Spotify Taps Condé Nast’s Dawn Ostroff as Chief Content Officer | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_81446" align="alignright" width="150"] Dawn Ostroff[/caption] Condé Nast Entertainment’s Dawn Ostroff is leaving her post as president and is heading to Spotify to take on the role of chief content officer. In her new position, Ostroff will lead Spotify’s content partnerships across multiple platforms including music, audio and video, and will oversee several departments in their dealings of editorial, video, creator services and content operations. Ostroff is succeeding Stefan Blom who departed in January. Having been with CNE since its launch in 2011, Ostroff was responsible for guiding the publisher’s 19 brands as they expanded into film, television and in new aspects of digital media. Prior to Condé, she held the served as president at the CW, where she lead a primetime slate responsible for programs like “Gossip Girl,” “One Tree Hill” and other popular titles. Here are the rest of this week’s people on the move… [caption id="attachment_127209" align="alignright" width="150"] Theresa DiMasi[/caption] Theresa DiMasi has announced her departure from her role as VP head of content and editor-in-chief of Weight Watchers, saying that it was “time for a change.” During DiMasi’s tenure with the brand, she headed content for Weight Watchers digital platforms, as well as its print magazines and books, and was responsible for creating the editorial content vision across both U.S. and international markets. Prior to this role, DiMasi served as the... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #tim mahedy #economist covering #tech reporter #covering automation #tech ethics #silicon valley #lou ferrara #michael cahill

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Spotify Taps Condé Nast’s Dawn Ostroff as Chief Content Officer | People on the Move'

Holroyd: PLR move 'both relief and irritation'

Biographer Michael Holroyd has described the government's compromise over the future of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Have We Moved Beyond Church And State? Top Publishers Discuss The Reality Of Native Advertising

Co.Create joined The Atlantic Digital, Vice, Gawker, and College Humor in a talk about how publishers are approaching native advertising. “The truth is, it’s messy shit and there’s no easy way through it." That’s Vice Chief Creative Officer Eddy Moretti talking about the realities of creating... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #native advertising #beautiful thing

Fairfax Implements ‘Real-Time’ Working at its Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Offices

Fairfax Media is rolling out a number of initiatives this year as part of its &lsquo;Fairfax of the Future&rsquo; strategy which aims to streamline operations and support the publisher&rsquo;s shift to multi-platform delivery. The compa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fairfax media #streamline operations

DK moves into narrative non-fiction

Dorling Kindersley is taking a new direction, publishing a list of narrative non-fiction books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #narrative non-fiction #dorling kindersley

Pomegranate Press Makes the Move From California to Oregon

After 45 years in Northern California, Pomegranate Press is moving its warehouse and offices to a 100,000 sq. ft. building in Portland, Ore.— both as a cost-saving measure and as a means of returning to an urban environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #northern california #cost-saving measure

Ollard moves to S&S

Simon & Schuster has announced the appointment of Mark Ollard as finance director, beginning... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #simon schuster #mark ollard #finance director

Crown moves to Mumsnet

Guardian Books Online editor Sarah Crown has left her role and will shortly start as editor for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Sarah Clarke moves to Pan Macmillan

Waterstones’ publisher liaison manager Sarah Clarke will leave the chain to join Pan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pan macmillan

Facebook Eying Movies, Books, TV as Next Dominant Social Content

Outside of photos and status updates, Facebook's original shareable content was game activity. So-and-so just planted a new crop, etc. Next Facebook rolled out the Like button, and news articles became popular. Then Facebook debuted its Open Graph in fall 2011 so that someone could listen to a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #big fish

Amazon Moves Closer to Selling Used Ebooks

Amazon has patented a technology that allows customers to sell their previously read ebooks, audiobooks, music and movies in the same way that they can now sell print books, DVDs, and CDs. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Hearst's David Carey on How People Are Still Reading Magazines. Really!

Despite what you have read, probably online, print isn't dead insists the magazine exec, speaking at D: Dive Into Media. Hearst's digital subscriptions are also up to 900,000. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #david carey #print isn #digital subscriptions

Publishers need to directly monetise content to sustain editorial

Just as the TV industry has developed to directly monetise content through interactive services, product placement and sponsored programmes, online publishers need to explore innovations that use more than just the space around the content, says Vibrant Media's Fiona Salmon. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #online publishers #tv industry #vibrant media

UK kids' mag slated for adult games content

A British magazine distributed by a joint venture of Conde Nast and Hearst Corporation and aimed at primary school children has been featuring images of adult-rated video games. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #joint venture #conde nast #hearst corporation

Cabinet office pays £100k to York library scheme

City of York Council has been given £100,000 by the cabinet office to help it form a mutual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cabinet office

Rodale hires Condé Nast exec as first CTO

Yet another sign that the media world marches toward digital is at Rodale. In a move to expand the healthy lifestyle publisher's mobile commerce, big data and social technologies, it has hired Condé Nast executive Bobby Chowdhury as its first ever chief technology officer.Mr. Chowdhury, 51, has... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #general manager #brand development #strategic vision #media companies #report directly #nook division

Ex-Yahoo chief jumps to print

The investors who own The Hollywood Reporter, AdWeek and Billboard have hired ex-Yahoo Chief Executive Ross Levinsohn to oversee the trade titles as head of the newly formed Guggenheim Digital Media.He is the third CEO for the magazines, which are part of Prometheus Global Media. The New... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #clio awards #marissa mayer #integral role #entertainment assets #ideal person

Peter Pan moves to WWII in a new comic book series

Captain Hook becomes a Nazi and Peter Pan is a freedom fighter in the series 'Peter Panzerfaust.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #peter pan #freedom fighter

Move to hand York libraries to social enterprise

Libraries in York could be run by community or social enterprise, after the city's council... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Condé Nast Time Ends for Maurie Perl

Maurie Perl, the longtime chief spokeswoman at Condé Nast, is hanging it up after 21 years at the company. For 12 years, Perl built and oversaw the PR machine of the publishing company, reporting to parent Advance Publications Chairman Si Newhouse and then-Condé Nast CEO Steve Florio, who since... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #special projects #bill clinton #presidential campaign #hot list #great fun