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Spotify was founded in 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden, [ 16] by Daniel Ek, former CTO of Stardoll, and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Tradedoubler. [ 17][ 18] According to Ek, the company's title was initially misheard from a name shouted by Lorentzon. Later they conceived a portmanteau of "spot" and "identify".
The first documented use of "podcasting" in the definition known today (i.e., broadcasting rather than downloading) was mentioned in a podcast episode of the Evil Genius Chronicles on September 18, 2004, by Dave Slusher, who also mentioned the emerging technology of torrenting as well as pondering if he should monetise the podcast (and, if so ...
Podcast. A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. [ 1][ 2][ 3] For example, an episodic series of digital audio files that users can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Podcasts are primarily an audio medium, [ 4] but some distribute in video, either as their ...
Spotify announced a handful of new podcast partnerships, production tools and a Batman spinoff starring Hasan Minhaj as the Riddler. Spotify charts podcasting future after controversies ...
Megaphone. Megaphone (formerly Panoply Media) [ 6] is a Software as a service (SaaS) business owned by Spotify. The company provides software for podcast hosting and monetization as well as an ad network to generate additional revenue for podcast publishers. [ 7] It was formerly an audio content producer started by The Slate Group as Panoply ...
Spotify has previously said it expects the metric to come in between 30% and 35% over the long term amid plans to further scale its podcasting and ads business. Revenue, meanwhile, met ...
Alexandra Cooper (born August 21, 1994) is an American podcaster and co-creator and host of Call Her Daddy, a weekly comedy and advice podcast on Spotify.In 2021, Time Magazine called her "arguably the most successful woman in podcasting" after she signed a three-year exclusive deal with Spotify worth $60 million.
Spotify acquired this podcast and the others produced on The Ringer including "The Rewatchables" and "The Ryen Russillo Podcast" for a record sum of $196 million in 2020. Simmons continues to host ...