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Has anybody else also started getting ads within podcasts on premium membership?

larsnystrom 4y ago
I recently read an article[1] where Spotify said they wanted the ad revenue to make up 20-40% (up from like 10% or so now) of their income, and so they are trying to push more ads. As a premium subscriber since 2010, I promised myself that the day I hear an ad on Spotify premium is the day I cancel my subscription. The direction Spotify has taken the past few years really saddens me. [1] (Swedish, paywall) https://www.svd.se/a/Kzgvm4/spotify-spellistor-nyckel-till-annonsforsaljning https://www.svd.se/a/Kzgvm4/spotify-spellistor-nyckel-till-a...
- BLKNSLVR 4y ago
  I'm only a recent paid subscriber to Spotify, but, like you, will drop it like a hot potato if ads make their way into premium. I've previously stated I'd never pay for a subscription service again after Google Play music shutdown, effectively losing any record of the 'license' for some music I actually purchased from the platform. Whilst I have broken that promise, I have stayed true to my commitment of purchasing the equivalent of the monthly GPM subscription from Bandcamp, however. Footnote: I just checked, and I'm ~$30 behind, gonna buy those two psych-rock 50+ minute album-songs by The Asteroid Belt: https://theasteroidbelt.bandcamp.com/ https://theasteroidbelt.bandcamp.com/. Gotta support local first!
- chinathrow 4y ago
  There are others. I am happy with Deezer - no ads as far as I can tell.
- SnowHill9902 4y ago
  I was really confused and heard it only once. It was also wildly irrelevant.
- unethical_ban 4y ago
  Alright then, lower the premium subscription costs for users! What is the _fucking_ point of premium if you still deal with ads?
gspr 4y ago
This happened to me too at some point. I contacted Spotify support, who, to my surprise, actually answered me (kudos for that, at least). The answer was bewildering though: apparently this can happen(!?!) in the web player! Not having time to get into a fight, I just bit the bullet and spun up their dedicated client app in a VM (no way I trust that monster to run wild on my computer). That got rid of the ads for me. Overall, I share the sentiment that so many people in this thread express: Spotify is slowly getting worse and worse. A shame. But luckily it's not outright terrible yet, i.e. we're not outright at "pay us, and we'll show ads down your ears". Yet.
nebula8804 4y ago
It has been reality for Joe Rogan listeners since forever. They also encrypted his stream with Widevine so simple youtube-dl/yt-dlp broke(where it used to work). Really sucks because it just stops the podcast at random times and then plays 3-4 ads in a row.

I recently read an article[1] where Spotify said they wanted the ad revenue to make up 20-40% (up from like 10% or so now) of their income, and so they are trying to push more ads. As a premium subscriber since 2010, I promised myself that the day I hear an ad on Spotify premium is the day I cancel my subscription. The direction Spotify has taken the past few years really saddens me. [1] (Swedish, paywall) https://www.svd.se/a/Kzgvm4/spotify-spellistor-nyckel-till-annonsforsaljning https://www.svd.se/a/Kzgvm4/spotify-spellistor-nyckel-till-a...

BLKNSLVR 4y ago
I'm only a recent paid subscriber to Spotify, but, like you, will drop it like a hot potato if ads make their way into premium. I've previously stated I'd never pay for a subscription service again after Google Play music shutdown, effectively losing any record of the 'license' for some music I actually purchased from the platform. Whilst I have broken that promise, I have stayed true to my commitment of purchasing the equivalent of the monthly GPM subscription from Bandcamp, however. Footnote: I just checked, and I'm ~$30 behind, gonna buy those two psych-rock 50+ minute album-songs by The Asteroid Belt: https://theasteroidbelt.bandcamp.com/ https://theasteroidbelt.bandcamp.com/. Gotta support local first!
chinathrow 4y ago
There are others. I am happy with Deezer - no ads as far as I can tell.
SnowHill9902 4y ago
I was really confused and heard it only once. It was also wildly irrelevant.
unethical_ban 4y ago
Alright then, lower the premium subscription costs for users! What is the _fucking_ point of premium if you still deal with ads?

gspr 4y ago

This happened to me too at some point. I contacted Spotify support, who, to my surprise, actually answered me (kudos for that, at least). The answer was bewildering though: apparently this can happen(!?!) in the web player! Not having time to get into a fight, I just bit the bullet and spun up their dedicated client app in a VM (no way I trust that monster to run wild on my computer). That got rid of the ads for me. Overall, I share the sentiment that so many people in this thread express: Spotify is slowly getting worse and worse. A shame. But luckily it's not outright terrible yet, i.e. we're not outright at "pay us, and we'll show ads down your ears". Yet.

nebula8804 4y ago

It has been reality for Joe Rogan listeners since forever. They also encrypted his stream with Widevine so simple youtube-dl/yt-dlp broke(where it used to work). Really sucks because it just stops the podcast at random times and then plays 3-4 ads in a row.