Spotify

• Spotify Is Now Testing Native Video Podcasts, Beginning With Zane Hijazi And Heath Hussar’s ‘Unfiltered’
• Spotify Resurrects FaZe Banks And KeemStar’s ‘Mom’s Basement’ YouTube Series In Podcast Form

  Top esports organization FaZe Clan is reprising a popular YouTube series titled Mom’s Basement -- in podcast form and exclusively on Spotify. The interview series, hosted by FaZe Clan co-founder Ricky Banks and Daniel Keem -- the founder of YouTube news and gossip hub DramaAlert -- sees the two guys sitting down for interviews with notable figures in the online sphere, all while providing an unfiltered take on web culture, social media, and viral videos.

  
• Spotify Taps HuffPost Editor-In-Chief Lydia Polgreen To Head Podcasts At Gimlet

  Spotify has poached HuffPost’s editor-in-chief, Lydia Polgreen, to run podcast studio Gimlet Media.

  
• Spotify Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Media And Podcast Upstart ‘The Ringer’

  Spotify may be looking to invest further in the podcast space. The music-streaming leader is reportedly looking to purchase The Ringer, a sports and pop culture-focused media brand -- comprising a news website and podcast network -- that was founded by sportswriter and entrepreneur Bill Simmons in 2016.

  
• Netflix Orders Limited Series Chronicling Origins Of Fellow Streamer Spotify
• Spotify’s Plans For Podcast Domination Involve Deals With Ryland Adams, Lele Pons
• Snapchat And Spotify Duet On Direct Share Feature
• Spotify And Disney Partner To Bring Mouse House Magic With New ‘Disney Hub’ Playlists
• Spotify Signs Deal To Get Footloose With Kevin Bacon In Upcoming Comedy Podcast
• Spotify’s ‘Sound Up’ Boot Camp Returns To Support Women Of Color In Podcasting
• The Obamas Ink Exclusive Deal With Spotify For Original Podcast Slate
• In Third Podcast Purchase, Spotify Scoops Up True Crime-Centric Studio ‘Parcast’