SPOTIFY TAKES AIM AT YOUTUBE IN BATTLE FOR PODCASTS

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Spotify plans to start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos and meet a certain viewing threshold. It will offer premium subscribers in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada a way to watch podcast shows without ads starting in January. Many people watch or listen to their favorite shows on YouTube. Spotify is hoping to differentiate its videos from shows on YouTube, where users have to pay more for ad-free viewing.