It will also turn off ads in videos for paid subscribers. The changes put Spotify in more direct competition with YouTube, which has itself been pushing into podcasting alongside its more ...

Spotify officially claims it was started because its founders ‘love music and piracy was killing it’. But a new book argues ...

Spotify is aiming to give YouTube some competition with its new partner program for video creators and content that goes viral. The music and podcast app announced a new “Partner Program” that ...

Here's how Spotify is taking on rival YouTube in video podcasting. Spotify is betting on video to take its podcasting business to the next level. The Swedish audio giant has been investing in ...

Spotify is trying to break YouTube’s stronghold on video podcasts. As fans increasingly flock to videos of star hosts interacting with their guests during interviews, Spotify wants to persuade ...

Looking for new ways to turn free video streamers into paid ones, YouTube is kicking the tires on a subscription option that will ring a bell for Spotify users. A trial for a two-person YouTube ...

YouTube also made changes to its API rules, shutting down third-party apps that allowed users to bypass ads. Now, you can add Spotify to the list as well, as the platform recently announced it ...

You know how you can watch music videos on YouTube, for free, without the need for a subscription? Well, now you can do the same thing on Spotify with your $11.99 per month Premium subscription.

Spotify added five million new Premium subscribers in Q1 of this year, but it still trails YouTube as a podcast platform. Spotify has been working to make podcasts a bigger part of its platform ...