TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada is expanding the availability of some of its top podcasts by making them available through music streamer Spotify.
The public broadcaster said that the launch will include CBC favourites Someone Knows Something, Uncover: Escaping NXIVM, Finding Cleo, Alone: A Love Story, and Love Me, as well as new offers Tai Asks Why, The Secret Life of Canada, and daily news podcast FrontBurner. Radio-Canada titles will include Disparue(s), Corde sensible, Grand écart and Ça s’explique.
CBC podcasts are now available to free and premium Spotify users under the podcast hub and browse section. Information on the launch date for Radio-Canada’s podcasts will be released in the new year.
“As Canada’s leading podcast publisher, we’re excited to share our diverse stories on Spotify’s incredible distribution platform,” said CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait, in the news release. “Audiences expect a broad range of choices, anytime, on every device. That’s why CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital transformation has been so important. This partnership will ensure that our original podcasts will inform, enlighten and entertain more listeners than ever before.”
