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Amazon is breaking up its Wondery podcast studio as consumption of the medium shifts to video and personality-driven shows, according to a memo viewed by Business Insider. About 110 people are being let go as a result, a person familiar with the matter told BI. Also exiting is Wondery’s CEO Jen Sargent. Amazon made a big bet on podcasts when …

Amazon Shifts Its Podcast Strategy, Eliminating 100 Wondery Jobs  The New York Times Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business  Bloomberg Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring  CNBC Amazon Reorganizes Audio Entertainment Operations; Wondery CEO Jen Sargent to Exit  Variety Memo: Amazon breaks up its podcast studio and lays off over 100  Business Insider …

avdyachenko Updated 16:50ET with statement from Amazon to TechCrunch denying Wondery closure as reported by Bloomberg. To address the lackluster success of its podcast business, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is splitting up its Wondery teams that oversee narrative podcast efforts from those Source link

Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business  Bloomberg Amazon (AMZN) Shutters Its Wondery Podcast Studio and Lays Off Staff  TipRanks Amazon lays off over 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring  CNBC Memo: Amazon breaks up its podcast studio and lays off over 100  Business Insider Amazon Reorganizes Audio Divisions, Shrinking Wondery Studio And Laying Off 100-Plus Staffers  Deadline Source …

Amazon is denying that it’s shutting down Wondery, the podcast studio it acquired in late 2020, after Bloomberg reported on Monday that the company was closing the studio and cutting 110 jobs. Amazon told TechCrunch that Wondery will continue to develop creator-led podcasts under the Wondery brand within a new team. What’s changing is that the company is separating the teams …