Spotify: The Transition Is Slowly Happening Spotify (SPOT) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Įarlier this week, Spotify (SPOT) said it had acquired Dublin, Ireland-based Kinzen as part of efforts to ramp up platform safety. Nicole Beemsterboer will become the new managing director of Gimlet, one of Spotify's (SPOT) in-house podcast studios being impacted, while Liliana Kim will be the new managing director of one of the other affected in-house studios, Parcast.

Spotify (SPOT) is also removing the Horoscope Today podcast in the second-quarter of next year, the news outlet added. Some of the podcasts being removed from the platform include How to Save a Planet, Crime Show, Haunted Places and Urban Legends. The news outlet, citing a source familiar with the matter, noted that Spotify (SPOT) would also reassign staff to other podcasts. Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) has removed 11 original podcasts from its platform and has started to lay off 5% of its podcast staff, TechCrunch reported. Spotify removes 11 original podcasts, lays off approximately 5% of staff: report

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