Spotify is rolling out a paid subscription platform for podcasters in the U.S., allowing them to make their content available to subscribers. It’s also expanding globally in the coming months.
Spotify is taking on Apple in the podcasting race after the tech giant unveiled its Podcasts subscription service last week. The streaming service announced today that it is giving content creators a platform to monetize their podcasts through a subscription program. Podcasters will have access to Spotify’s Anchor tool to choose episodes that they want to make available only to their subscribers and then publish them to Spotify or other platforms. For now, the service is available only in the U.