1.0Digital Music Newshttps://www.digitalmusicnews.comPaul Resnikoffhttps://www.digitalmusicnews.com/author/presnikoff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/06/06/spotify-podcasting-barack-michelle-obama/">Spotify Inks an Exclusive Podcasting Deal With Barack & Michelle Obama</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/06/06/spotify-podcasting-barack-michelle-obama/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Spotify Inks an Exclusive Podcasting Deal With Barack & Michelle Obama” — Digital Music News" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/michelle_barack_obama_oprah.jpg750400After spending hundreds of millions on podcast acquisitions, Spotify is focusing more on the content itself. The exclusive podcasting deal, confirmed to Digital Music News this morning, will feature ongoing contributions from both Barack and Michelle Obama.  The deal is being structured with the Obama’s organization, Higher Ground, specifically through its subdivision, Higher Ground Audio. Exactly […]