Spotify’s Changes And What They Mean For You

Spotify announces big changes to its revenue machine and Global spends big on Gary Nevile’s network.... Lots of podcast upheaval, but are podcasts at risk of losing money through a bad actor? Thomas Curry, exec at BBC Studios, takes us through the week’s deals. Also on the show: should we spend double what we do for the World Service? And should the Government pay for it? Rebecca Cooney from Broadcast tells us more. All that plus: who is playing Huw Edwards in the new Channel 5 drama? What changes are being made at Virgin Radio... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we rundown the biggest charts of the year.. The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery . What The Media Club has been reading this week: Global Buys Gary Nevile's Podcast Network The Overlap Spotify launches video podcast API for rival publishers The podcast app stripping ads from your content World Service negotiations Martin Clunes IS Huw Edwards Virgin Radio schedule changes Most Watched & Streamed Shows Of 2025 BBC Sounds Top Shows of 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Spotify’s Changes And What They Mean For You is an episode from The Media Podcast with Olly Mann by PPM Production Limited.

This episode is 38:05 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2026.

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