{"id":1949105,"date":"2023-06-16T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ouch-harry-and-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:25:28","slug":"ouch-harry-and-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ouch-harry-and-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan&#8217;s $20M media deal gets canceled."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fouch-harry-and-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed%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=1949105&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--><h2>Spotify Ends $20 Million Media Deal with Harry and Meghan<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising move, Spotify has decided to end its agreement with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her husband, Prince Harry, after just one season of Meghan&#8217;s &#8220;Archetypes&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together,&#8221; the companies said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-end-spotify-deal-1235646147\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Archewell Audio, the company used by Harry and Meghan for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-liberal-truth-brigade-has-ties-to-billionaire-who-peddled-disinformation\/\" title=\"New Liberal \u2018Truth Brigade\u2019 Has Ties to Billionaire Who Peddled Disinformation\">media projects<\/a>, will no longer be associated with the couple&#8217;s podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to end the show, which focused on discussing labels that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-wants-to-trademark-common-english-word-thats-title-of-her-podcast\/\" title=\"Meghan Markle Wants To Trademark Common English Word That\u2019s Title Of Her Podcast\">hold women back<\/a>, came after talks about a second season fell through, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/meghan-markles-archetypes-podcast-at-spotify-wont-be-renewed-44311f4f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the podcast was the only content provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meghan-markles-sister-torches-royal-couples-hypocrisy-reacts-south-park-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the couple<\/a> after signing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ouch-harry-and-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed\/\" title=\"Harry and Meghan's M media deal gets canceled.\">lucrative  million deal<\/a> with Spotify in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources quoted by The Journal, the company will not receive the full amount agreed upon due to not meeting productivity benchmarks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The team behind Archetypes remain proud of the podcast they created at Spotify. Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform,&#8221; a representative for Archewell Productions said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Contrary to speculation, the end of the agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meghan-markle-raked-across-coals-major-celeb-catching-heat-said\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan and Harry<\/a> was not related to Spotify&#8217;s recent restructuring, which included laying off 200 employees, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-end-spotify-deal-1235646147\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between Archewell and Spotify was intended to produce multiple programs over several years, but it only resulted in one series and a holiday special, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/16\/media\/harry-meghan-spotify-podcast-ends-intl-scli\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Meghan has recently signed with talent agency WME, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Netflix has canceled the production of &#8220;Pearl,&#8221; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pretending-to-be-a-duchess-wont-buy-her-any-favors-netflix-cancels-meghan-markle-series-purportedly-based-on-her-own-life\/\" title=\"\u2018Pretending To Be A Duchess Won\u2019t Buy Her Any Favors\u2019: Netflix Cancels Meghan Markle Series Purportedly Based On Her Own Life\">animated series created<\/a> by Meghan, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/spotify-cancels-second-season-of-meghan-markles-feminist-archetypes-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a>. However, the couple&#8217;s Netflix series, &#8220;The Heart of Invictus,&#8221; is still expected to be released this year, as stated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-netflix-canceled-prince-harry-heart-invictus-series-1806550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-meghan-markle-toss-hat-ring-2024-new-development-shows-desperate-dems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry and Meghan<\/a> were notably absent from this weekend&#8217;s celebration of the British monarch&#8217;s birthday, known as &#8220;Trooping the Colour,&#8221; as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/trooping-colour-prince-harry-meghan-markle-shunned-royals-litany-attacks-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s event is particularly significant as it is the first time it is taking place during the reign of Harry&#8217;s father, King Charles III.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Now that they are no longer working royals, neither Harry nor Meghan \u2013 nor Prince Andrew, for that matter \u2013 are welcome on the Buckingham Palace balcony,&#8221; explained royal biographer Christopher Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harry isn&#8217;t about to show up just so he can be humiliated one more time. What&#8217;s the point of that?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;King Charles will surround himself with those people he feels he can trust and rely on to do the heavy lifting: Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, and, of course, the real stars of the show these days, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children,&#8221; Andersen added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Andersen, the absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prince-harrys-legal-status-us-may-jeopardy-federal-court-battle-begins-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry and Meghan<\/a> will not be felt as there will be other members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-year-old-veteran-who-raised-millions-walking-for-health-workers-dies-of-covid-19\/\" title=\"100-Year-Old Veteran Who Raised Millions Walking For Health Workers Dies Of COVID-19\">royal family<\/a> to steal the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there will be a lot of gasps when the kids step out and people see just how much Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have grown,&#8221; Andersen predicted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By not even inviting the Sussexes to attend one of the most important events on the royal calendar \u2013 and, in this case, particularly important because it is to salute the new monarch \u2013 Charles has once again made it clear that he is not particularly eager to mend fences with his younger son,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ouch-harry-meghans-20-million-media-deal-gets-axed\/\">Ouch: Harry and Meghan&#8217;s $20 Million Media Deal Gets Axed<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry&#8217;s podcast venture with Spotify, called &#8220;Archetypes,&#8221; is coming to an end after just one season. 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