Spotify Partners With Delta to Provide Free In-Flight Music and Podcasts Service

[MacRumors]

Spotify has announced a new partnership with Delta that will see the streaming service take over the "audio" section of Delta's in-flight seatback entertainment, making select playlists and podcasts freely available to all passengers.

You are now free to roam about the cabin—and get the music and podcasts you love at 30,000 feet. Beginning today, we're taking off in a new partnership with Delta in which Spotify will take over the "audio" section of Delta's in-flight seatback entertainment. This means passengers on Delta flights that are equipped with seatback entertainment globally can now enjoy their favorite audio content exclusively in-flight on Delta Studio.

According to the press release, the free in-flight content is licensed directly by Delta and will include specially curated versions of Spotify's most popular playlists, along with 42 select podcast series to choose from.

In other words, not all Spotify content will be available, but passengers will be able to listen to playlists such as such as Mood Booster, Are & Be, Hot Country, mint, Today's Top Hits, Relax & Unwind, RapCaviar, and Ultimate Indie.

The first podcasts available will include Crime Junkie, Science Vs, StartUp, The Dave Chang Show, The Hottest Take, The Journal, and more.

Spotify says the update to Delta's in-flight entertainment is rolling out now, with more content being updated regularly and more coming in October.

Article Link: Spotify Partners With Delta to Provide Free In-Flight Music and Podcasts Service

 

[squidcat]

Not sure this will take off.

 

[miniyou64]

A name like Delta at a time like this. Ouchiewawacarumba

 

[tgara]

American Airlines already allows passengers to stream Apple Music in-flight for free, so this announcement about Spotify doing something similar comes as no surprise.

 

[robvalentine]

A name like Delta at a time like this. Ouchiewawacarumba

Do they serve Corona on board?

 

[SurferPup]

Love to see Apple release  Music on all NASA's and SpaceX's space shuttle flights - would make for some excellent marketing.

 

[0924487]

For me the point of Spotify is to use their personal recommendation engine, playing generic playlists on a device that’s not linked to your account is kind of pointless in my opinion, at least for my use case.

 

[vegetassj4]

Why would Spotify want to partner with a virus? To spread their services? Seems like it would be very unhealthy and a poor marketing decision.

 

[MartiNZ]

Why would Spotify want to partner with a virus? To spread their services? Seems like it would be very unhealthy and a poor marketing decision.

Hmmm you're looking a bit spotty-fy might be the new symptom to look out for.

 

[highberry]

how are artists being paid through this relationship?

 

[OneMike]

Cool but in general many use Bluetooth so who is really still connecting to in flight entertainment like that.