Spotify announced it will adopt Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology to enhance video podcast quality on Apple Podcasts. This upgrade allows Spotify-hosted shows to distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts without changes to their setup, ensuring smooth playback with minimal buffering. Spotify also expanded monetization opportunities through direct sales and partner integrations, and enabled creators using major hosting services to publish video podcasts directly on Spotify. These moves aim to boost creator reach and engagement as video podcasting grows, with nearly 500,000 shows and 390 million users streaming video podcasts on Spotify as of November 2025.
Pomerantz LLP is investigating Spotify Technology S.A. for potential securities fraud following the company's Q1 2026 financial report. Spotify projected 299 million premium subscribers for Q2, below the expected 300.3 million, and reported lower-tha...
Spotify's Q1 2026 earnings showed strong growth in its Premium subscription segment with revenue up 10% and improved margins, driven by subscriber gains and price hikes. However, the Ad-Supported segment revenue declined 5%, highlighting challenges i...
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary by introducing "Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s)," a new feature that lets users view and share detailed listening stats from the day they joined. This includes data like the first song streamed, total uni...
