Joe Rogan performs at The Ice Home Comedy Membership in August 2019.
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Spotify continues amp up its podcast push. On Tuesday, comic Joe Rogan stated his well-liked podcast, the Joe Rogan Expertise, could be heading completely to Spotify.
As a part of a multi-year licensing deal, the Joe Rogan Expertise (or JRE) will likely be obtainable on Spotify beginning in September and turn out to be unique to the platform close to the tip of the yr. The podcast, together with the video model, will stay free for Spotify customers.
Announcement: the podcast is transferring to spotify!
Beginning on September 1 the podcast will likely be obtainable on Spotify in addition to all platforms, after which on the finish of the yr it would transfer completely to Spotify,… https://t.co/7IRHET5eZo— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) Could 19, 2020
In a weblog publish, Spotify stated JRE has lengthy been essentially the most looked for podcast on its platform and represents a “main addition” to its slate of unique content material. Spotify shares had been up greater than 10% following the announcement on Tuesday.
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Spotify, which hit 124 million subscribers on the finish of 2019, has focused podcasts as its subsequent stage of progress. In February, the corporate stated it was shopping for Invoice Simmons’ sports activities and popular culture information group The Ringer, which has constructed up a big operation of unique podcasting.
In a publish on Instagram, Rogan reassured followers that Spotify would not have any inventive management over the present. “They need me to only proceed doing it the best way I am doing it proper now,” he wrote. Rogan’s podcast typically options a variety of company, together with notable episodes with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Rogan stated some video clips from the podcast will nonetheless be posted to YouTube, however full episodes will solely be obtainable on Spotify after the tip of the yr.
