https://www.cnet.com/news/spotify-buys-podcast-companies-gimlet-and-anchor/

Amid a cultural shift to streaming as the most common way people listen to music, Spotify and Apple Music have emerged as the leaders in a race to dominate subscription tunes. Though Spotify remains the biggest streaming service by both subscribers and those who listen for free, Apple Music has been growing quickly, and its iTunes service remains the world's de facto place to find and download podcasts. 

On Wednesday, Spotify said that Gimlet and Anchor would serve two different podcasting roles, as a platform for podcast creators and as the leading producer of podcasts itself.