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Layoffs underway at Rogers-owned Pacific Content

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Brad Hill

Details are scant, but it is confirmed that Pacific Content — a leading producer of branded podcasts — is undergoing a layoff sweep, as reported in Broadcast Dialogue. The extent of the cuts is not publicly known, but reporting indicates that parent company Rogers Sports and Media has confirmed the action. Continue Reading →

Hiring, News, Podcasting Pacific Content, Rogers Sports and Media

Dawn Ostroff leaving Spotify as it simultaneously cuts 6% of its workforce today

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Kurt Hanson

Spotify, in an SEC  filing today, announced that it was cutting about 500 jobs, or about 6% of its 9,800 employees — and that one of its most high-profile executives, Chief Content and Advertising Officer Dawn Ostroff, will also be… Continue Reading →

Hiring, Music subscription services, Podcasting

Bauer Media Audio appoints three new executives with online responsibilities

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Hamburg-based Bauer Media Audio in the past week has announced three new appointments with responsibilities that include Bauer’s digital/online efforts. Bauer Media Audio operates in nine countries across Europe and is home to a variety of popular radio and audio… Continue Reading →

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Amazon slashes staff in half at its “reinventing radio” Amp division

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

The Amazon initiative intending to “reimagine radio,” Amp, has hit a roadbump, as the company is making staff cuts, Business Insider reported  on Friday, saying that “roughly 150 people,” or half of the division, were let go. When the division… Continue Reading →

Hiring, Music subscription services Amazon

New York Public Radio’s classical WQXR hires podcasting chief

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Laura Holt
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One of the nation’s leading classical music stations, New York Public Radio’s WQXR, has hired Elizabeth Nonemaker as Executive Producer of its podcasting efforts, the station announced yesterday. According to WQXR Chief Content Officer and Senior VP Ed Yim, the… Continue Reading →

Hiring, Podcasting

Audacy’s Cadence13 hires TV veteran Patton Valentine

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Laura Holt

According to a report from Deadline yesterday, podcast studio Cadence13 has hired Patton Valentine, a veteran executive from the TV world, to help it pitch its podcasts as potential bases of film and TV projects. He joins Audacy-owned Cadence13 from… Continue Reading →

Hiring, Podcasting Cadence13, Valentine

Megaphone co-founder Matt Turck joins AdLarge team

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Laura Holt

Broadcast and podcast ad sales company AdLarge Media announced today that Matt Turck, co-founder of Megaphone (acquired by Spotify in December of 2020) has joined their has leadership team as Head of Podcast Growth and Strategy According to the announcement:… Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, Hiring, News, Podcasting AdLarge, Megaphone, Slate, Turck
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