Meghan Markle and Prince Harry felt 'humiliated' by podcast failure
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry felt "humiliated" after their deal with Spotify was cancelled, according to an insider.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry felt "humiliated" after their deal with Spotify was cancelled, according to an insider.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were criticised by Spotify executive Bill Simmons as "f****** grifters" after it was announced that Archetypes had been scrapped.
The podcast has just 12 episodes that were released weekly from August to November 2022.
An insider has said that the failure of their partnership with Spotify is motivating the couple to move forward.
An insider has said that the failure of their partnership with Spotify is motivating the couple to move forward.
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The source said: "The Sussexes haven’t talked about it publicly but it was humiliating for them both."
They added: "The Spotify failure put a fire under both of them to keep moving forward."
It comes as Harry and Meghan are reportedly in talks with a rival of Spotify.
Advisors for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opened discussions with Amazon-owned Audible over a multi-million-pound agreement.
Advisors for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opened discussions with Amazon-owned Audible over a multi-million-pound agreement, according to reports.
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An insider has claimed that the Sussexes are preparing to establish the media and production arm of their organisation Archewell in 2024.
The source said: "Harry and Meghan are retooling, retrenching and preparing to change course in their efforts to establish themselves and their production company Archewell as serious players across multi-media platforms.
"Expect them to come out swinging in the New Year."
In a recent interview, Spotify's CEO opened up on the reason the streaming giant culled podcasts including Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Archetypes.
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Daniel Ek discussed the company's motivation for the move, four months after it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's podcast deal would not renewed.
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Daniel Ek discussed the company's motivation for the move, four months after it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's podcast deal would not renewed.
Ek said: "We thought new innovation was needed to happen here.
"We thought we could come in and offer a great experience that both makes consumers very happy and allows new creators new avenues."
He added during an interview with the BBC: "And the truth of the matter is some of it has worked, some of it hasn't.
"We're learning from those and we are moving on and we wish all of the ones we didn't renew with the best of success they can have going forward."