The Streaming Pivot No One Saw Coming: Netflix Embraces Spotify's Premium Podcasts

The future of streaming media just got a whole lot more interesting. I certainly didn't see it coming, and I bet no one else did either. Last week, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) teamed up to put some of Spotify's top podcasts on the video-streaming veteran's global platform.Netflix and Spotify's groundbreaking podcast partnership isn't just another content deal. It's a glimpse into a radically different entertainment ecosystem. Former rivals become allies, audio-only podcasts turn into TV shows, and the very definition of "content" becomes beautifully, chaotically fluid.This is the streaming evolution nobody saw coming: Specialist platforms finally realizing that collaboration might just be the ultimate competitive advantage.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool