Spotify has reached a brand new cope with star podcaster Joe Rogan that may enable his present to be distributed throughout a number of platforms, together with YouTube.
The multiyear deal is price roughly $250 million, together with an upfront minimal assure, plus a income sharing settlement primarily based on advert gross sales, the Wall Avenue Journal reported on Friday, citing firm sources.
A Spotify spokeswoman informed DailyMail.com that determine was ‘incorrect’ however declined to supply additional specifics on the deal’s monetary phrases.
Rogan’s present, the Joe Rogan Expertise, has been obtainable solely on Spotify since 2020, when the corporate inked a $200 million cope with the comic.
The present has frequently topped the podcast charts for Spotify, drawing tens of millions of listeners for Rogan’s prolonged interviews with newsmakers, teachers, and entertainers.
Spotify confirmed the brand new deal will see Rogan’s present quickly made obtainable on different platforms, together with Apple, Amazon and YouTube.
‘Spotify will work intently with Joe and his workforce to proceed to maximise the viewers of the present throughout platforms,’ an organization spokeswoman stated.
In an interview with Rogan printed on Spotify’s web site, the podcaster stated he had discovered a lot in regards to the artwork of interviewing since first launching his present in 2009.
‘A number of what helps is that I’ve executed it for therefore many hours and discovered find out how to do it higher over trial and error, but additionally that I solely have individuals on the present that I’m genuinely all in favour of speaking to,’ stated Rogan.
‘I by no means do a podcast simply because an individual is in style. It’s at all times from a spot of “I believe it could be cool to speak to that particular person,”’ he added.
Rogan’s notable visitors by means of the years have included Dave Chappelle, The Rock, Robert Downey Jr, Quentin Tarantino, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Jewel, Eddie Izzard, Mike Tyson, Publish Malone, and Zach Bryan.
