At the time, the deal was estimated to be worth around 100 million, which made it. In May 2020, Rogan signed a multi-year licensing deal with the audio streaming platform Spotify. In the earnings call with investors, Ek said that the company will not change its policies based on one creator or change it based on “any media cycle or call from anyone else.” Ek ultimately defended the company’s continuing use of Joe Rogan’s podcast in a heated employee town hall after the company reported weak quarterly earnings in February. UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan 's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, has long been one of the most popular shows of its kind in the world. And ad-supported revenue accounted for a record 15% of total revenues in Q4, with a double-digit increase in monthly active users engaging in podcasts compared to Q3.Įarlier this month, Spotify’s stock plummeted to a 21-month low after its Q4 earnings following pushback over Rogan’s unsubstantiated comments about the pandemic and COVID vaccines. The streaming company recently reported 406 million monthly active users in Q4, up from 381 million from the previous quarter. and 92 other markets, creating more growth opportunities for Spotify’s advertising business. “The Joe Rogan Experience” is Spotify’s biggest podcast in the U.S. And now Spotify and Amazon are considering bids on the podcasting platform Audioboom. Spotify bought podcasting company Gimlet Media and The Ringer, a podcast founded by ESPN alum Bill Simmons, for nearly $200 million. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” the musician wrote.In recent years, Spotify has made a bigger play for podcasting content as it aims to grow beyond offering music to its subscribers. In January, Neil Young blasted Spotify and Rogan’s podcast in specific for “spreading fake information about vaccines” and asked for his music to be removed from the platform. The podcast host has also been facing controversy about how his podcast has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing.” Instead of saying ‘the N-word,’ I would just say the word. Rogan continued, “I know that to most people, there is no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, nevermind publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that now. And it looks fucking horrible, even to me.” “It’s a video that’s made of clips taken out of context of me of 12 years of conversations on my podcast, and it’s all smushed together. “There’s a video that’s out that’s a compilation of me saying the N-word,” Rogan said at the time. February 17, 2022, 12:24 PM 2 min read Spotify ’s deal with Joe Rogan, the popular podcast host who has attracted a swarm of controversy in recent weeks, is worth more than 200 million. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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