1. Dawn Ostroff was the chief content officer and advertising business officer of Spotify and was the former president of entertainment of The CW and the former president of Conde Nast Entertainment.
20 Facts About Dawn Ostroff
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Dawn Ostroff had an early introduction to music, her father being a concert promoter who worked with Frank Sinatra.
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Dawn Ostroff began her career in news as a reporter for WINZ, a CBS affiliate in Miami.
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Dawn Ostroff worked in local news at WPLG and WTVJ in Miami.
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Dawn Ostroff later held senior positions at 20th Century Fox, Michael Jacobs Productions and the Kushner-Locke Company.
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From 2002 to 2006, Dawn Ostroff served as president of the UPN Network, a subsidiary of CBS, where she developed the popular reality series America's Next Top Model, along with other programs including Veronica Mars and Everybody Hates Chris.
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Dawn Ostroff was in charge of programming, digital initiatives, branding, marketing, research and sales.
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Dawn Ostroff joined Spotify in August 2018 as Chief Content Officer.
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Dawn Ostroff led all aspects of content and distribution operations, including global advertising, global original content, content marketing, industry and creator relationships, and licensing.
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Dawn Ostroff signed Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions, to produce a slate of exclusive podcasts for Spotify.
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Dawn Ostroff negotiated exclusive podcast deals with Kim Kardashian West, Joe Rogan, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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Dawn Ostroff is responsible for overseeing the acquisitions of digital media company and podcast network Gimlet Media, the podcast creation tool Anchor, digital media firm Parcast, and Bill Simmons's The Ringer.
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Dawn Ostroff helped Spotify increase the number of podcasts from 185,000 to 3 million, as of January 2022, and in 2020, the company's stock more than doubled.
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In January 2023, it was announced that Dawn Ostroff would be departing Spotify.
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Dawn Ostroff has served on the board of directors for Westfield Corporation and on the City Year LA board.
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Dawn Ostroff is one of the listed directors for the Tom Brady-backed digital NFT company Autograph and is on the board of trustees for the Paley Center for Media.
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Dawn Ostroff served on the board of American entertainment company Anonymous Content.
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Dawn Ostroff joined Paramount Global's board of directors in May 2023 as an independent, non-executive director.
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In February 2024, it was announced that Dawn Ostroff joined Mattel Corporate's Board of Directors.
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Dawn Ostroff has devoted herself over the years to work with several organizations such as A Place Called Home, which helps children in South Central Los Angeles, the Independent School Alliance, and the American Jewish Committee.