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• 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

  The Obamas are adding a new front to their burgeoning media business.President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have inked an exclusive deal with Spotify to develop, produce, and lend their voices to podcasts through their production company, Higher Ground.

  
• YouTube Music And Google Play Music Count A Collective 15 Million Subscribers (Report)

  Google’s two music services have now amassed 15 million subscribers -- including both its one-year-old YouTube Music platform as well as Google Play Music, which is in the process of being folded into the former.

  
• In Third Podcast Purchase, Spotify Scoops Up True Crime-Centric Studio ‘Parcast’

  Spotify has purchased its third podcast property in recent weeks, scooping up the storytelling-driven studio Parcast, which is behind 18 audio series to date -- many of which are in the true crime genre -- including Serial Killers, Unsolved Murders, Cults And Conspiracy Theories, and the scripted series Mind’s Eye.

  
• TV Exec Liz Gateley Joins Spotify As New Creative Development Head, Will Lead Expansion Into More Podcast Genres
• Spotify Acquires Gimlet Media, Anchor Amid $500 Million Bet On Podcast Industry
• YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, And More Accused Of Violating E.U. Data Privacy Legislation Per Article 15
• T-Series Seals Global Distribution Deal With Spotify For Entire Catalog Of 160,000 Songs
• GIPHY Hosts Inaugural Film Festival, Launches New Platform For 30-Second Videos
• BBTV To Help Digital Musicians Secure Distribution On Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, More
• Spotify Is Beta-Testing A Feature That Allows Indie Creators To Upload Their Own Music
• Netflix Is Testing A New Payment Method That Will Cut Apple Out Of The Process