Brittany of the Royal News Network said in a video that Michael didn't add anything new to the conversation about topics that hold women back. It was all just about settling scores with the British royal family rather than addressing the stereotypes holding women back (though there were stereotypes, not archetypes). She only used that name because it was on brand with the Archbold name.
Spotify doesn't care if Megan's podcast did well upon the launch. Given the first dropped podcast, the special holiday debut behind whale noises, they'd have closely monitored the situation. One time for a failed podcast is terrible enough, but a repeat performance for the podcast series (13 episodes in two and a half years) of having the Spotify deal is terrible.
Joe Rogan, whose Spotify is the biggest creator, releases episodes almost daily and is almost always in the top spot. Megan couldn't even achieve that one time. Doesn't count as Spotify inflated the numbers to make it look like it topped The Joe Rogan Experience. Other companies will think twice now before hiring them for brand deals.
Recently, Harry confessed that his autobiography spares contradicts a revelation and has a witness statement during the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers. As a result, the Penguin Random House CEO is reportedly not happy with them after it was confirmed that Spotify dumped Harry and Megan. Royal experts chimed in on the troubling future the couple may be about to face.
Biographer Angela Levin told a news outlet that the Sussexes' value isn't as high as it once was, and she predicted their future projects will be a disaster following Spotify's decision to not renew Megan's "archetypes" podcast. It's a significant crossroad for Harry and Megan.
OUCH! Angela also tweeted after hearing of Spotify's split with the couple. PR guru Mark Bukowski said that it's very bad news for Megan and Harry's brand and a sign that their star is really falling. He estimated that the failure could cost them up to 10 million. He said they didn't get the quality of the product right, and the "GUI" front of the new reality faded.
The air is going out of their much-hyped balloon, and these little things begin to erode that juggernaut of hype that they delivered when they broke away from the royal family. If no one's interested in anything they have to say about mental health or the royal family, then the star is really falling. It's not a good day for the long-term brand of Megan and Harry, he added.
Mr. Bukowski said that he believes they could lose up to 40 percent of the $25 million Spotify deal after it ended, which would be around $10 million. News of the dissolved partnership led to an outpouring of mixed sentiments from online users. Some saw it as a foreseeable consequence given the perceived lack of productivity from the couple. Various users didn't shy away from expressing their delight over the termination of the deal.
"They got fired!" exclaimed one user, while another remarked, "Pocketed $20 million and did almost nothing in return." A number of Twitter users opined about the quality of the podcast, suggesting that it was self-serving and lackluster. Some went a step further and drew connections between the couple's sense of entitlement and the podcast's failure. "You still do need to bring some actual talent as well. This couple is very high on the entitled list, not the talented list," a user commented.
