Spotify is expanding its partner program for podcasts to a total of 35 regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas this fall.
The company said that video podcast consumption on Spotify has increased 140% since the feature was launched in 2022, and its total monthly payouts to shows has gone up a third since January.
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Spotify is expanding its partner program for podcasts to a total of 35 regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas this fall.
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Spotify is expanding its partner program for podcasts to a total of 35 regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas this fall.
Spotify has so far run its partner podcast program in the U.S. Europe, and Australia, and this is the streaming service’s biggest geographical expansion for this program.
The company said that video podcast consumption on Spotify has increased 140% since the feature was launched in 2022, and its total monthly payouts to shows has gone up a third since January.
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