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   Spotify is reportedly showing the Obamas the door.   
      
   Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that Higher Ground, the   
   production company run by former President Barack Obama and   
   former First Lady Michelle Obama, is seeking a multimillion deal   
   elsewhere as their deal with Spotify expires this year,   
   according to sources.   
      
   Among the potential partners Higher Ground is negotiating with   
   are Amazon's Audible and iHeartMedia. Sources tell Bloomberg   
   News the Obamas is hoping to find its new home within the coming   
   weeks.   
      
   However, Bloomberg News indicated that the move was not the   
   former president's choice.   
      
   "It has talked with multiple big networks, including Spotify,   
   but the Swedish streaming giant declined to make an offer,   
   according to three sources familiar with the discussions,"   
   Bloomberg News wrote.   
      
   Spotify did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for   
   comment.   
      
   Higher Ground previously struck a deal with Spotify in 2019,   
   releasing podcasts like "The Michelle Obama Podcast" and the   
   Barack Obama-Bruce Springsteen program "Renegades: Born in the   
   USA."   
      
   But as Bloomberg News reported, both have clashed with each   
   other with Spotify hoping that the former president and former   
   first lady would appear more in the podcasts while the   
   production company felt releasing its podcast only on Spotify   
   limited its audience.   
      
   "Higher Ground is seeking a deal that will allow it to produce   
   several shows and release them on multiple platforms at the same   
   time. This could explain iHeart’s interest given that it hasn’t   
   historically relied on an exclusive strategy for its podcasts.   
   This is one reason why some potential bidders, like Spotify,   
   have bowed out -- a widely released show will end up on their   
   service anyway. Companies like Spotify and Amazon have pursued   
   exclusive rights to promote their own services," Bloomberg News   
   wrote.   
      
   The report indicated that a hurdle the Obamas may face is their   
   narrow commitment to each appearing in an eight-episode podcast,   
   which "for some bidders isn’t enough of a commitment to justify   
   a deal" like other popular podcast titles that go beyond limited   
   series.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-obamas-spotify-reportedly-   
   parting-ways   
      
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