EXCLUSIVE: Spotify is continuing its move to ramp up its video podcasts business. The streaming service has struck a deal with creator Markiplier to exclusively host the video episodes of his Distractible and Go!
My Favorite Sports Team podcasts. The move comes as the Daniel Ek-led company has been growing its video content, launching video podcasts in 180 markets last year.
Popular video podcasts on the service include Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy and Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. The deal was announced at Spotify’s Stream On event and video episodes of both shows are available from today.
It’s been a busy March for Markiplier, otherwise known as Mark Fischbach, the creator who has over 60M followers across social media, after he signed with UTA, and his fully shot TV series, The Edge of Sleep, which is based on the eponymous podcast, is being taken out to buyers.
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