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The test will involve the four most recent episodes of a podcast called Unfiltered hosted by YouTube stars Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar. The podcasts will now be available as videos on Spotify.
When the episodes are launched on Spotify, a small tile will appear at the bottom of the screen, which users can then tap to enlarge to watch videos.
According to The Verge videos will sync with the audio feed and keep playing even if listeners lock their phones, and ad spots will still play but with the video showing up as a single, static shot.
The question for Spotify is do people really want to watch videos of a podcast on the Spotify App? Spotify is currently building a studio in Los Angeles for podcasts as well as a video studio.