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Amusingly enough, I think the podcast move was a realisation that like Netflix they will need their own content to prosper in the long run when faced against go
by actuator 6y ago
Amusingly enough, I think the podcast move was a realisation that like Netflix they will need their own content to prosper in the long run when faced against goliaths like Apple, as big players will just throw money and platform advantages at their services.
It doesn't help Spotify's image though.
- jtbayly 6y agoNo. It was an attempt to coop free content and profit off of it at the expense of the destruction of the ecosystem.
- Spivak 6y agoSo yes but also private podcast feeds are a thing. There are plenty of podcasts where you can get credentials to a private feed (maybe it’s ad free, maybe it has bonus content, etc.) by paying them money. Having podcasts that you have to pay to access entirely isn’t that weird.
- jtbayly 6y agoNothing wrong with that. The problem is that Spotify is doing its best to break the creator-consumer relationship in order to rent seek in the middle. And you literally cannot do what you described with Spotify if you are a podcaster. Spotify can decide to do it, but you can’t.