Gimlet’s Heavyweight is becoming a Spotify exclusive, and the fans are madHeavyweight, one of the longest-running Gimlet Media shows, is becoming a Spotify exclusive next month, five years after it began and two years after the Spotify / Gimlet acquisition. One of favorite podcasts (Heavyweight) is going @Spotify exclusive. — Vladimir Agafonkin (@mourner) — Vladimir Agafonkin (@mourner) October 1, 2021The @heavyweight podcast is, in my view, perfect. Twitch creators sell subscriptions to their channels, collect tips, and distribute ads, of course while getting a cut of it all. I imagine it’ll serve as a reference point for future podcast / audio unions’ negotiations.

Source: The Nation October 05, 2021 13:18 UTC