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Spotify To Offer Video Streaming, Podcasts, Radio Shows And More

Posted on May 21st, 2015
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Staff Editor


The music streaming business is in stiff competition as TIDAL and Spotify duke it out for the number 1 spot in our hearts. Realizing the competition, the music streaming giant has stepped up their game with brand new features such as streaming shows and video clips from channels like ESPN, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, ABC, NBC, BBC, Vice Media, and Conde Nast Entertainment. The rate is still just $9.99 for these premium services. Spotify released this official statement:

“Spotify wants to be the one-stop entertainment OS for your smartphone. The service is augmenting its vast music selection with streaming video, talk radio, podcasts, and improved recommendation AI. If you’re going to pay $10 a month, you might as well have access to everything. It’s a first step toward making video- or music-only streaming services look limited in comparison.

While music remains Spotify’s focus, the service is expanding to add podcasts and radio shows—and these might be the biggest deal-sweetener for many subscribers. They include shows from BBC Worldwide Radio, CBS Radio, Radiolab, This Week In Tech, and The Nerdist. A few new Spotify original audio shows will also be in the mix, including artist-DJ’d playlists, celebrity interviews, and new-music roundups.

The launch video offerings are solid, but don’t cancel your Netflix, Amazon Prime, or HBO Go subscriptions just yet. The streaming service will include clips and full shows from ESPN, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, ABC, NBC, BBC, Vice Media, and Conde Nast Entertainment, among others. Spotify won’t have all the shows from all those partners, but the list is fairly extensive.

With a concentration on short-form clips and TV episodes, the Spotify video offerings look to be more of a rival for Hulu and VOD than movie-streaming services. But like Netflix and Amazon, there will be a few original Spotify video shows. Logically, they’re music-focused, including a “Dance Move of the Day” series hosted by Amy Poehler.”

And the saga continues.

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