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Re:Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive ... by tantalor on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @05:20PM (#23240379)
This explanation does not really make sense:

> Bringing the JRE to Spotify will mean that the platform’s more than 286 million active users will have access to one of culture’s leading voices.

Spotify has podcasts, JRE is a podcast, so I assume those users already have access to JRE before this deal.

> By partnering with Spotify, Rogan and his team will enjoy the support of the world’s leading audio platform.

Vague. What can JRE do now they couldn't do before?

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Re:Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive ... by moz14015 on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @05:26PM (#23240456)
Make a lot more money.
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Re:Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive ... by rs23296008n1 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @03:02AM (#23244078)
Not having to deal with youtube's nonsense is likely a strong reason. If I was Rogan that reason alone would cause me to regularly evaluate alternatives. Multiple episodes have Rogan himself hitting a Youtube restriction and him verbally expressing frustration.

This is something a lot of content creators on youtube are experiencing.

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