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Spotify doubles down on video podcasts at its Hollywood studios
Spotify opened its new Sycamore podcasting studios earlier this year as a home base for its podcast network, The Ringer. Creators and executives alike say the new studio is helping to elevate content and making it easier to collaborate across the Ringer's vast podcast network.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Spotify doubles down on video podcasts at its Hollywood studios, Spotify opened its new Sycamore podcasting studios earlier this year as a home base for its podcast network, The Ringer. Creators and executives alike say the new studio is helping to elevate content and making it easier to collaborate across the Ringer’s vast podcast network.
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- Spotify doubles down on video podcasts at its Hollywood studiosLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-16T10:00:00+00:00
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