber-only, and can indiv...

Spotify is rolling out paid podcast subscriptions. The feature is coming to the U.S. from today. Users will have to make a submission to join a waitlist in order to be considered for monetization. Spotify is today rolling out its own paid podcast subscription platform, following the announcement of Apples Podcast Subscription last week. The company stated: At Stream On, we shared that wed be launching more choices for podcast monetization: a native solution on Spotify to power paid podcast su...