Report podcast and had a two-year stint on the network's NBA Countdown basketball pre-game television show. While at ESPN, Simmons also hosted The B.S. Amid controversy in May 2015, ESPN announced that it wasn't renewing Simmons' contract and eventually shut down Grantland that October. While at ESPN, Simmons started the site Grantland, an outlet dedicated to a wide range of sports journalism, including award-winning long-form stories. However, its creator, former ESPN writer and commentator Bill Simmons, is well-known to sports fans.
The Ringer is still relatively new, having only started in 2016. Only this time, Spotify is getting a lot more than podcasts: It's also getting a new audience.Īlongside its Q4 2019 and full-year earnings report this morning, the company announced that it is acquiring the Ringer, a popular sports and culture media company. We're barely a month into 2020, and the company is already spending again.
But the company was clear it wasn't finished, because its massive investment in podcasts was actually attracting users to its core music-streaming service.
A massive podcast push that began in 2017 hit top speed with the acquisitions of Anchor, Gimlet and Parcast.
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