{"id":1309876,"date":"2022-02-18T07:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1309876"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:23:14","slug":"joe-rogans-spotify-deal-is-worth-200-million-report-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogans-spotify-deal-is-worth-200-million-report-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan\u2019s Spotify Deal Is Worth $200 Million, Report Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-rogans-spotify-deal-is-worth-200-million-report-suggests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1309876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Joe-Rogan-1-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Even as the mob became more vocal demanding that Spotify cut ties with podcaster Joe Rogan, the media kept reminding everyone that the \u201cJoe Rogan Experience\u201d (JRE) host had a $100 million contract with the platform. Now it appears that number was wildly inaccurate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/17\/arts\/music\/spotify-joe-rogan-misinformation.html\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span> from The New York Times claims that the three-and-a-half-year deal is worth at least $200 million with the potential for additional payments. The report also notes how that sum is more than Spotify paid to buy major podcast production companies Gimlet Media and The Ringer. Apparently, those deals were each worth a little under $200 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rogan\u2019s show is Spotify\u2019s most popular podcast in the United States and in 93 countries thanks to the millions of listeners who tune in for every episode. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended his decision to keep Rogan on the platform despite pleas for his cancellation both externally and internally. Ek told his employees that JRE contributed to the overall success of the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The CEO allegedly said, \u201cExclusivity does not equal endorsement,\u201d basically washing his hands of JRE content and any controversies that arise from it. \u201cTo be frank, had we not made some of the choices we did, I am confident that our business wouldn\u2019t be where it is today,\u201d Ek reportedly told his employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The showdown continues between Rogan and his critics but so far, Spotify is surprisingly standing by him. It could have something to do with the 200 million reasons they have to avoid canceling their most popular and lucrative property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, the JRE host turned down a $100 million, four-year offer from YouTube competitor Rumble. <\/span><span>\u201cNo, Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably, let\u2019s see what happens,\u201d Rogan said in response to the offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the streaming platform has kowtowed to the mob at least a little. The Daily Wire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/why-the-left-really-wants-to-cancel-joe-rogan\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that Spotify removed a total of 113 episodes of the podcast this month and had actually begun their relationship with Rogan by removing 42 episodes of the show. \u201cThere were a few episodes they didn\u2019t want on their platform, and I was like \u2018Okay, I don\u2019t care,\u2019\u201d Rogan said at the time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even the federal government has weighed in on the Rogan controversy. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that Big Tech firms should \u201cdo the right thing\u201d to \u201croot out\u201d rampant \u201cmisinformation\u201d about COVID-19. This stemmed from Rogan inviting people like Dr. Robert Malone onto the show to discuss his views on the coronavirus, which divulge from mainstream thought.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the height of the Rogan controversy, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said \u201call major tech platforms, and all major news sources for that matter, [should] be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19. That certainly includes Spotify.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As for Spotify\u2019s willingness to add a content warning to episodes of Rogan\u2019s, Psaki claimed it was \u201ca positive step, but there\u2019s more that can be done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>Daily Wire member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even as the mob became more vocal demanding that Spotify cut ties with podcaster Joe Rogan, the media kept reminding everyone that the \u201cJoe Rogan Experience\u201d (JRE) host had a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1309876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1309876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1309876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1309876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1309876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1309876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1309876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}