Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): Audio streaming app Spotify appears to be interested in launching a subscription podcastservice that would offer access to original shows or exclusive episodes for a monthly fee.
According to The Verge, the potential service was described in a survey sent out through Spotify's app, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein, president of Variety's Intelligence Platform.

The survey describes at least four possible subscription podcast plans, ranging from USD 3 to USD 8 per month. The cheapest plan would include 'access to exclusive interviews and episodes,' but would still include ads. The most expensive plan would include access to 'high-quality original content,' early access to some episodes, and no platform-inserted ads. None of these plans would include access to Spotify's premium music subscription.
As reported by The Verge, a spokesperson for Spotify indicated that the survey should not be taken as concrete product plans. 'At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of surveys in an effort to improve our user experience. Some of those end up paving the path for our broader user experience and others serve only as important learnings. We have no further news to share on future plans at this time,' said the spokesperson.
That means there's no guarantee that Spotify will follow through with launching any of the described services. Companies often survey customers about potential new products and may shape their plans based on the results. But the fact that Spotify is surveying users means that it's likely considering launching some sort of subscription podcast plan, even if it doesn't necessarily end up taking any of the exact forms described here. (ANI)

• Spotify organizes podcasts in a variety of categories, such as Storytellers, Sports & Recreation, and Comedy, and users can subscribe to individual podcasts, manage downloads, and share podcasts.
• The video podcasts are supported on both the desktop and mobile app — and video will serve as an additional component, not a replacement for the audio. That means you’ll still be able to stream the.
• Spotify now has 1.9 million podcasts, up from 1.5 million in the second quarter, boosted by big launches such as “The Michelle Obama Podcast” and “Mama Knows Best” by influencer Addison Rae.
• The Spotify name is synonymous with music, but it's also an excellent place to listen to podcasts. Because Spotify makes it easy to pick up where you left off across any device, you can listen to.

Listen to your favorite podcasts, and discover many more including shows with music.

Spotify said that at launch, podcasts with video include ' Book of Basketball 2.0,' ' Fantasy Footballers,' ' The Misfits Podcast,' ' H3 Podcast,' ' The Morning Toast,' ' Higher Learning with Van.

• Get recommended and featured podcasts and shows.
• Save the podcasts and shows you like. New episodes then automatically save.
• Download to listen offline.
• Some episodes feature videos too.

Note: While Spotify doesn’t play ads that interrupt the music listening experience of Premium subscribers, some podcasts may include advertising, host-read endorsements, or sponsorship messages.

Find and play podcasts and shows

1. Tap Search .
2. Under Browse All, tap Podcasts & Shows.
3. Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.
4. Select a podcast or show to view its page and all available episodes.

Tap to start listening.

Tap to control the play speed.

Tap to skip forward 15 seconds, or tap to rewind 15 seconds.

In the Now Playing view, tap (iOS) (Android) on a podcast or show to:

• Get more information.
• Download episodes for offline listening.
• Share with your friends and to your social channels.
• Add it to your Play Queue.

1. Click Browse in the menu on the left.
2. Click Podcasts & Shows.
3. Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.

Hover over the cover art and click the play button to start listening, or click the title to see more episodes.

Click to control the play speed.

Click to skip forward 15 seconds, or tap to rewind 15 seconds.

For: Podcasts only

1. Click Search .
2. Under Browse All, tap Podcasts.
3. Browse featured episodes, or scroll down to browse by category.

Hover over the cover art and click the play button to start listening, or click the title to see more episodes.

Click to skip forward 15 seconds, or click to rewind 15 seconds.

Save podcasts and shows

Podcast or shows

• Select FOLLOW on a page to save it to Your Library under the Podcasts tab.
• Tap FOLLOWING on the page to unfollow it.

Episodes

Podcast On Spotify

• Tap on an episode to save it to the Your Episodes playlist in Your Library.
• To remove an episode, tap (iOS) (Android) to the right of an episode title. Then, tap .
• To save an episode to a different playlist, tap . Then select a playlist or create a new one.

• Click FOLLOW on the page to save it to Podcasts in Your Library.
• Click FOLLOWING on the page to unfollow it.

Spotify Desktop App Podcasts Subscription

For: Podcasts only

• Click SAVE TO YOUR LIBRARY on the podcast page to save.
• Find podcasts you save in Your Library, in the PODCASTS tab.
• To remove a podcast, click REMOVE FROM YOUR LIBRARY.

Download podcasts and shows

Tap on a podcast or show to download.

Note: You need Premium to download shows.

Get a podcast on Spotify

Spotify Desktop App Podcasts App

Check out Spotify for Podcasters.