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Spotify reduces staff by 6%, Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff to leave
1 year, 11 months ago

Spotify reduces staff by 6%, Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff to leave

LA Times  

Dawn Ostroff, photographed in her office in New York City, was named chief content officer of Spotify in 2018. As part of the move, the Swedish music-streaming giant said that Chief Content Officer and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff is leaving. A key architect of Spotify’s podcast strategy, Ostroff joined the company as it made large audio and advertising investments, …

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Spotify unveils sprawling podcast hub in downtown L.A.
3 years ago

Spotify unveils sprawling podcast hub in downtown L.A.

LA Times  

The main studio in Pod City, a core part of Spotify’s new downtown campus, which supports recording of podcasts and other programming. “You think about where the streaming industry is — it really is centered here,” Holt, Spotify’s global head of podcasts and new initiatives, said in an interview. that’s why we’re investing in L.A. It’s an important city for …

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Spotify signs another exclusive podcast deal, this time with Dax Shepard show
3 years, 8 months ago

Spotify signs another exclusive podcast deal, this time with Dax Shepard show

LA Times  

Spotify said on Wednesday that it reached an exclusive multiyear licensing deal with popular podcast “Armchair Expert,” adding to the streaming service’s growing repertoire of audio programs. “Dax and Monica’s kindred way of engaging their listeners with conversations so honest, authentic and poignant are why listeners come back to them every week,” said Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising …

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Michelle Obama creates exclusive podcast for Spotify
4 years, 5 months ago

Michelle Obama creates exclusive podcast for Spotify

LA Times  

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will launch an exclusive podcast on Spotify discussing relationships that shape our lives. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will launch a podcast later this month on Spotify examining the relationships that shape our lives. That’s how we can build more understanding and empathy for one another.” The podcast is the first program to come out …

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For Spotify, music might not actually be the key to success
5 years ago

For Spotify, music might not actually be the key to success

CNN  

The music-streaming space is competitive and crowded, with Apple, Google, Amazon, Pandora, Tidal, iHeart Radio and dozens more battling for ears. It’s always more exciting to build something than to be sitting on top of a mountain after something is built, just trying to defend your place.” Dawn Ostroff, Spotify's Chief Content Officer Four months later, Spotify announced its acquisitions …

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Dawn Ostroff’s plan to turn Spotify into the ultimate podcast hub
5 years, 4 months ago

Dawn Ostroff’s plan to turn Spotify into the ultimate podcast hub

LA Times  

Dawn Ostroff, photographed in her office in New York City, was named chief content officer for Spotify in 2018. “It’s about how do we get big hits on the platform in the U.S. and around the world and create content that’s going to really resonate,” Ostroff said. “It was the exact moment when young audiences were starting to migrate to …

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