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Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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This website breaks scrolling (it's jumpy). For others experiencing it: this issue (and the floating top bar) can be fixed by disabling JavaScript.

I think it's because they have anti-adblocking tech.

Imagine being media in 2021 and denying access to your site based on adblocking? I instantly close the site. What are they providing that I can't get elsewhere? What are they providing beyond the headline?

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you think so? Almost all TV shows are exclusive to their platforms, and they're doing fine. What makes audio different?

TV didn't start out as an open standard using RSS.

It started out as syndicated broadcast media that you could subscribe to for a one time purchase of a receiver.

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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>> Rogan, on the other hand, has confirmed that Spotify removed certain shows as a condition of their $100 million agreement with him. “There were a few episodes they didn’t want on their platform, and I was like ‘okay, I don’t care’,” Rogan shared in a recent interview with guest Fahim Anwar. It's part of their deal. Nothing to see here.

in the end, everyone sells out for money...

you'd be stupid not to

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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>> Rogan, on the other hand, has confirmed that Spotify removed certain shows as a condition of their $100 million agreement with him. “There were a few episodes they didn’t want on their platform, and I was like ‘okay, I don’t care’,” Rogan shared in a recent interview with guest Fahim Anwar. It's part of their deal. Nothing to see here.

in the end, everyone sells out for money...

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Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you think so? Almost all TV shows are exclusive to their platforms, and they're doing fine. What makes audio different?

Hosting audio is a multiple orders of magnitude easier then video, which means platforms don't have as much value to add.

This completely ignores the fact that hosting costs don't really matter. If Spotify can make more money on new subscriptions than they paid some content creator for exclusivity then it's worth it to them. And if the content creator gets more money by selling their exclusivity to some platform than they got for ads then it's worth it to them too.

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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>> Rogan, on the other hand, has confirmed that Spotify removed certain shows as a condition of their $100 million agreement with him. “There were a few episodes they didn’t want on their platform, and I was like ‘okay, I don’t care’,” Rogan shared in a recent interview with guest Fahim Anwar. It's part of their deal. Nothing to see here.

The fans care.

More loyal than the king.

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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I wonder if/how much the move cost his listener ship. I see in the comments pleas for Joe to come back to Youtube.

I dont know why this happens but Spotify does not work with UConnect on my Jeep. It plays for 1-2 seconds and then mutes. Spotify is the only music/audio platform that doesnt work with Uconnect, but that immediately removes it from being played in my car. Long car rides are where I consume podcasts, so no Joe Rogan.

Re: Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

TV didn't start out as an open standard using RSS.

It started out as syndicated broadcast media that you could subscribe to for a one time purchase of a receiver.

The point is that you couldn't publish without an FCC license, which required deep pockets. Publishing an RSS feed requires a host and a domain, which can be had today for a grand total of $70/year if one goes with the cheapest DigitalOcean VPS or under $20/year if one does a little research.

Hosting a few MP3s and a text file that can be downloaded in a few seconds is a lot cheaper and easier than a video streaming setup (or a 10-20 kilowatt broadcast transmitter).

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