https://wccftech.com/spotify-officially-announces-podcast-subscription-services-to-take-on-apple-podcasts/

As rumored earlier this week, Spotify has finally announced its paid subscription platform for podcasts. The service will start rolling out in the United States starting today and will soon expand internationally in the coming months. The announcement is coming exactly one week after Apple announced their Apple Podcasts subscription platforms at the Spring Loaded event.

The new Spotify feature will be available to creators through its partner Anchor, which will allow the podcasters to mark episodes as "subscriber only." Spotify has talked about how it will come at no cost to the creator, and they are going to receive 100% of the revenue, excluding the transaction fees. However, starting in 2023, Spotify plans to introduce a 5 percent fee to access the tool.