The service is expected to end in early April, according to one person with knowledge of the situation
The programme will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional billing option next to Google Play's billing system
Spotify and Discord users globally including in India were left without songs and posts after outages linked to Google Cloud disconnected both platforms.
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik
Spotify launched its service in Russia and Ukraine in July 2020.
In its fourth quarter (Q4) results for 2021, the company took its paid subscribers to 180 million globally, and India was one of the leading countries in terms of user growth
Spotify announced its exclusive deal with the world's top podcaster two years ago, in May 2020, but didn't reveal the value of the contract.
Podsights helps marketers gauge the effectiveness of their ads, one area that Spotify said has been a major challenge.
With the acquisition of Podsights, Spotify will be able to help advertisers understand how podcast ads drive actions that matter to their businesses.
Barry McCarthy, who served as CFO at Spotify as well as at Netflix, will take over the CEO position
The controversy spiralled from the podcaster's use of his platform to air Covid-19 misinformation, to his earlier, frequent use of a racial slur on his show
Young, in a statement on his website, criticized the music streaming platform's chief executive officer, Daniel Ek, saying he was the main problem, in the wake of criticism of U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan
The Swedish music streaming company also reported its fourth quarter (Q4) results for 2021, taking its paid subscribers to 180 million globally.
Ek's comments come on the heels of Rogan issuing an apology for the second time in a week
The 70 episodes removed Friday were originally recorded between 2009 and 2018 -- before the Covid pandemic
An estimated 200 million people download Rogan's podcast each month, making him the most popular podcaster in the US
Neil Young ignited a protest against the streaming service for airing a podcast that featured a figure who has spread misinformation about the coronavirus
Young had released a letter demanding that Spotify no longer carry his music because he said Rogan spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vacine
Cupertino-based tech giant's Apple Music accounts for 15 per cent of the global music streaming market, still falling behind streaming giant Spotify, which holds more than 30 per cent
Music streaming platform Spotify said its long-term goal in India is to build a robust ecosystem with audio creators, listeners, and partners