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UPDATED Podcaster/comedian/UFC personality/vaccine mandate opponent Joe Rogan, who announced 3 days ago he had contracted Covid, revealed on Friday that he was in the clear. Rogan posted a photo to Instagram of what appeared to be a Covid tester that displayed the acronym “CoV2” with a minus sign after it. The…

Former Paramount+ exec Julie McNamara has joined Spotify. McNamara exited the ViacomCBS streamer in May, as revealed by Deadline, where she was EVP and Head of Programming. She is now moving to the audio service, where she will set the creative vision for studios and key partnerships for Spotify Originals that…

Spotify’s The Ringer and WWE have teamed up to launch an audio network as part of a multi-year partnership. Under the audio content deal, the two companies will jointly develop new, original programming for Spotify and the Ringer website. Existing WWE audio programming looking at WWE personalities both inside and…

Daniel Ek, founder and CEO of Spotify, said a surge in ad sales for the three month ended in June has it eyeing a renewed focus on advertising-rich podcasts becoming a bigger chunk of total revenue as he looks to shift perception of the company from a " premium subscription music service to an audio platform." The…

Winston Duke is moving from the Marvel universe to the DC universe in Spotify's upcoming Batman Unburied podcast series. Black Panther and Avengers star Duke will voice Bruce Wayne in the series, which is exec produced by David S. Goyer. He will be joined by Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs as Wayne's loyal butler and…

EXCLUSIVE: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert are to be the subject of a narrative documentary podcast series. The Spotify Original series Gene & Roger comes from Bill Simmon's The Ringer and host Brian Raftery. The series will document their rise with a focus on the cultural footprint they left behind. The pair, known for…

Spotify's talent grab continues as the audio streaming service has signed an exclusive deal with Dax Shepard and his Armchair Expert podcast. The move will mean that the popular podcast series, which the Parenthood actor hosts with Monica Padman, becomes exclusive to Spotify. The company has also signed a first-look…

UPDATED with CEO comments: Spotify saw revenue grow 16% last quarter to €2.147 billion ($2.59 billion) fueled by a 46% jump in ad sales as podcast listening hit a high and monthly active users grew 24% to 356 million, including both free and paid. Premium subscribers increased 21%, as the company added nearly 4…

Facebook has expanded its partnership with Spotify, enabling paying subscribers to stream full-length music tracks within the Facebook app. The integration is launching in 27 markets, including the U.S., and will reach more territories in the coming months, Facebook said. Facebook described the expansion as a “natural…

The Boss is meeting the former Commander-in-Chief. Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama have teamed up to launch a podcast series – Renegades: Born in the USA. The eight-episode podcast will see the pair in deep and revealing conversation with each other, exploring a wide array of topics including race…

Ava DuVernay has revealed that a podcast about the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP) is her first podcast series for Spotify. It comes after the When They See Us and Selma filmmaker set a multi-year partnership with the audio platform in January. DuVernay is launching LEAP Files with Spotify, as revealed…

Anthony and Joe Russo are the latest top-level talent to strike a major podcasting deal with Spotify. The pair, who run entertainment company AGBO and are the directors of Captain America: Civil War; Avengers: Infinity War; and Avengers: Endgame, have struck a multi-year, multi-series deal with the audio company to…