Like London buses, you wait years for a subscription service to turn up and two come along at the same time. James and Sam analyse Spotify's new subscription service and compare it with Apple's alternative subscription service.

Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi on this week's
thought-provoking show about Spotify's new subscription service.



NEWS:


Spotify has announced their Paid Subscriptions service, which
is hosted on Anchor. 


Spotify’s Paid Subscriptions tool sounds nice when compared
with Apple - who can argue with free. But it isn’t quite as
straightforward as that. Or, even, free.


It’s not actually free. Standard payment processing fees
still apply. Stripe charge 2.9% +30¢, and I’d expect
Spotify’s pricing to be similar. Apple’s fees include payment
processing. 


It’s US-only for now, as all Anchor monetisation has
been. The company is hoping to expand “in the coming months”.
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions are available in 170 countries
and regions.



Facebook is to add a podcast player in its app, powered by
Spotify. It’s being rolled out to 27 markets, none in
Europe.


Riverside․fm has announced a further $9.5m in funding. The
company has also debuted its “magic editor” feature, to automate
recording, editing and uploading.


SiriusXM has bought 99% Invisible Inc. The company, owned by
Roman Mars.


Acast claims the future of podcasting is Dynamic RSS.


Buzzsprout now integrates with Canva 


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