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Spotify is pulling 11 original podcasts from the platform, which will impact studios Parcast and Gimlet and involve less than 5% layoffs, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to . Spotify will also reassign some staff to other podcasts, we understand.<\/p>\n
Reached for comment, Spotify said it does not comment publicly on staffing changes.<\/p>\n
Over the next couple of months, podcasts leaving the platform include Gimlet\u2019s \u201cHow to Save a Planet,\u201d \u201cCrime Show,\u201d \u201cEvery Little Thing,\u201d as well as Parcast\u2019s \u201cMedical Murders,\u201d \u201cFemale Criminals,\u201d \u201cCrimes of Passion,\u201d \u201cDictator,\u201d \u201cMythology,\u201d \u201cHaunted Places\u201d and \u201cUrban Legends.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the second quarter of 2023, Spotify will also say goodbye to \u201cHoroscope Today.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the first time Spotify has made a group cancellation of podcasts. The move was likely made to help strengthen its slate of original and exclusive (O&E) podcasts, which include hit shows \u201cBatman Unburied,\u201d \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d and the newly released Kim Kardashian\u2019s \u201cThe System: The Case of Kevin Keith.\u201d<\/p>\n
Similar to cancellations in the TV industry, Spotify appears to be weeding out the duds. This could make room for the several upcoming O&E (original and exclusive) titles that the company intends to announce in the weeks and months ahead, we hear.<\/p>\n
Overall, the music streaming platform has a total of 500+ O&E podcasts produced across its four in-house studios, Spotify Studios, The Ringer, Parcast and Gimlet.<\/p>\n
The cancellations didn\u2019t impact Spotify Studios and The Ringer.<\/p>\n
Last month, Spotify launched over 300,000 audiobooks, a new feature that puts the company in direct competition with top audiobook providers Audible, Audiobooks, Google and Nook, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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