Kim Kardashian West Inks Exclusive Spotify Deal for Criminal-Justice Reform Podcast
Spotify continues to bulk up its podcast roster, signing a deal with Kim Kardashian West for an exclusive series looking at a case involving criminal-justice reform.A Spotify spokesman confirmed the company’s deal with Kardashian West and TV producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi for the podcast, to be made available exclusively on the Spotify platform.
Kardashian West and Rothschild Ansaldi will co-host and co-produce the show with Spotify’s Parcast studio.Word of the Spotify’s latest podcast deal comes a month after the company landed a landmark pact with Joe Rogan, reportedly worth more than $100 million, to distribute “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast exclusively to Spotify starting later this year.
Spotify’s move into the podcast biz has included acquisitions of Gimlet Media, Bill Simmons’ The Ringer, Parcast and Anchor, and a mulityear deal with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama to produce exclusive podcasts.According to the Wall Street Journal,