The company will work with Spotify to develop pitches on some of the more popular podcasts on the app. The music streaming app announced a first-look partnership with Chernin Entertainment on Thursday with the hopes of turning some of its more than 250 original podcast shows into viewable entertainment.Ĭhernin Entertainment is the production company behind movies like Ford v Ferrari and The Greatest Showman, and TV shows like New Girl and See. It looks like Spotify wants to expand its original podcasts beyond just listening to them - it wants to turn them into TV shows and movies, too. Spotify also explained that only the Top Podcasts charts will be available for each podcast topic/category inside the app. Update 10:58AM ET: This post has been updated to clarify the podcast charts will be available in 26 markets total. And of course, that status will be shareable across social channels. Inside Spotify for Podcasters, the company will let users know when their show is charting. Spotify will expand the charts feature for creators as well. For example, you'll be able to see the most popular news or true crime podcasts ranked. The company explains that the Top Podcasts charts will also be available for each category. Trending Podcasts will be ranked by algorithms that facilitate 'discovery of newly-launched shows.' Basically, it will compile the fast climbers to provide you with new shows to listen to. Top Podcasts will keep tabs on the 'overall most popular podcasts' based on 'recent listener numbers.' Spotify says it will update the list monthly so that it remains accurate.

They're called Top Podcasts and Trending Podcasts, and they'll be easy to find under Browse > Podcasts > Podcast Charts on both iOS and Android. Like the company does for music, Spotify will now offer charts that rank the most popular shows based on audience and the biggest trending selections.

Spotify has made a serious commitment to podcasts over the last few years, and today the streaming service is debuting its newest tool for listeners in 26 markets - including the US, UK, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Germany and Australia.

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