Harry and Meghan’s $33 million podcast claimed by Spotify after lack of content
The bosses at music streaming giant Spotify have reportedly taken control of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s podcast, taking “matters into their own hands” due to a lack of content from the couple.
Spotify is currently recruiting in-house staff to work on a show for Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Audio that features “the voices of high profile women”, The Sun reports.
Despite signing a deal with the streaming company worth an estimated worth of $33 million, the couple have produced just one episode, released as a Christmas special in December 2020.
In an earlier announcement, Spotify said it was expecting a full-scale launch of content from the former royals during 2021.
With just one 35-minute episode created so far - despite appearances in multiple interviews and other podcasts in 2021 - the couple has been paid around $935,000 per minute.
“Spotify has been waiting a long time for some content from Harry and Meghan and now it appears they have finally taken matters into their own hands,” a source close to the project told The Sun.
An advertisement for a senior producer at Gimlet Projects, the production arm of Spotify, is looking for candidates with experience with “high-profile talent”.
“We’re currently assembling a show team that will build and launch a new original show with Archewell featuring the voices of high profile women,” the ad reads.
Advertised as a six-month role, the job is called for experienced applicants to “launch an exciting new weekly show based in Los Angeles”.
“The ideal candidate has experience working with high-profile talent, and an interest in the intersection of social activism and popular culture.”
The wave of recruitment comes after Spotify was rumoured to have given the couple a “gentle nudge” in December to produce content.
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