Spotify has launched something amazing this time. Now you can access music and video both on Spotify. Spotify has introduced the podcast feature in the application, and users loved it. And the most fantastic thing is it is for free! So even if you do not have the subscription, you can access its music and videos. Spotify provides a vast music streaming service, and introducing video podcasts on the platform adds more to it. The users can also listen as well as watch their favorite podcasts on Spotify.
The company announced the big launch on the 21st of July, 2020, and says that podcasts will be available on both mobile and desktops. But for now, only specific podcasts are available on the platform, and most podcasters will not be able to upload their footage. However, Spotify has had the video feature since early 2020. The users can access channels like MTV, Central Comedy, BBC, and others. So the podcast announcement is not that big but is exciting.
We all know that this was coming since May, Spotify declared the deal with Joe Rogan, one of the most popular podcasters. Joe Rogan is putting the video of his recent podcast on this platform, and it will be known as “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Although most podcasters won’t release their podcast exclusively on Spotify, it will provide the creators with a platform to promote their work and allow flexibility on the distribution.
This updated feature would give YouTube a fair challenge. However, YouTube will still be the first choice for podcasters to gain profit. But since YouTube does not provide access to all the podcasts for free, users of YouTube need to get paid subscriptions to enjoy all the content; this will give an advantage to Spotify. Apart from that, the Spotify users can opt between the audio and video content. So if they keep the display off, they still listen to the podcasts while working on the other application.
Spotify has offered only a few podcasts to feature for now, including ‘Book of Basketball 2.0’, ‘Fantasy Footballers,’ ‘The Misfits Podcast,’ ‘H3 Podcast’, ‘The Morning Toast,’ ‘Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay’ and the ‘Rooster Teeth Podcast.’ However, the team said this change as the “first version” indicates a lot that is to come.
Spotify is dealing with high-profile podcasts, including Warner Bros for DC Superhero. Then it landed a fantastic deal with Kim Kardashian, and also had booked a podcast deal with the TikTok star Addison Rae. Spotify has also tested video podcasts earlier with Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar. So it has pretty great stuff to serve to its users, and it may also help to crack more negotiated deals.
How podcasts work on Spotify
Now let’s talk about how can one access the podcast on Spotify and how that will change the previous experience of using the application? If the user wants to watch a podcast, they can access them easily. They have to search for the podcast on the search bar. And when you find the right video, click on it. A page will open for the podcast. Click on the video to play. You can play it on both mobile phones or your desktop. Moreover, users can also use it by putting on sleep mode. Even if the phone is in sleep mode, the users can listen to the podcast, which is not available on YouTube’s free version. This feature will provide a user-friendly interface to its consumers.
What other features does Spotify provide?
Search
Firstly, it gives a fundamental but useful search bar. Using the search bar, one can easily access any video or audio or musical albums and now podcasts, very effortlessly. To search one has to type the name of the album or artist, and then choose the content accordingly.
Playlist
To create your playlist, you have to follow a few elementary steps. They are as follows:
- Play the kind of song or content or podcast you like to watch. While watching or after watching it, you can tap to the ‘Add to Playlist’ option.
- Then tap on ‘Create’ to create a playlist. After tapping, enter the playlist name whatever you want on the option ‘Enter the Playlist name.’
- Tap ‘Create’ to save it. Then you can later add more content to it by taping ‘Add to Playlist.’
Collaborate playlist
Spotify users can also collaborate with each other’s playlist. To do that, follow the given steps.
- Tap on the library of Spotify.
- Then click on the playlist. After that, you have to click on the collaborative playlist.
- Then click on the share option, which will make the content available to your friends, and they can delete or add other content too.
Chromecast
To enjoy your video on the larger screen, you can also Chromecast the content on other devices. To Chromecast Spotify, the users need to follow the steps below:
- Open Spotify on the device.
- Ensure that the Chromecast device and Spotify are on the same Wi-Fi network.
- Then play the video or audio you want to cast. Tap on the ‘Device Available’ option and search for the available device in the range.
- And then select to cast the content on the device.
Download
Spotify allows its users to download their favorite content offline so that they can enjoy it whenever they want to, without thinking about the availability of the internet.
The following steps will guide you through.
- Tap on the library.
- Then a page will open with different content.
- Select the music or playlist or podcast. Then tap on the ↓ (down arrow) sign to start downloading the material.
- Then you can easily access the content anywhere and anytime without the internet.
These are the few features Spotify users can utilize and enjoy their content. Spotify is a fantastic application to use and is also very popular among its users, and every day new users are also getting connected with Spotify. The latest podcast version is soon going to take its place in the market, and it will also help the brand grow and land some great deals in the future. However, the video podcast version is still not available everywhere. Overall, the podcast feature appears to be an exciting thing in Spotify’s current offering.
SOURCE:- Video Podcasts on Spotify
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