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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Charlotte McLaughlin

BBC scraps plans to put ads on corporation’s Spotify audio content in UK

It follows criticism from the industry including the News Media Association (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

The BBC has dropped plans to put advertisements on some audio content outside of the corporation’s platforms.

The broadcaster was looking at generating sales in the UK through having hosting websites and apps, such as Apple and Spotify, introduce ads – while keeping BBC Sounds free from promotions.

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