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Moves and hires

  • James Cator, the Head of Studios for Spotify UK/IE, looks as if he is to leave the company, since his role is being advertised on the Spotify website. He’d been with Spotify for more than six years. Intriguing - we wondery where he’s going?


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  • James O. Boggs, who left Apple Podcasts in July, is hiring Ruby developers for his new company, the New River Bluff Company, which is making “next-generation audio tools”.


    Sep 11 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.
  • Tiffany Ashitey has been promoted to US Director of the Acast Creator Network; and still at Acast, Tim Ruggeri has been promoted to US Director of Development and Studios.


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