Starting in January in the U.S. and other markets, Spotify Premium users will be able to see ad-free videos, and video creators can earn money off those videos.

The streaming giant hosted podcasters, creators and stars like Halsey on its Arts District campus for "Now Playing," a five-hour, invite-only event that featured top execs Daniel Ek and Gustav Söderström.

Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos on its streaming platform.

The music-streaming platform Spotify has announced that the changes relating to video content will take effect from January 2025.

Audio streaming giant plans to pay hosts to make podcast videos and allow premium subscribers to watch them without ads.

Spotify will soon start sharing revenue with creators based on how much their videos are viewed, in a move to take on YouTube's video podcast dominance

Spotify has unveiled a host of changes to its platform as it attempts to encourage more people to watch video podcasts. Despite having launched and being best known as a music platform, Spotify has expanded into a range of other media in recent years,