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Bobby Soft drink
Food
2 min read

Bobby partners with the Happy Hour podcast on new flavour

Bobby, an Australian soft drink brand, has recently joined hands with Lucy Jackson and Nikki Westcott, co-hosts of the popular Happy Hour podcast, to introduce a limited-edition flavour named ‘Strawberries & Cream.’ A First-Time Collaboration This initiative…

Spotify
Living
2 min read

Spotify restores free lyrics access

Free Spotify users are now able to view song lyrics for all songs again, after being restricted earlier this year. The company previously limited free users to viewing lyrics for only three songs a month, pushing a paid subscription to access lyrics for any…

podcast
Living
2 min read

YouTube Music officially rolls out Podcasts in the U.S.

YouTube Music has officially launched a podcast feature for listeners in the United States, offering a new way for users to access their favorite shows and discover new ones. The feature is rolling out on the YouTube Music app, both on iOS and Android, and…

Facebook Meta
General
2 min read

Facebook to abandon podcasts in favor of the metaverse

Starting June 3rd, Facebook will cease to offer support for podcasts on its platform. As soon as this week, users will no longer be able to upload new content, while Soundbites and the central audio hub will be fully discontinued shortly afterwards. As…

Spotify
Living
1 min read

Spotify starts serving interactive ads to podcast listeners

After investing big in podcasts, Spotify is trying to recoup some of that investment through ads. Starting this week, Spotify users listening to podcasts will be getting interactive ads that the streaming service refers to as CTA cards. These CTA cards are…

podcast apple
Living
1 min read

Apple launches in-app subscriptions in its Podcasts app

Apple has just announced a major overhaul to its Podcasts app: within the app, it’s launching Apple Podcasts Subscriptions where people will be able to subscribe to premium content from their favorite creators and get perks like ad-free listening, bonus…

spotify hero
Living
1 min read

Spotify rolls out video podcasts to free and premium users worldwide

Podcasts are a thing for several years now, but they only recently blow up. Spotify and other music streaming services are pushing out lots of features related to podcasts, including the option to see the actual podcasters, while listening to them. Spotify…

Google
General
1 min read

Google redesigns Podcasts app, brings it to iPhones and iPads

Google’s Podcasts app was released two years ago for Android devices, but the Mountain View company announced last year that it will expand the availability of the app to additional platforms, including iOS and Windows. A web version of Google Podcasts…

Spotify commercial
Living
1 min read

Spotify for Podcasters officially introduced

After a long period of testing, Spotify for Podcasters is finally out of beta. Described as a discovery and analytics dashboard, Spotify for Podcasters allows content creators to track many things like average listening times, episode streams, and total…

Spotify
General
1 min read

Spotify starts testing voice ads on Android and iOS devices

Spotify has decided to be more aggressive with its ads and announced over the weekend that it will launch voice-enabled advertisements. They are meant to encourage customers to use verbal commands to take action on the ad’s content available through Spotify.…

Apple Music scaled
Living
3 min read

Spotify says Apple Music has unfair advantages

The founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, announced today in a blog post that Spotify has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission (EC). The executive says that when it comes to Apple Music and the App Store, the company gives itself an…