TV veteran joins music streaming service as chief content officer.
Dawn Ostroff is to leave her job as president of entertainment at Condé Nast Entertainment (Cne) at the end of July and will join Spotify as the music streaming service’s global chief content officer.
Ostroff will remain in New York and lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video. She replaces Stefan Blom, who left Spotify at the start of this year just before the company launched its Ipo.
Cne COO Sahar Elhabashi will serve as interim head of the company and lead its...
Dawn Ostroff is to leave her job as president of entertainment at Condé Nast Entertainment (Cne) at the end of July and will join Spotify as the music streaming service’s global chief content officer.
Ostroff will remain in New York and lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video. She replaces Stefan Blom, who left Spotify at the start of this year just before the company launched its Ipo.
Cne COO Sahar Elhabashi will serve as interim head of the company and lead its...
- 6/26/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Veteran TV executive Dawn Ostroff is leaving her position as president of entertainment at Condé Nast to join Spotify as its Chief Content Officer. In her new role, Ostroff will lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video, the company announced Tuesday.
“I’m excited to welcome Dawn Ostroff to the band!” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek tweeted.
Ostroff replaces Stefan Blom, who left Spotify in January just ahead of its direct listing. This is the company’s first big hire since going public in January. Ostroff will begin her job in August and will report to Ek, chief executive, in Spotify’s New York office, the company said.
Ostroff has served as president of entertainment at Condé Nast Entertainment since 2011. Before joining Cne, Ostroff was president of The CW, in charge of a primetime slate that included hit shows like Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and The Vampire Diaries,...
“I’m excited to welcome Dawn Ostroff to the band!” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek tweeted.
Ostroff replaces Stefan Blom, who left Spotify in January just ahead of its direct listing. This is the company’s first big hire since going public in January. Ostroff will begin her job in August and will report to Ek, chief executive, in Spotify’s New York office, the company said.
Ostroff has served as president of entertainment at Condé Nast Entertainment since 2011. Before joining Cne, Ostroff was president of The CW, in charge of a primetime slate that included hit shows like Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and The Vampire Diaries,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Dawn Ostroff has exited her job as president of Conde Nast Entertainment to become the chief content officer of Spotify, the music- and video-streaming company announced Tuesday.
Ostroff, who will remain based in New York City, will lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video.
She replaces Stefan Blom, a music industry veteran who exited Spotify in January after a mostly unsuccessful effort to develop original video content such as the Russell Simmons-produced “Traffic Jams.”
Also Read: Brian Grazer, Nancy Dubuc, Dawn Ostroff, Aaron Levie Join TheGrill 2015 on Oct. 5-6 (Video)
In 2011, Ostroff helped to launch Conde Nast Entertainment and served as its president to develop film, TV and premium digital content based on the company’s magazine brands and stories.
Her feature credits include Sony’s 2017 film “Only the Brave,” as well as the upcoming Fox Searchlight drama “The Old Man and the Gun,...
Ostroff, who will remain based in New York City, will lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video.
She replaces Stefan Blom, a music industry veteran who exited Spotify in January after a mostly unsuccessful effort to develop original video content such as the Russell Simmons-produced “Traffic Jams.”
Also Read: Brian Grazer, Nancy Dubuc, Dawn Ostroff, Aaron Levie Join TheGrill 2015 on Oct. 5-6 (Video)
In 2011, Ostroff helped to launch Conde Nast Entertainment and served as its president to develop film, TV and premium digital content based on the company’s magazine brands and stories.
Her feature credits include Sony’s 2017 film “Only the Brave,” as well as the upcoming Fox Searchlight drama “The Old Man and the Gun,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Spotify, the world’s leading music-streaming service, has named Dawn Ostroff as its new Chief Content Officer. According to the announcement, Ostroff, who was previously president of entertainment at Conde Nast, will be based at Spotify’s New York office and will lead all aspects of its content partnerships across music, audio and video. Specifically, she will oversee the company’s Shows & Editorial, Studios & Video (headed by Courtney Holt), Creator Services (headed by Troy Carter), Creator Marketplace, and Content Operations departments.
At Conde Nast Entertainment — which Ostroff cofounded upon joining the parent company in 2011 — she was tasked with developing film, TV and digital products from its brands, which included such magazines as the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Details and others. At the Conde Nast NewFront last month, she announced that Wired, GQ and Bon Appetit are slated to become the first magazine brands within Condé Nast to support their own fully programmed streaming channels,...
At Conde Nast Entertainment — which Ostroff cofounded upon joining the parent company in 2011 — she was tasked with developing film, TV and digital products from its brands, which included such magazines as the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Details and others. At the Conde Nast NewFront last month, she announced that Wired, GQ and Bon Appetit are slated to become the first magazine brands within Condé Nast to support their own fully programmed streaming channels,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
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