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Why do podcasts have preroll ads now?
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Oh absolutely. I understand that. But is Spotify even the one who is adding/profiting from the ads? I seems like this is coming from someone else since the ads are also on AntennaPod
The ads are put in by whoever makes the podcast.
Sure they decide that the ad should exist, but how? When I see a mid-roll ad on YouTube for example it was put there by the person who uploaded the video but the content of the ad is delivered by youtube. Who is delivering the content of these ads?
The podcast company that makes the podcast.
When they make it, they put in an in the locations during the podcast they want the advertising to be, then they sell the advertising space. If there is no local advert, it skips, if there is one, it pulls and plays that.
Corporations need to make profit somehow. I wouldn't be surprised if in a year or two Spotify would introduce payed plan with ads.