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\u201cEveryone benefits<\/span> from<\/span> this<\/span> partnership,\u201d said Spotify co-president and chief business officer Alex Norstrom. \u201cSpotify<\/span> users<\/span> can<\/span> listen<\/span> to<\/span> all<\/span> their<\/span> favorite<\/span> content<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> place, and<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> time,<\/span> Patreon<\/span> podcasters<\/span> can<\/span> increase<\/span> their<\/span> income<\/span> and<\/span> grow<\/span> their<\/span> audience.<\/span> These<\/span> tools<\/span> give<\/span> you<\/span> the<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> choose<\/span> how<\/span> you<\/span> monetize.<\/span> We will<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> explore<\/span> more<\/span> options<\/span> for<\/span> you to<\/span> build<\/span> out your<\/span> business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At the event, podcast creators Alex Cooper, Emma Chamberlain, Mark Fischbach, Hasan Minhaj, Bill Simmons, and others share details about their new series. Spotify and DC also said they\u2019d launch a new podcast series focused on The Riddler.<\/p>\n

The company offered an update on the Spotify Audience Network, its audio-first marketplace that connects podcast publishers and independent creators with advertisers, too. It said that monthly payouts to opted-in publishers have grown by nearly 50% and advertiser participation has increased by 500%. And the number of independent and enterprise podcasters using the service has grown by over 700% in the last two years. NPR is a new addition.<\/p>\n