Spotify, Podcast video distribution is also OK

Swedish music streaming service Spotify announced on July 21 local time that it has added video functions for some podcasts.

The video distribution has been added to some of the popular content of the existing podcasts.The specific name is "Book of Basketball 2.0」、「Fantasy Footballers」、「The Misfits Podcast」、「H3 Podcast」、「The Morning Toast」、「Higher Learning with Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsay」、「The Rooster Teeth Podcast」といった番組だ。

The reason for releasing the video distribution of podcasts is, "Podcast fans are enjoying video viewing in the same way as audio viewing, and fans and creators can deepen mutual connections (by responding to video distribution).It is said that many of the above -mentioned programs have already distributed images on YouTube and recorded a huge number of playbacks, so it is considered to be a countermeasure against YouTube.

Regarding video podcasts, as in the past podcasts, all users can play voice background playback, minimizing data use.In YouTube, only paid members support background playback, so those who want to "watch while watching" their favorite content uploaded to both are likely to be a merit in Spotify.

It is said that it will be possible to watch in Japan because it will respond sequentially in all markets where podcasts are distributed.As of 10:30, Japan time on July 22, I could not find the video playback item on my Spotify app.