News Spotify cuts 200 jobs as it restructures its podcast divisionLayoffs represent about 2% of the company’s total workforce
News Podcast subscription service Podimo raises $58.7m in fresh fundingLatest raise follows Podimo's $78 million Series B round in November
News Amazon Music launches podcasts in the US, UK, Germany & Japan with shows from Will Smith, DJ Khaled & othersPodcasts are now available on all tiers of Amazon Music
News Podcasters using Spreaker can now distribute their content to JioSaavn and its 104m monthly active listenersJioSaavn has entered into a partnership with Voxnest-owned podcast platform, Spreaker
News Spotify adds 12 new original podcasts in India and inks content partnerships with Radio City, Big FM, and Aawaz.comContent from Radio City, Big FM, and Aawaz.com exclusively available on streaming platform
News Spotify is testing in-app video podcasts (report)Global test has been carried out with YouTube stars Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar
News Spotify launches podcast API for third-party developersAPIs to 'empower developers to build unique experiences for listeners'
News Spotify launches ‘Streaming Ad Insertion’ tool for podcast advertisingSAI 'leverages streaming to deliver Spotify’s full digital suite of planning, reporting, and measurement capabilities'
Analysis News How podcasts are damaging the potential growth of the recorded music businessMusic streaming services – particularly Spotify – are morphing into something else entirely
Analysis News Spotify is banking on the idea that you want it to recommend podcasts… just like it recommends new music"We know that discovery is one of the core benefits that we provide to people."
News Spotify teams with Procter & Gamble on exclusive podcast featuring John Legend & Pusha THarmonize series explores the impact of racial bias in the US and how music has served as a catalyst for change
News Sony Music podcast company inks original content JV with Adam McKay’s Hyperobject IndustriesProgramming from Academy Award-winning Writer/Director/Producer to be made available across a variety of platforms
News Sony Music and producer Renay Richardson form UK-based Broccoli Content podcast JVAgreement marks company's first podcasting production joint venture outside the US
News Spotify users can now combine music and podcasts on playlists'It’s as easy as making a playlist full of music.'
News Deezer takes on Spotify with 5 new global podcast company partnershipsCompany also reveals 250% growth in podcast usage in the last two years