INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
While Spotify currently dominates the globe on the music streaming front, the Swedish company has made it clear it wants to overtake Apple
and conquer the realm of podcasts too, and its latest money move has arrived in the form of new Spotify Original and Exclusive podcasts for
Australia.This time last year, the streaming giant dropped US$200 million to help secure its podcasting future, acquiring the likes of
over the last three years, bringing it up to 5.7 million active listeners (or 22% of the Australian population).Two of the exclusive
podcasts that have just landed for Australian listeners include season 2 of Extremes by Vice, as well as Generation Betoota from the team
of individuals who have survived against insane odds, while Generation Betoota will apply the special flavour of satire the Advocate is
program Spotify first ran in 2018, which sought to raise the voices of First Nations Australians by offering applicants the opportunity to
receive podcasting advice, equipment, and a grant that would enable their idea to reach market.The streaming company has announced that
that are most commonly searched for online, providing advice, answers and practical information to potentially awkward situations.
