![]() “The company did little or nothing to staunch the bleeding,” the unions said. The unions blamed the low performance numbers on the company’s decision to make their shows exclusive to the platform, which caused a “steep drop” in listener numbers - reportedly as high as three-quarters for some of the shows. In October 2022, the Gimlet Union, alongside union employees from Parcast - another podcast network that Spotify acquired in 2019 - criticised the decision to lay off “at least” 38 employees across these studios and cancel 11 original podcasts due to low performance. It was later reported that the acquisition deal between Spotify and Gimlet was worth $230 million. The Science Vs podcast, along with a number of other Gimlet podcast originals such as the now-discontinued Reply All, moved exclusively to the streaming service in 2019 after Spotify acquired the Gimlet podcast network. This will be done on a case by case basis and over time.” "In this case, we’re pursuing broad distribution for some of our original podcasts like Science Vs. ![]() “Given our position as the leading global podcast platform, we are expanding our windowing strategies to increase the audiences and ad sales potential of our shows," a spokesperson said. PodPod has also reached out to Spotify for comment. ![]() ![]() The news was first reported by global news platform Semafor, with Gimlet staff supposedly told by Spotify that the company was planning to move some of its shows to other audio platforms in the coming months. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek condemned Rogan’s use of the racial slur in a recent, late-night memo to company employees, but added that “cancelling voices is a slippery slope”.Spotify will be relinquishing the exclusivity for some of its Gimlet original podcasts, the company has confirmed, in order to grow its ad sales and broaden its audience. “How about you bring all your shows to Rumble, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years?” Pavlovski offered, adding: “This is our chance to save the world.” In an open letter posted on Twitter on Sunday (6 February), Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said he stands with Rogan and his “legion of fans in desire for real conversation”. Meanwhile, right-wing video platform Rumble offered to match Spotify’s price for Rogan’s podcast, in exchange for exclusive rights to host JRE. The right-wing has criticised Rogan for defending his content, with former US president Donald Trump urging him to “stop apologising to the Fake News and Radical Left lunatics and maniacs”.įlorida governor Ron DeSantis also appeared to agree that the criticism against Rogan was driven by political agenda when he said “legacy outlets and the Left” are out “to destroy” Rogan over his widespread popularity. He also addressed the backlash over false information about Covid and vaccines on 31 January, saying people had a “distorted perception” of the work he does, and explaining that he tries to interview guests with conflicting or different points of view. Rogan apologised for using the racial slur in a video posted on Instagram on 5 February, calling it “the most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly”. “I do think you have to be very careful not to apologise for nonsense,” he added, citing Awkwafina’s recent defence of her “blaccent” or “Black accent” that was widely criticised online. When Singh – who hosts The Flagrant Pod with comedian Andrew Schulz – lauded Rogan for apologising for the video, the 54-year-old podcaster said: “You should apologise if you regret something.” Rogan admitted, however, that the controversy was “a relief in a lot of ways” because it had made him “address some stuff that I really wish wasn’t out there”. They’re taking all this stuff I’ve ever said that’s wrong and smushing it all together.” Noting that the video of him using the racial slur “had always been out there”, Rogan told Singh: “This is a political hit job. ![]() She followed her announcement with an edited montage of clips that showed Rogan using the “n-word” at least 22 times. ![]()
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