Listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa extended
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Listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa extended

Listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa extended in 11 new countries – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, India, Austria, and Ireland. Spotify rolled out this feature in the US in late 2019 and has now extended this to more countries to both Free and Premium subscribers. How to setup listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa Go to the Amazon Alexa App. Open the menu, head to Settings, then Music & Podcasts. If […]

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NPR shows available as Spotify Podcasts

NPR shows available as Spotify Podcasts giving worldwide listeners the opportunity to connect with NPR’s daily source of wisdom and entertainment previously available only to Americans. Every day, millions connect with NPR and NPR Member stations across the US for everything from pop culture podcasts to the nightly news. In 2018 Spotify announced that US fans of NPR would also be able to stream select NPR shows on Spotify, making NPR’s offerings available in one convenient place. […]

Podcast listening in the US hits all time high
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Podcast listening in the US hits all time high

Podcast listening in the US hits all time high reaching 6% of all audio listening according to Edison Research in its Share of Ear study. The latest findings show that the share of time Americans age 13+ spend with podcasts as a percentage of all their audio listening has tripled from just 2% in 2014. Tom Webster, Edison Research SVP said, “Podcasting has become the greatest companion medium. Not only can you take it with you while you […]

Spotify combines music and talk content
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Spotify combines music and talk content

Spotify combines music and talk content in an easy and elegant package, allowing full songs and talk commentary to live together wrapped up in one show.  With shows that use this new format, listeners can interact with the music within the episodes, in the same way they interact with all other song tracks on Spotify (for example liking, saving, and reading more information about a track) without having to leave the episode page or search […]

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Deezer extends podcasts to 51 more countries

Deezer extends podcasts to 51 more countries giving listeners in 32 additional European and 19 Latin American countries access on the ‘Shows’ tab. According to a recent report, Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020, over 30% of people have streamed podcasts within the last month with 70% of global podcast listeners actively discovering new shows every week. The ‘Shows’ tab is Deezer’s unique way to help listeners discover and keep track of their podcasts. The tab is […]

Spotify tests podcast Polls feature
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Spotify tests podcast Polls feature

Spotify tests podcast Polls feature which lets podcasters communicate with their listeners and ask their audience questions within the app. Both the host and listeners will be able to see the responses in real time, opening up an entirely new way for creators and listeners to interact. Through Polls, listeners can share feedback and opinions as requested by the show’s hosts, who can use that information to better connect with their fans in future episodes, […]

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Amazon Music launches podcasts

Amazon Music launches podcasts in the US, UK, Germany and Japan and available on all subscription tiers at no additional cost. Customers will be able to stream top podcasts they already know and love, as well as new, original shows produced exclusively for Amazon Music and hosted by creators including DJ Khaled, Becky G, Will Smith, Dan Patrick, and more. Amazon Music customers can access podcasts in the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android, on Amazon Echo devices, and at music.amazon.com/podcasts. Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music said […]