Spotify Lays Off 200 Employees In Podcast Division
As part of the next phase, the company will combine Parcast and Gimlet into a renewed Spotify Studios operation that will continue to produce a wide range of original shows.
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New Delhi: Music streaming platform Spotify on Monday announced it was sacking 200 employees, 2 percent of its workforce, from its podcast division as part of a corporate reorganisation. Sahar Elhabashi, Spotify's head of podcast division, announced that the company is expanding partnership efforts with leading podcasters from across the globe with a tailored approach optimised for each show and creator.
Those impacted by layoffs received emails from HR. The company said it will support these individuals with "generous severance packages, including extended healthcare coverage and immediate access to outplacement support".
As part of the next phase, the company will combine Parcast and Gimlet into a renewed Spotify Studios operation that will continue to produce a wide range of original shows.
Julie McNamara, VP, Head of Global Podcast Studios, will continue to oversee the Spotify Studios organisation, with Liliana Kim in charge of Current Content for Spotify Studios alongside Liz Gateley, who will be Head of Development.
In January this year, Spotify slashed 6 percent of its workforce, or about 600 staffers, globally.
The Swedish music streaming platform crossed 515 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Q1 2023, a 22 percent (year-on-year) increase from 489 MAUs in the last quarter -- its strongest first quarter since going public in 2018.
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