Paid Spotify podcasts are also heading to the Czech Republic. What exactly does that mean?

Streamovací audio Spotify platform it’s definitely not just about songs these days. For example, the company’s management recently announced a large entry into the field of audiobooks, and spoken podcasts are already established. If you enjoy listening to this show format on Spotify, you should pay attention. Among other things, the previously announced and tested in the USA is heading to the Czech Republic options for paid podcasts.

The Czechia is one of the thirty-seven countries to which this format of premium content is officially available these days. So local creators can use it and users can consume it. When and why it will be pay more than just Spotify Premium? As in other applications or websites, authors will be able to lock individual podcasts or parts of them behind a payment gateway, if they recognize that their content is worth it due to exclusivity or originality. The decision to include such a program (and probably the amount requested) will be up to them.

By the end of 2022, Spotify will leave all earnings from these fees to the authors themselves. Then he will want a 5 percent stake. In any case, listeners may perceive this novelty as direct support for your favorite creators. Authors who wanted to apply this principle so far used, for example, services such as Patreon or other podcast services. Integration directly into Spotify should be pleasant and easier for both parties.

Which Czech podcasts do you listen to?

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