Spotify: Making Money Moves with Podcasts | Episode 25

Summary: Although Spotify has hit the milestone of 100 Million Paid Subscribers ahead Of Apple Music, they’ve been losing LOTS of money. With Spotify’s recent bid to become the default app for podcasts, we look at how their investment in podcasts could potentially make them more profitable than ever. We also look at how the recent 3 Shots of Tequila exclusive deal potentially has enough impact to make podcast listeners completely abandon other podcast platforms in favour of Spotify - #The3shotsEffect In other news: ■ Instagram going ahead with the hiding of likes (currently testing in Canada) and YES, they lied... ■ Piers Morgan comments on Instagram likes being just a bit of fun and this generation being too sensitive ■ Is freedom of speech disappearing from the Internet? Facebook receives “Donkey of The Day” for stifling freedom of speech on The Breakfast Club. Comments from Snoop Dogg I Sources: Why Spotify Is Betting Big on Podcasts in Battle Against Apple https://youtu.be/2pdTxVd9DvI Facebook Bans 'Dangerous' Voices Like Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones Instead Of Banning Ideas (The Breakfast Club: Charlamagne Tha God) https://youtu.be/rHYedV7ZNNU Instagram Are to Trial Hiding Likes to Create a Healthier App | Good Morning Britain https://youtu.be/v0jea19Hxmk Episode 25 What are your thoughts? Get involved in the convo on Twitter using the hashtag #ReDesignedPod Email: redesignedpod@mail.com Follow Andrew Instagram: @andrew_cbx Twitter: @andrew_cbx #ReDesignedPodd