Joe Rogan could also be taking residence much more – a lot, far more – along with his Spotify podcast than was beforehand reported. Like, double.
When the comic and commentator signed a take care of the streaming large to solely home his podcast, The Joe Rogan Expertise, on the platform, stories claimed the deal was price $100million (£73m).
Now sources have claimed mentioned deal is definitely price $200m (£146m).
We’ll provide you with a second to wash up the tea you simply spat out in shock.
In Could 2020 Spotify introduced the licensing deal, with the podcast – wedged in latest controversy over its content material – occurring to common 11million listeners an episode.
In response to The New York Occasions, ‘two individuals acquainted with the main points of the transaction’ have claimed Joe and Spotify bosses really agreed to a three-and-half-year deal price at the very least $200m, whereas a former Spotify worker additionally confirmed the stories to Pitchfork.
It comes amid intense scrutiny of Spotify and Joe after his podcast was accused of spreading misinformation round Covid and the vaccine, prompting stars together with Neil Younger and India Arie to withdraw their music from the platform in protest.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle additionally launched an announcement revealing that they've ‘expressed concern’ to Spotify concerning the ‘all too actual penalties’ of spreading misinformation about Covid.
Comic-turned-MMA commentator Rogan has confronted criticism for his views on the Covid-19 vaccine, together with him beforehand urging ‘younger, wholesome’ individuals to not get jabbed, nonetheless it was a latest episode that has sparked explicit outrage as he featured a dialogue with Dr Robert Malone, an anti-vaxxer who was beforehand banned from Twitter for spreading misinformation about Covid.
Immunologist Dr Malone claimed to have created the mRNA know-how however through the December 31 episode, expressed scepticism of the vaccines that use it.
In a prolonged video, Rogan responded to the criticism by saying: ‘I’m not making an attempt to advertise misinformation, I’m not making an attempt to be controversial. I’ve by no means tried to do something with this podcast different than simply discuss to individuals and have attention-grabbing conversations.’
He went on to apologise – earlier than additionally issuing an apology over earlier clips of him utilizing the N-word, first shared by singer India – and demand he’d embrace extra balanced views on the podcast shifting ahead.
Spotify has additionally mentioned it'll put content material warnings on all podcast episodes that include discussions of Covid-19, with CEO Daniel Ek saying in an announcement: ‘ ‘Primarily based on the suggestions during the last a number of weeks, it’s develop into clear to me that now we have an obligation to do extra to offer stability and entry to widely-accepted data from the medical and scientific communities guiding us via this unprecedented time.’
Metro.co.uk contacted Spotify reps for remark.
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